In one of my earlier posts, I discussed the benefits of having students participate in music auditions, festivals, and other assessment-type programs. Most of my students participate yearly in the National Piano Guild Auditions, and it is this time of the year that I assign their audition program. The National Piano Guild Auditions offer a very ...
Read more »Welcome I would like to welcome the following new students to the studio: Joshua Barber, Arnie Dela Cruz, Naomi White, Serena El-Hajali, and Jacob Servin. Holiday Recital 2011 We are counting down to our biggest studio recital ever! I am finalizing the program, and we have such a fantastic line up of music, including holiday songs, classical selections, ...
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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!
Read more »As I write this blog entry, I realize that it was about a year ago that I joined this wonderful Music Teachers Helper community. My first article here was “Time to plan the Holiday Recital” – it is that time of the year again! Over the years, I have come across a great variety of holiday ...
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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 Facebook page. Fall Recital Ten ...
Read more »New Release Review: Alfred Pop and Movie Hits Level 5 and Level 6 This series is part of Alfred’s Premier Piano Course, designed to provide students familiar music from Disney cartoons, movie hits, jazz and popular songs, while reinforcing concepts introduced in the lesson books. Each piece correlates page-by-page with the materials in the lesson books; ...
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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 go ...
Read more »One of the most challenging aspects of being a private music teacher is running the studio as a business. One of the most frustrating aspects of being a private music teacher is dealing with payments. Many students and parents do not understand the price of private music lessons, what it means and what it includes. ...
Read more »One of the most frequently asked questions I get from students/parents is "how much should I/my child practice?" As every teacher will tell you, while this depends on the student's age, natural ability (sometimes referred to as talent), current skill level, interest level, personal goal and reason for studying piano, and family circumstances, the simple ...
Read more »Welcome September marks the start of the new studio year 2011-2012. I would like to welcome back all of the students, including new students Cecilia Lopez and Fallon Mieseler. Temecula Valley Music Teachers Association Fall Recital This is scheduled for November 5 at the Temecula United Methodist Church. Recital opportunities are always recommended for everyone. Entry fee is ...
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