Duets-Wow I am so excited about all the duets going on this summer! The students have been working on their counting, and have been playing with the metronome to get a better sense of the beat. We have been using some great duet books, with jazz, patriotic songs, classical duets and contest winners duets, and also have been […]
STUDIO LOCATION CHANGE – After 35 years of teaching piano in my home, I will soon have a cute little studio in my backyard. This makes me very excited to have my home and business separate, and when the piano teacher is happy, everyone is happy! It should be finished by September. My wonderful husband is doing […]
CONGRATULATIONS TO TRENT PORTERFIELD! He won “Best Piano Solo” during a recent HISD competition with his jazz ensemble at his school. Way to go Trent! CONGRATULATIONS TO CHLOE ALTEN! She played at her school’s talent show, and I hear it went great! HAPPY! This song and several other pop songs have been very popular […]
NEW KEYBOARD-The students have been enjoying playing their songs on my new electric keyboard. There are a lot of amazing settings, including a very realistic flute sound and violin sound. Of course the favorites so far are the space choir and the electric guitar settings. It has been very useful during lessons as it allows me to […]
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION Rehearsal SUNDAY, October 20 5:00 PM Performance SUNDAY, November 3 5:00 PM LOCATION-HOUSTON PIANO COMPANY 1600 w. 13TH St. houstonpianocompany.com PARTICIPATION IN THE PERFORMANCE IS OPTIONAL, but I assume a student is participating unless I am told otherwise. PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE! All students will play 2 songs. They will choose […]
WORKSHOPS-I have attended piano teacher workshops this summer, and they presented a lot of great ideas for teaching. Also we are trying some new songs, and new books that are full of great familiar songs like Stairway to Heaven, Wipe Out, Swan Lake, and Gangnam Style. I am always thrilled when they publish motivating songs like these, it is […]
NEW MUSIC We have been trying some new songs over the last month. Sweet Home Alabama was very popular! Shinjuku Station is a fast fun song with an Asian feel, and it was very well-liked. The Lady and the Dragon also has an oriental sound, and has two distinct sections, which make it exciting to […]
DUETS! Many of the students have been working hard the last month on reviewing counting. Most students have been doing an easy short duet “sheet song” (just at the lesson-not something they had to practice) to prepare for doing duets in the summer. Several of the duets we have been using were written in an […]
CONGRATULATIONS to Leah Porterfield, who graduates this May and is headed to college in the fall! She has been in the studio since she was 6 years old. We are going to miss your beautiful songs at the Celebration, but we are proud of you and wish you luck! I hear she is taking her […]
Congratulations to Aaron Schlosser! He had a science fair project that was about major and minor music, called “Piano Man:How Do You Feel” and he won Best in Show for his school with the highest total points! He is going on to the next level this month to compete again, good luck Aaron! […]