It was a fun year in the studio! We started the year with Composer Elections, and in December, we had a practicing challenge. Brainy the octopus collected food for the food bank for every selection played 8 times during the week. Students have taken part in the Saskatoon Music Festival, RCM examinations, and studio events.… Continue reading Spring wrap-up
Category: Studio Events
Brainy’s Practicing Challenge
Starting in November, Students had to complete a practicing challenge. The mascot of our challenge was Brainy the octopus. As such, students were given one challenge a week. During the week, they had to complete this challenge 8 times. Challenges included: playing a piece 8 times, doing 8 pages of theory, and sight reading 8… Continue reading Brainy’s Practicing Challenge
Inside the piano
This week in the studio, we’ve been exploring inside the piano! As studio members will know, I’m currently taking care of Gustin House’s wonderful Knabe. (I looked up its serial number on the internet, it looks like it was built in 1914.) The piano tuner came to replace a string (C3, or the C below… Continue reading Inside the piano
Composer Elections
This year in the studio, we had composer elections. This was a fun way to learn a little about music history whilst celebrating the fun of voting! As you can see, there were four parties running this year. They were: the Baroque party – leader, J. S. Bach Classical party – leader Franz Joseph Haydn… Continue reading Composer Elections
Merry Christmas!
The studio Christmas recital was this afternoon, and it was held at Stensrud Lodge. Great job everyone! It was a pleasure to hear you play, and I know you all worked really hard on your pieces! We ended of with “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” – an ensemble for everyone. There were 4 pianists,… Continue reading Merry Christmas!
Happy Halloween!
To celebrate Halloween, we had a Halloween mini-recital this evening. Students performed pieces, played some music games, sight read, and enjoyed the chance to meet each other and share their music. It was a fun musical event. Also, costumes were welcome, so I came as a pirate. This was my trusty parrot for the evening,… Continue reading Happy Halloween!