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September 2024 “Mus”Letter

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Students that register for CM test in Feb 2025 are - Aiden, Alexis, Alice, Mikayla, Shang, Ziva,  Mario, Nikki, Koji, Kayden, Alma, Marius, Matt. Total 13.  Students that already had ONE video made are = Mario, Nikki, Koji, Kayden Students that already had TWO videos made are = Alma, Marius, Matt ============================================================== Here are the registration dates below: CM Application Period open: September 1, 2024 CM Application payment open: September 1, 2024 CM Application Period close: September 30, 2024* CM Application payment close: October 5, 2024 CM Grade/Level Change Requests close: October 5, 2024 CM Test Feb 2026: Students that interested are Jaxon, Kaden, Ananya, Krishita, Kian, Suvi, Casey, Olivia, Zara, Dylan, Luc.  Sue Solo <<Fur Elise Jazz and Boogie Style>> , arranged by Misha V. Stefanuk. Originally 123 measures were cut down to only 47 measures. Dylan Duet <<Hymn from Der Anfanger. Op. 211, No. 7>> by Gurlitt (1820

August 2024 "Mus"Letter

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  Everyone loves music, even your enemy !! Students that register for CM test in Feb 2025 are - Aiden K, Alexis, Alice, Alma, Kayden, Koji, Mario, Marius, Matt, Mikayla, Nikki, Shang, Ziva (total 13 students) Students that already had ONE video made are = Mario, Nikki. Matt, Koji Students that already had TWO videos made are = Alma, Marius If you never taken CM before and interest in finding out what is CM - please watch this video -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrUnw8tmj9E If you are interested in CM Feb 2026 , please text me right away so that I can prepare you !! Dylan Duet <<Scherzo from Melodious Pieces, Op. 149, No. 6>> by Diabelli (1781-1858) Dylan Duet <<Bear Dance from 18 Short Pieces, Op. 136, No. 10>> by Gurlitt (1820-1901) Dylan Duet <<Merry-Go-Round No. from Twelve Duets on Five Notes>> by Arthur Foote (1835-1937) Marius Duet <<Horse-Drawn Carriage>> by Faber Matt Duet <<Dizzy Fingers>> by Zez Confrey Zar

July 2024 "Mus"Letter

Students that register for CM test in Feb 2025 are - Aiden K, Alexis, Alice, Alma, Kayden, Koji, Mario, Marius, Matt, Nikki, Shang, Ziva (total 12 students) Students that already had ONE video made are = Mario, Marius, Nikki. Congratulations !! If you are interested in CM 2026, you need to let me know now so that I can start preparing you !!! Attached is the pdf file that you need to use in the beginning of the video for CM 2025 Zane and Zara Duet <<Czardas>> by Dennis Alexander My dream has come true !! Matt, duet <<Bugler’s Holiday>> by Leroy Anderson Matt’s first duet !! Koji, duet <<Stormy Sea>> by Melody Bober Olivia, duet <<Rondo from Sonata in C Major>> by Mozart 12 pages !! Olivia, duet <<Polonaise>> by Daniel Gottlob Turk (1756 - 1813) Zara, duet <<Thinking of You>> by Dennis Alexander. We learned this in 10 minutes !! Zara, duet <<Lazy Kind of Waltz>> by Dennis Alexander Zara, duet <<Ele

June 2024 MusLetter

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  June 2024 MusLetter Congratulations to Mikayla, a very fast teenager beginner, who finished the flash card challenge in only 8 lessons !! Her records are: 1:38, 1;26, 1:07, 1:12, 1:11, and 0:48. Bravo !! Duet with Koji <<3-Point Play>> by Bober https://www.facebook.com/1070913465/videos/1197655918270826/ Duet with Kaden <<Jumping Jazz Cat>> by Faber https://www.facebook.com/1070913465/videos/1104857760587767/ Duet with Olivia <<Minuetto from Il maestro e lo scolare>> by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809) https://www.facebook.com/1070913465/videos/988650759309192/ <<Allegro from Sonatina in F Major>> by Johann Baptist Vanhal (1739-1813) https://www.facebook.com/1070913465/videos/357405284017438/ Duet with Alma <<Don't Cry For Me Argentina>> https://www.facebook.com/1070913465/videos/1157964112062912/ Do you know that there is a difference between a “hat” and a “hole”??? Between half rest and whole rest, a lot of people got

May 2024 "Mus"Letter

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Flash cards without piano challenge in 1 minute: Congratulations to two teenager beginners finish the flash card challenge in 3 months of piano lesson:  Ananya - 1:20, 1:23, 1:14, 0:51 Krishitha - 2:04, 1:28, 1:04, 1:18, 0:59 Flash card on piano challenge in 1 minute:  Aiden K = 3:03, 2:50, 2:15 , 2:26, 3:19, 2:25, 1:55 , 2:08, 2:33, 1:45 , 1:38 , 1:57, 1:54, 1:53, 1:42, 1:49, 1:41, 1:52, 1:38, 2:05, 1:56, 1:44, 1:54, 1:57, 2:24, 2:17, 1:51, 1:22, 1:29, 2:01, 1:37, 1:25, 2:00, 1:21, 1:24, 1:05 (boba drink), 1:07, 0:59 (boba drink) Aiden finished his goal by Book 15 of 30 !! Good job Aiden !! Arnav = 4:00 2:57, 2:15, 1:36, 1:21, 1:51, 1:18, 1:49, 1:05, 1:05, 1:29, 1:17, 1:29, 1:02, 1:13, 2:02, 1:09, 1:18, 2:42, 1:59, 1:24, 0:58 Arnav finished his goal by Book 12 of 30 !! Good job Arnav !! Seven years ago: https://www.facebook.com/1070913465/videos/10210554200985852/ Two lines of Trio To read about story of Nicolas -  https://www.facebook.com/sue1yn/posts/pfbid0sBMEdmK5XYBx7tTw7PNZ