http://yiyiku.com pianist, teacher - lessons, recitals, performance Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:37:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://yiyiku.com/piano-notes-studio-newsletter-january-2012/ http://yiyiku.com/piano-notes-studio-newsletter-january-2012/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:50:09 +0000 yiyiku http://yiyiku.com/?p=3542 January Group Classes Group A (7 years old and under): Friday Jan 20, 5pm Group B (8-11 years old): Friday Jan 27, 5pm Group C (12 years old and older, plus intermediate levels or beyond): Saturday Jan 21, 12pm Student Opportunities There are many upcoming performance and assessment opportunities that are available to our students. All ]]> http://yiyiku.com/piano-notes-studio-newsletter-january-2012/feed/ 0 http://yiyiku.com/inland-valley-symphony-recital-series/ http://yiyiku.com/inland-valley-symphony-recital-series/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 07:23:41 +0000 yiyiku http://yiyiku.com/?p=3543 I would like to invite all my students and friends to the first of the Inland Valley Symphony Recital Series at the Grace Mellman Library. I will be performing with musicians from the Inland Valley Symphony Orchestra. “This is a FREE program sponsored by GRACE MELLMAN LIBRARY in Temecula. Tickets will be available 1/2 hour ]]> http://yiyiku.com/inland-valley-symphony-recital-series/feed/ 0 http://yiyiku.com/piano-notes-studio-newsletter-december-2011/ http://yiyiku.com/piano-notes-studio-newsletter-december-2011/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 07:55:32 +0000 yiyiku http://yiyiku.com/?p=3517 http://yiyiku.com/piano-notes-studio-newsletter-december-2011/feed/ 0 http://yiyiku.com/holiday-recital-2011/ http://yiyiku.com/holiday-recital-2011/#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:13:32 +0000 yiyiku http://yiyiku.com/?p=3510 This will be our biggest studio recital yet! 35 students will perform holiday music, standard classical piano repertoire, as well as duets. Recital is open to the public. Hope to see you there! update: click here to see pictures from the recital!     Share and Enjoy]]> http://yiyiku.com/holiday-recital-2011/feed/ 0 http://yiyiku.com/piano-notes-studio-newsletter-november-2011/ http://yiyiku.com/piano-notes-studio-newsletter-november-2011/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 21:43:48 +0000 yiyiku http://yiyiku.com/?p=3493 Welcome The studio welcomes Lorenzo Mejia and Ester Weinhart! Halloween Recital Six students played at the MTAC Halloween recital: Cecilia Lopez, Fiona Harley, Shania Jin, and Emma, Hudson and Hunter Erickson. They dressed in their Halloween costumes and performed beautifully at the Temecula Public Library on Oct 29. You can view pictures on the studio’s ]]> http://yiyiku.com/piano-notes-studio-newsletter-november-2011/feed/ 0 http://yiyiku.com/piano-notes-studio-newsletter-october-2011/ http://yiyiku.com/piano-notes-studio-newsletter-october-2011/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:15:16 +0000 yiyiku http://yiyiku.com/?p=3482 Congratulations Congratulations to Andrew Tang for winning Third Prize at the Los Angeles Young Pianist Competition on September 17! This was a fierce competition, all the competitors were of an extremely high standard. There were two rounds, round one is test piece, everyone plays the same piece, and the top five students got selected to ]]> http://yiyiku.com/piano-notes-studio-newsletter-october-2011/feed/ 0 http://yiyiku.com/piano-notes-studio-newsletter-september-2011/ http://yiyiku.com/piano-notes-studio-newsletter-september-2011/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 22:31:45 +0000 yiyiku http://yiyiku.com/?p=3462 http://yiyiku.com/piano-notes-studio-newsletter-september-2011/feed/ 0 http://yiyiku.com/studio-report-2011/ http://yiyiku.com/studio-report-2011/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2011 09:37:44 +0000 yiyiku http://yiyiku.com/?p=3427 Congratulations to our students! The studio has had a very busy and successful year. Our students have participated in numerous music recitals, festivals, auditions, exams and competitions, as part of local, statewide, as well as national and international music associations. I am so proud of everyone! Click here to read about student accomplishments and this ]]> http://yiyiku.com/studio-report-2011/feed/ 0 http://yiyiku.com/national-piano-guild-auditions-2011-2/ http://yiyiku.com/national-piano-guild-auditions-2011-2/#comments Sun, 10 Jul 2011 18:45:02 +0000 yiyiku http://yiyiku.com/?p=3392 Congratulations to the following National and International Gold winners in the 2011 National Piano Guild Auditions. Every program presented was memorized, some consisted of Musicianship phases including Scales, Arpeggios, Chords/Cadences, Transposition, Ear Taining and Sight Reading. The youngest student who participated was Emma Erickson, at age 5, who started lessons in January. Everyone scored a ]]> http://yiyiku.com/national-piano-guild-auditions-2011-2/feed/ 0 http://yiyiku.com/piano-notes-studio-newsletter-july-2011-2/ http://yiyiku.com/piano-notes-studio-newsletter-july-2011-2/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2011 10:50:47 +0000 yiyiku http://yiyiku.com/?p=3348 Welcome The studio welcomes new students Kaitlyn Hetsko and May Deischter to the studio. We also welcome Caleb and Joshua Patrick back to the studio; Caleb was a student from 2009-2010 but moved to San Diego last year. It is great to have you back, Caleb! Summer Recital 24 students performed at our Summer Studio ]]> http://yiyiku.com/piano-notes-studio-newsletter-july-2011-2/feed/ 0 http://yiyiku.com/piano-notes-studio-newsletter-june-2011/ http://yiyiku.com/piano-notes-studio-newsletter-june-2011/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 22:43:00 +0000 yiyiku http://yiyiku.com/?p=3325 Welcome The studio welcomes Scout Delatorre to the studio! Summer Recital Don’t forget to register for the Studio Summer Recital! Date: Saturday, July 2, 2pm Venue: Recital Hall, Piano Warehouse, 307 E. Carmel Street San Marcos, CA 92069. Registration: $15 per student. Fill out form below and include payment with June tuition. I encourage everyone ]]> http://yiyiku.com/piano-notes-studio-newsletter-june-2011/feed/ 1 http://yiyiku.com/inland-valley-symphony/ http://yiyiku.com/inland-valley-symphony/#comments Fri, 27 May 2011 18:51:54 +0000 yiyiku http://yiyiku.com/?p=3307 On Sunday May 22, I had the honor of being part of an amazing performance by Inland Valley Symphony. The orchestra gave an outstanding performance of Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana, conducted by Maestro Anthony Parnther and joined by The Temecula Valley Master Chorale, conducted by John Byun. The sold-out concert also featured local piccolo/flute virtuoso, ]]> http://yiyiku.com/inland-valley-symphony/feed/ 0 http://yiyiku.com/new-youtube-channel-for-students/ http://yiyiku.com/new-youtube-channel-for-students/#comments Wed, 04 May 2011 19:35:39 +0000 yiyiku http://yiyiku.com/?p=3277 Over the years I have recorded student videos and posted them on various websites and forums. I believe students can learn an enormous amount from listening to themselves. I have created a new YouTube channel, and will be posting more student videos from lessons and recitals. Most of these are work-in-progress, and it will be ]]> http://yiyiku.com/new-youtube-channel-for-students/feed/ 0 http://yiyiku.com/piano-notes-studio-newsletter-may-2011/ http://yiyiku.com/piano-notes-studio-newsletter-may-2011/#comments Mon, 02 May 2011 20:50:17 +0000 yiyiku http://yiyiku.com/?p=3259 Welcome to New Students Welcome to the following new students to the studio: Anna Ingram, Andrew Maravel, Edwin and Elina Kuang. Congratulations Congratulations to Jason Hu, who recently passed ABRSM Grade 5 Theory Exam with Distinction! The ABRSM is an international music examination, considered the most difficult of all music exams. Grade 5 Theory is ]]> http://yiyiku.com/piano-notes-studio-newsletter-may-2011/feed/ 0 http://yiyiku.com/piano-notes-studio-newsletter-april-2011/ http://yiyiku.com/piano-notes-studio-newsletter-april-2011/#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 02:15:40 +0000 yiyiku http://yiyiku.com/?p=3232 Welcome The studio welcomes Francesca Johnson to the studio! Student Accomplishments ‎8 students performed on March 12 at Temecula Valley Music Teachers Association Student Recital – Brennan, Shania, Maggie, Meijke, Katie, Claire, Catherine and John. Recital opportunities are recommended for everyone; the next one is in May (details below). Congratulations to Catherine Howard for performing ]]> http://yiyiku.com/piano-notes-studio-newsletter-april-2011/feed/ 0