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Under the Hat: Songwriting with the Seasons
The immediate and primal power of music to illicit emotional response is hard-wired into us as humans. Whether we’re conscious of it or not, we listen to music for many different...
Under the Hat: Independent Music Education with 2015 Latin Grammy Award winner, two time Parents’ Choice Gold Award winner, western MA-based Mister G (Ben Gundersheimer).
"Under the Hat: Independent Music Education" with 2015 Latin Grammy Award winner, two time Parents’ Choice Gold Award winner, Mister G.
The seasons can inspire us to learn in so many ways! They can even encourage learning about the art of writing songs! This month in "Under the Hat: Independent...
Ben Gundersheimer (a.k.a. Mister G) has always found it fascinating to dissect how songs are constructed. This month in "Under the Hat: Independent Music Education," get a dose of music ed...
This month in "Under the Hat," Hilltown Families Contributing Writer, Ben Gundersheimer (aka Mister G) spotlights the universal language of music. He shares a recent conversation he and a Brazilian musician...
Traditional holiday carols have been worked over by so many different musicians and singers! This month in "Under the Hat: Independent Music Education" with Mister G, Ben has a look at...
In this episode of "Under the Hat," Mister G talks about how as a kid he used to read under the covers by flashlight long after bedtime. After touring around...
A healthy consumption of reading materials can be tantalizing for the imagination. As you sit still, you have to free your mind to interact with a stimulating narrative and go to...
In this month's "Under the Hat," Mister G and his mom, children's book author/illustrator Karen Gundersheimer, reminisce about the role books and stories played in their household when he was growing...
"Wherever we are, there are song ideas just lurking around the corner. The trick is to have your antennae up and let your curiosity lead the way," writes Mister G. "If...
This month in "Under the Hat," Mister G shares his journey from writing English songs for adults to writing and performing Spanish songs in Central & South America for kids...
Mister G has a new vlog this month in "Under the Hat," bringing you into his studio to show how mixing music is a lot like mixing a cake. Gather...
Under the Hat: Rhymes Have you ever wondered why the words to some songs get stuck in your head? In this episode of Under the Hat, Mister G reveals one of...
Under the Hat: Tempo The instant we hear music our bodies start responding to the sounds. Why is it that some music makes us want to dance and other music makes...
Following the Butterflies through Words and Rhythm While on tour in Mexico, Mister G talks about how his bilingual song, “Señorita Mariposa” was inspired by the famous migration of the Monarch...
Under the Hat: Songwriting Detectives Reporting while on tour from Mexico City, Mister G talks about how songwriters are like detectives who are always on the lookout for clues as to...
Under the Hat: All About Guitars In this debut episode of “Under the Hat: Independent Music Education,” Mister G takes us into his recording studio in Western MA for a music...