New Students Welcome to the following new students to the studio: Olivia Melton Ameerah Wells Student Opportunities National Piano Guild Auditions Registration forms will be given out this week. Click here to go to the Guild website. Temecula Music Festival This is available to students who have studied with Yiyi for at least 6 months. Click here for details. Studio Summer Recital 2010 This will ...

Feb 22 2010 "After playing Chopin, I feel as if I had been weeping over sins that I had never committed, and mourning over tragedies that were not my own." - Oscar Wilde Yiyi's thoughts: beautiful words. After hearing Chopin, one feels as if one has heard that beautiful melody before; it sounds so familiar yet distant, ...

Welcome to the following new students to the studio:

Hunter Czech – 13 years old
Xya Friedman – 4 years old
Meijke Balay-Mickelson – 10 years old

National Piano Guild Auditions

Group Class

Music Quote of the month

Music Teachers Association of California, California Asssociation of Professional Music Teachers, New Student, Group Class

Yiyi is affiliated with many professional music organizations. The following is a summary of the many opportunities that are available to students at Yiyi’s studio:

This post is a continuation from my earlier post "My Favorite Music Quotes" - that page is getting too long, so I am starting a new page for the new year. Jan 22 2010 "I learned to read notes before I learned to read letters. There were notes in a row on a piece of paper. I ...

This is one of my most favorite pieces. I also played this at our holiday recital; this is a better version:) One of the reasons I decided to do a Piano Blog is so I can motivate myself to keep up with my practicing, as we all know how important that is. One of my ...

First studio recital in Murrieta, most of the students are beginners, and only had about 2 months of lessons. Great job everyone! thanks to all who came! see you next time! To see past studio recitals held in New York, go to the Video Gallery.