Matt Brooks

Guest Writer

Matt Brooks is an event producer, musician and poet based in Berlin. The grandson of jazz musicians in 1940s Chicago, music was ever-present, permeating the fondest of memories that would shape his life and career.

Written by Matt Brooks

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Learn piano with film scores by John Williams

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Music notation in the LUMI app explained

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