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  • Concert raises funds as Autumn Leaves fall


    The Autumn Leaves project has now concluded and a number of students have taken part. The completed videos can be found on the playlist below and have also been shared on the Noteflight Studio. A particularly interesting contribution came from Justus, who is our new bursary student at Kampala Music School.

    Justus’ and Maya’s videos were played back at the recent “Playing Together” concert along with some great performances from my students. Certificates presented at the concert included a Distinction in Grade 1 Theory for Ruth along with a number of merits for piano exams. For quite a number of my students, it was the first time they had performed in a concert and one trio even played a piece they had put together themselves.

    The concert raised another £130 towards the bursary fund which this year has already provided a Zoom Q3HD Handy Video/Audio Recorder for use at Kampala Music School. This fund will also continue to provide piano lessons for Justus at the school. I have put together a “Concert Moments” video below featuring a few of the performances. Credit must go to David Woods for the excellent still images used.


     AUTUMN LEAVES PLAYLIST


    “CONCERT MOMENTS” VIDEO

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  • Christmas Charity Concert – 3rd December 2011

    Preparations have been underway in earnest for the Christmas Concert this term which will take place at All Saint’s Church, Hoole on Saturday 3rd December, 2011 starting at 11am. The programme will feature seasonal solos and duets and I hope to conclude with a bit of audience participation!

    Tickets are £3/adult and £1/child and can be purchased either directly from Will Hay or via paypal below.

    Funds raised from the concert tickets will continue to support a lesson bursary for a student at Kampala Music School, Uganda

    The student in question is no longer Betina as she has been too busy with the pressure of school work to continue her studies on the violin, however the bursary fund has been transferred to a new student called Justus. I hope to be able to furnish you with more details in the programme at the forthcoming concert.

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  • Piano Exam Times – November 2011

    Exam times for the forthcoming sessions are below. All the times have now been posted. The venue is Stanley Palace, Watergate Street, Chester. Times are as follows:

    (Saturday 10th December, 2011)

    DANIEL 11:30am
    SHEA 11:42am
    RUTH 11:54am
    MATTEA 12:06pm
    AMELIA 12:26pm
    BETH 12:46pm

    (Thursday 15th December, 2011)

    DOMINIC 9:30am

    Please try to arrive at least 10 minutes before your allotted time.

    Best of luck in your exams!


    I can confirm that the next concert will take place at All Saint’s Church, Hoole starting at 11am  on Saturday 3rd December 2011 and will last no more than an hour. Tickets will be on sale £3/adult. £1/child in aid of Kampala Music School. Contact me for more details

    The concert will include a ‘multimedia spectacular’ with audience participation featuring  this song so make sure that you can sing the chorus!

  • Events Newsletter – Autumn 2011

    I used to produce a paper newsletter featuring the dates for forthcoming piano exams and concerts along with other important information however this has now been superseded by the e-newsletter facility on the blog to which all of my students should be subscribed . It also gives me the opportunity to draw your attention to other professional activities in which I am currently engaged. I can heartily recommend the forthcoming Fauré Requiem performed in the Quire at Chester Cathedral by the cathedral choir. As a member of the choir, this is one of the highlights of the year, singing the requiem in the correct liturgical context and is a great chance to hear a delightful  performance of a well known choral treasure! (see the video clip below)
    I will post more precise details of exam times as soon as they are available. In your lessons this half term, I will be introducing some Christmas repertoire as I am planning that the recital this term might have a decidedly christmassy theme as well as audience participation and multimedia participation from the Chester Music Society Youth Choir! More information about the concert will be posted a little nearer the time…


    Below are some important dates for your diary:
    30th October – 1830: Fauré Requiem – Chester Cathedral Choir, Chester Cathedral
    2nd November – 1700: ABRSM Theory Exam – Bishop’s High School
    6th November – 1900: NES Songs of Praise, Parkgate URC
    1st December – Autumn Leaves Compositions Due
    2nd December – 1800: St. Oswald’s PTA Christmas Fair, Mollington
    3rd December – 1100: Christmas Charity Recital, All Saint’s Church, Hoole
    10th December – ABRSM Exams at Stanley Palace
    10th December – 1930: CMSYC and Preludes Christmas Concert
    13th December – Last lessons for the term at St. Oswald’s, Mollington
    14th December – Last lessons for the term at Chester Catholic High
    15th December – LCM exams at Stanley Palace
    16th December – 1930: NES Christmas Concert, St. Winifride’s, Neston
    17th December – 1930: NES Christmas Concert, Parkgate URC, Neston
    21st December – End of Piano Teaching Term
    24th December – 1500: Nine Lessons and Carols – Chester Cathedral Choir


    This video clip from a couple of years ago shows a movement of the Requiem being performed in the Cathedral Choir Christmas Concert. The Requiem in it’s entirety will be performed in a more intimate setting in the quire of Chester Cathedral on 30th October at 1830. Admission free!

  • Three years later – Making Progress

    One of the joys of being a piano teacher is being able to appreciate the progress your students have made from the effort they have put in to their studies. I would like to share some of the progress that three students have made since they were last featured on my blog three years ago.

    In the early podcast episode, Louise, Sophie and Ruth played their favourite pieces from the ABRSM Prep Test syllabus. Three years down the line they have kindly agreed to share their favourite Grade 3 pieces in the video clip. As Ruth points out in the video, it is only by setting yourself challenges and striving towards your goals that you are able to achieve them.