Congratulations to all students and their families for a wonderful weekend of sharing music!

Seven students filled a program at The Greens on Friday night, and then a whopping 20 performed at Saturday's recital (including one student who was live-streamed from Seattle, Washington!).

From arrangements of Ode to Joy (Beethoven) and Spring (Vivaldi) to Seven Nation Army (White Stripes), Don't Stop Me Now (Queen), and Pirates of the Caribbean (arr. Radnich) to a Chopin Nocturne and two massive Beethoven Sonatas... sooooo much good music!

Our goal was to make this the "best recital ever" and we just may have accomplished that. 
Truly, each and every one of the performers had something to say, and did so beautifully.

I am proud to have studied with renowned pianists and teachers who gave me so many tools for my development that I can now pass on to the next generation. I. recently stumbled on a site called "Pianists Corner" which allows us to trace our musical roots through our teachers.

If I look at the roots of my teachers it's astonishing to see the "greats" that are part of my family tree: Frederic Chopin, Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Carl Czerny, Arthur Schnabel, Vladimir Horowitz, Franz Liszt, Marguerite Long, Franz Josef Haydn, Myra Hess, Arthur Rubenstein... I can trace my family tree back to Jean Philippe Rameau, who was born 300 years before me and lived before the piano was invented! I look forward to my students carrying on this musical family tree far into the future!

THE CHALLENGE: click here to visit my page on Pianists Corner and explore my family tree. You'll be able to click on each teacher to learn more about their life and influence (and honestly, that's only part of the story - some of the best still only have short bios on this site... be sure to do further research, and listen to recordings, when available!). Write a short report on what you learned. Please also listen to recordings of music (if mentioning a composer) or performances (if mentioning a performer) and include this list in your report. 

Option for students under age 7:
-Select a composer in our branches of the tree and listen to 3 pieces of music they wrote (write down the composer and pieces!)
OR
-Select a teacher/performer in our branches of the tree and listen to 3 recordings (write down the performer and pieces)
OR
-Create a visual project/drawing about our music family tree

The Musicians Way: Downloads
​An fantastic collection of practice templates, assessments, and plans to make sure you are making the most of your time!

12 Tips for Memorizing Music
https://colorinmypiano.com/2010/03/02/12-tips-for-memorizing-piano-music/