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Aug 2023
36m 54s

Small Frights: Terror in the Music Room

Lucé Tomlin-Brenner
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Small Frights: Terror in the Music Room

On this episode, a Lantern calls in to tell us about a disturbing tradition his music teacher embraced every Halloween. We also take a call filled with trick-or-treat memories and read a ghost story from the UK! Mentioned in the episode:Jean Richie's Skin and BonesPrimary Sources for Musical Learning: Skin and Bones for Halloween - The Library of Congress blog

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Music for this episode was provided by Alex Productions, Jean Ritchie, Alexander Nakarada, Dark Music Su and Pete Byrnes.

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