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A Music Packed Saturday and Sunday! (Video) and NEW PHOTOS!

Posted on February 18, 2012 by arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

The MTAC Baroque Festival and Daniil Trifonov’s recital at Fresno State cap this weekend’s events, giving our city a warm cultural embrace amidst its Bulldog-driven sports fever! First on the line-up, Claudia, 11, will play the Yamaha concert grand piano … Continue reading →

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A Feast of Gillock pieces for Aiden cat (Videos) Big surprise at the end!

Posted on February 5, 2012 by arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

This feline falls asleep at the drop of a note. What breed of music lover would tune out so fast before a few measures were underway? His history precedes him. During the entire Debussy Arabesque No. 1, he was out … Continue reading →

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Down to the wire: An 11-year old piano student prepares for a competitive Baroque event (VIDEO) with a tender flashback

Posted on January 27, 2012 by arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

Claudia has made significant gains this year. She’s shaping her phrases more, and becoming ear-attentive and physically responsive to the music she plays. Today, she made additional headway with J.S. Bach’s Prelude in C minor, BWV 847. Coming into her … Continue reading →

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Update on Rina, age 4, and her musical progress at the piano

Posted on January 22, 2012 by arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

Rina has lately grown camera shy, but she’s still tenderly stroking the ivories on my precious Haddorff console. This piano affords a perfect fit for young ones who otherwise can barely stretch their necks to gaze up at a music … Continue reading →

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To use or not to use a Metronome in the piano studio

Posted on April 7, 2011 by arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

There’s no doubt that one of the biggest challenges in teaching piano students of all ages is imbuing a rhythmic or metrical consciousness. In my experience, younger students, especially, at the primer level of study, want to race off like … Continue reading →

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Piano Lesson: Fritz, Age 7, performs his composed piece, “FINDING GOLD” (Video)

Posted on April 6, 2011 by arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

Over a period of three weeks, seven year old Fritz, who’d been taking piano lessons for about 7 months, composed a piece that he titled, “Finding Gold.” The student has been using Faber Primer Piano Adventures, with my inserted modifications. … Continue reading →

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Individualizing Piano Study: How to avoid Method Book dependency

Posted on March 30, 2011 by arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

Over decades of teaching, I’ve come to the conclusion that each student needs a custom designed long-term lesson plan. Method books only go so far. Often they stratify the learning process, keeping students in an interminably drawn out, regressive C … Continue reading →

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Scouting a Piano Teacher

Posted on March 5, 2011 by arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

I have to thank “Lisa” for generating this idea for a new blog. Sometimes, the fountain runs dry until a student experience, teacher-related crisis, or musical event renew the supply. Let me think about this whole issue of picking and … Continue reading →

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Adult piano students say and do the darndest things.

Posted on February 24, 2011 by arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

I remember Art Linkletter’s show, “Kids Say the Darndest Things,” which made me think of a few adult piano students and their hauntingly memorable words. Yesterday, for example, I was forewarned by a 70-year old pupil, that I should expect … Continue reading →

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The Big Baroque Festival!

Posted on February 20, 2011 by arioso7: Shirley Kirsten

I cleared most of my Saturday morning lessons so I could be on time for a special rehearsal at Fresno State. I took no chances given the steady rain these past few days that caused dangerously deep puddles along Shaw … Continue reading →

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A Music Packed Saturday and Sunday! (Video) and NEW PHOTOS!

A Feast of Gillock pieces for Aiden cat (Videos) Big surprise at the end!

Down to the wire: An 11-year old piano student prepares for a competitive Baroque event (VIDEO) with a tender flashback

Update on Rina, age 4, and her musical progress at the piano

To use or not to use a Metronome in the piano studio

Piano Lesson: Fritz, Age 7, performs his composed piece, “FINDING GOLD” (Video)

Individualizing Piano Study: How to avoid Method Book dependency

Scouting a Piano Teacher

Adult piano students say and do the darndest things.

The Big Baroque Festival!

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