STUDIO RECITALSAll Students are encouraged to perform in the Studio's recitals. These events are varied and will be noted in the studio website. We have at least two recitals per school year. 
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PERFORMANCE SCHEDULESpring Recital
Saturday May 11th, 2019 3pm and 5pm Asbury United Methodist Church 4743 East ave., Livermore Ca Spring Piano Recital Saturday May 5th, 2018 5pm and 6:30pm Asbury United Methodist Church 4743 East ave., Livermore Ca Christmas Piano Recital December 16th, 2017 3pm and 4:30pm Unity of Tri-Valley 7567 Amador Valley Blvd, Dublin, Ca 94568 Spring Piano Recital June 4th, 2017 Asbury United Methodist Church 4743 East Ave., Livermore, Ca Christmas Piano Recital December 17th, 2016 3pm and 4:30pm Unity of Tri-Valley Dublin, CA |
EVALUATION PROGRAMS
National Piano Teachers Guild Auditions
Each year, the National Guild of Piano Teachers (the teacher division of The American College of Musicians) holds this worldwide event. Although it is referred to as an “audition,” the students are not actually auditioning for anything. They learn anywhere from one to twenty pieces which they play by memory for a judge. If the student is at an intermediate level (or higher) they are asked to learn a balanced program, representing all the compositional eras in piano music (Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Contemporary).
In addition to their solos, students must be able to play a scale and cadence in the key of each of their pieces. Most students will also be asked to study a “musicianship phase.” Students choose from sight-reading, scales, chords and cadences, arpeggios, transposition and improvisation. They then develop their skills in the area they have selected in the monts leading up to Guild. (The requirements of each phase vary according to the level of the student.)
Each pianist plays alone in the room with the judge. (No parents or piano teachers allowed)! The judge fills out a score card and writes some comments which we will review with the student after the audition. Each person receives a pin and a certificate for participating.
Guild will be held the second or third week of May. All participants will be given a specific appointment time.
Fees vary depending on the level of the student and the number of pieces being performed. They are almost always between $25.00 and $40.00
Each year, the National Guild of Piano Teachers (the teacher division of The American College of Musicians) holds this worldwide event. Although it is referred to as an “audition,” the students are not actually auditioning for anything. They learn anywhere from one to twenty pieces which they play by memory for a judge. If the student is at an intermediate level (or higher) they are asked to learn a balanced program, representing all the compositional eras in piano music (Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Contemporary).
In addition to their solos, students must be able to play a scale and cadence in the key of each of their pieces. Most students will also be asked to study a “musicianship phase.” Students choose from sight-reading, scales, chords and cadences, arpeggios, transposition and improvisation. They then develop their skills in the area they have selected in the monts leading up to Guild. (The requirements of each phase vary according to the level of the student.)
Each pianist plays alone in the room with the judge. (No parents or piano teachers allowed)! The judge fills out a score card and writes some comments which we will review with the student after the audition. Each person receives a pin and a certificate for participating.
Guild will be held the second or third week of May. All participants will be given a specific appointment time.
Fees vary depending on the level of the student and the number of pieces being performed. They are almost always between $25.00 and $40.00