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The final item on the program for today – The Late Show – Examples of the teaching of Rosina Lhevinne and Frances Clark. We are currently watching a documentary on Ms. Lhevinne, discussing both her personal and professional life and showing clips from her teaching.

A reception followed the amazing performances and we enjoyed visiting while partaking of scrumptious goodies! Virginia, Megan and I pose for a quick shot during the reception: Here I pose with my teacher, Dr. Sylvia Coats:

The final performer of the evening is Elena Miraztchiyska, 2007 Young Artist Piano Competition Winner. Her program is: 1. Spanish Rhapsody by Liszt 2. Sonata in D Major, K. 433 by Scarlatti 3. Sonata in D Minor, K. 1 by Scarlatti

The next performer is Jeffrey Lee, 2007 Senior Piano Competition Winner. His program is: 1. Etude, Op. 8, No. 12 by Scriabin 2. Ondine from Gaspard de la Nuit by Ravel 3. Islamey by Balakirev

Next up – the winners of the MTNA National Piano Auditions! The Emcee for the evening is Gary Ingle, Executive Director of MTNA. The first performer is Anna Han, 2007 Junior Piano Competition Winner. Her program is: 1. Isolde’s Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde by Wagner/Liszt 2. Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 35 […]

Randall Faber is giving a Publisher Showcase workshop highlighting the new My First Piano Adventure books, published by FJH. Dr. Faber began by asking teachers about their experiences teaching young children. He asked what some of the common challenges are with this age group. Answers included: *Short attention span *Undeveloped motor movements *Don’t want to […]