Author Archives: Marie

Piano Recitals in Miami

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Marie

It’s the beginning of the school year and time to start thinking about recitals. Recitals? Yes! Christmas is right around the corner in the world of performing arts, and preparations are being made. Ask your child to start thinking about … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Many Musicians!

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Marie

If you today is your birthday, you share it with Ali Score, b. 1952, English drummer for A Flock of Seagulls Dennis Drew, b. 1957, American keyboard player for 10,000 Maniacs The Edge, b. 1961, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist for … Continue reading →

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Summertime Piano Lessons

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Marie

If your child continues piano lessons during the summer, then he will be better prepared than his counterparts when the school year comes around. For every lesson missed, your child experiences not just a pause in progress but regression. He forgets how … Continue reading →

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C Major Scale, Triad, and Inversions

Posted on June 21, 2014 by Marie

What do these mean? If you have a minute (yes, it’s under a minute), watch our newest video. You can do this to all triads (chords of three notes). Try it for F and G majors as they, like C … Continue reading →

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Spring Recital 2014

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Marie

A few students participated in a springtime recital last weekend. In order of appearance: Taylor, age 8, played the theme from “Star Wars” and “In the Hall of the Mountain King.” Kyle, age 10, played Clementi’s “Sonatina” in C Major … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Bono!

Posted on May 10, 2014 by Marie

Happy Birthday to Bono, born 1960, best known as lead singer for Dublin-based rock group U2. He has collaborated with numerous artists such as Frank Sinatra, Luciano Pavarotti, and Johnny Cash. The list goes on. Bono has won 22 Grammy … Continue reading →

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Teaching Techniques

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Marie

I use this teaching technique frequently, asking the student to play one clef (or hand) while I play the other. It is good to use after a student has been working on a piece for several days, having learned the … Continue reading →

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Today in Music History

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Marie

Today in music history, 1685, German keyboardist, violinist, and composer Johann Sebastian Bach was born to a musical family. Another musical great was born on the same date in the year 1732, Austrian composer Franz Joseph Haydn. He, too, learned … Continue reading →

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Today in Music History, 1881

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Marie

Today in music history, 1881, Hungarian composer Béla Bartók was born in Nagyszentmiklós in the Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary (modern Sânnicolau Mare, Romania). Having composed music for various genres and instruments, opera, ballet, folk and children’s music, solo piano, violin … Continue reading →

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Today in Music History, 1945

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Marie

Today in music history, 1945: Bob Marley was born in Nine Mile, Jamaica. He was a founding member of the Wailers, formed in 1963, enjoyed a successful solo career, and introduced reggae music to the world. Marley was a faithful … Continue reading →

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