http://yiyiku.com pianist, teacher - lessons, recitals, performance Wed, 16 May 2012 04:11:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://yiyiku.com/piano-notes-studio-newsletter-may-2012/ http://yiyiku.com/piano-notes-studio-newsletter-may-2012/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 18:55:18 +0000 yiyiku http://yiyiku.com/?p=3680 Welcome Welcome to new student Brandon Slobe to the studio! May Schedule No regular lessons on May 8-10, unless you have been scheduled make ups. See your May invoice for details and email me if you are unsure. May group class – We will hold a combined group class on Monday May 28, 1:30pm. All ]]> http://yiyiku.com/piano-notes-studio-newsletter-may-2012/feed/ 0 http://yiyiku.com/studio-summer-recital/ http://yiyiku.com/studio-summer-recital/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:40:18 +0000 yiyiku http://yiyiku.com/?p=3661 Studio Summer Recital Date: Saturday June 16, 2012 Time: 3-5pm Venue: Temecula United Methodist Church, 42690 Margarita Rd, Temecula CA 92592 Who should participate: All students are encouraged to perform – the studio recitals are always a highlight of the year, featuring students of all ages and levels. It is a great opportunity for students to gain ]]> http://yiyiku.com/studio-summer-recital/feed/ 0 http://yiyiku.com/piano-notes-studio-newsletter-april-2012/ http://yiyiku.com/piano-notes-studio-newsletter-april-2012/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:50:54 +0000 yiyiku http://yiyiku.com/?p=3647 Welcome The studio welcomes Angela Mckenzie and Ron Lycan! April/May Schedule No lesson on April 28 I will be adjudicating for the Romantic Festival of Northern San Diego Music Teachers Association of California on April 28. All lessons on April 28 will be rescheduled on April 29 (Sunday). April Group Class We will have a combined ]]> http://yiyiku.com/piano-notes-studio-newsletter-april-2012/feed/ 0 http://yiyiku.com/piano-notes-studio-newsletter-march-2012/ http://yiyiku.com/piano-notes-studio-newsletter-march-2012/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 07:28:28 +0000 yiyiku http://yiyiku.com/?p=3606 http://yiyiku.com/piano-notes-studio-newsletter-march-2012/feed/ 0 http://yiyiku.com/piano-notes-studio-newsletter-february-2012/ http://yiyiku.com/piano-notes-studio-newsletter-february-2012/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:47:18 +0000 yiyiku http://yiyiku.com/?p=3595 http://yiyiku.com/piano-notes-studio-newsletter-february-2012/feed/ 0 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