Photo of the Month!

November 2024 Photo of the Month

If you know, you know.

 

October 2024 Photo of the Month

Great entertainment at our Kick-off Rep Class

 

September 2024 Photo of the Month

Yet another former traveling student spots good music vibes — Nadia in Zurich, Switzerland!

August 2024 Photo of the Month

Journeying students Maisie and Amos visit Troldhaugen, the home of Edvard Grieg, in Norway!

 

 

July 2024 Photo of the Month

Former students Hannah and Nathan visit Steinway in Vienna, Austria!

 

June 2024 Photo of the Month

Two students (center of photo) also play cello at their elementary school!

May 2024 Photo of the Month

Bravo, Amos!

 

April 2024 Photo of the Month

“no comment”

March 2024 Photo of the Month

Winter Outreach Recital was enjoyed by the residents of Morningside House and featured several piano studio students!

February 2024 Photo of the Month!

We meet Lucas Debargue after his concert on January 28 — and he spoke at length with every single student there!

January 2024 Photo of the Month!

100% attendance because Matthew joined on FaceTime!

December 2023 Photo of the Month!

Pranav played so well for Master Clinician Ernest Barretta in GCMTA’s annual Master Class!

 

November 2023 Photo of the Month!

A fabulous field trip to the White House where there is a . . .

 

October 2023 Photo of the Month!

Eleanor counted out loud! 🙂

 

September 2023 Photo of the Month!

Your teacher walked a Scottish coastline for seven days straight.

 

August 2023 Photo of the Month!

Hannah comes for tea.

 

July 2023 Photo of the Month!

Rita’s.  What can we say?

 

June 2023 Photo of the Month!

Joy at the Spring Concert!

 

May 2023 Photo of the Month!

Maisie and Pranav with the JUDGE!

April 2023 Photo of the Month!

Sophie asking a great question of Angela Hewitt on April 1 — lots of others enjoying their conversation!

 

March 2023 Photo of the Month!

Maisie loaned me one of her books about a boy who plays Chopin, and a bird who loves it.  How cool is that?

 

February 2023 Photo of the Month!

Getting it done . . . in January!

 

January 2023 Photo of the Month!

A return to the Outreach Recitals!

 

December 2022 Photo of the Month!

Eric did us all proud at GCMTA’s Thomas Hecht Master Class

 

 

November 2022 Photo of the Month!

Sophia introduces luddite piano teacher to new technology

October 2022 Photo of the Month!

Now in vogue at a piano studio near you . . . .

September 2022 Photo of the Month!

Summer cleaning, regulating, voicing, and tuning for the Steinway

August 2022 Photo of the Month!  Rita’s!!

July 2022 Photo of the Month

Of course, the first in person Movie-Pizza-Ice-Cream Rep Class in three years has to be documented!

 

June 2022 Photo of the Month

Watch the page, not your fingers!  Love this snap!

May 2022 Photo of the Month

“Love”

 

April 2022 Photo of the Month

Performance Art

 

March 2022 Photo of the Month

out . . . standing (but not the way Kevin Olson intended)

 

February 2022 Photo of the Month

Another Hollywood Squares, for January.  In spite of being tired of this, there were good vibes all round!

January 2022 Photo of the Month

Eric represented the studio well with his composition, Le Rossignol, at the MSMTA Composers Circle in December!

 

 

December 2021 Photo of the Month

Moving steadily, and with great enthusiasm, to togetherness!

 

November 2021 Photo of the Month

Takes lessons, masked, and on the deck, and If that’s not enough . . . she wrote out her first composition, “Guacamole!”  🙂

October 2021 Photo (Movie!) of the Month

An ode to online lessons, Summer 2021

 

September 2021 Photo of the Month

BYOChair for Piano Fun (says Miss Helen)

 

August 2021 Photo of the Month

Finally — together again for Rita’s Rep!

July 2021 Photo of the Month

Another look at Eric’s art, featured on the cover of Piano Explorer Magazine!

 

June 2021 Photo of the Month

First in-person student since March 2020!  Hope, there’s hope . . .

 

May 2021 Photo of the Month

THE SPRING CONCERT!  GLORIOUS!

 

April 2021 Photo of the Month

Check out this excellent March themed duet.

 

March 2021 Photo of the Month

Ladybug hand-position toys/tools of the studio, UNITE!

 

February 2021 Photo of the Month

Enjoying the online Candlelight Concert, Marc-André Hamelin, on January 30, with an LED candle.

January 2021 Photo of the Month

Were you lucky enough to be “in the audience” for this live, heartfelt Concert for Those We Love?

. . . and let’s hope soon to stop having to post “Hollywood Squares” photos of distanced children . .

 

December 2020 Photo of the Month

Rep Class = Music Joy!

 

November 2020 Photo of the Month

This was sent to me by the parents.  This was October 28, 2017.  What a different world it was.

October 2020 Photo of the Month

Yes, more COVID hair!

 

September 2020 Photo of the Month

On August 5, fifteen from the studio performed in the Summer Concert for Those We Love, and also had beloved guests enjoying the event!

 

August 2020 Photo of the Month — Look Carefully: Whose Art is on the Cover?

 

 

 

July 2020 Photo of the Month

COVID Hair for Piano Lessons — when you never go out of the house . . . .

 

June 2020 Photo of the Month

The Zoom Spring Concert was brilliant, thanks to these enthusiastic kids.

May 2020 Photo of the Month

Extreme Zooming — intrepid adult student works from her van!

 

April 2020 Photo of the Month

Joyful & Musical Togetherness!

 

March 2020 Photo of the Month

Sophie and Sabrina hit the Outreach Circuit . . .

 

February 2020 Photo of the Month

Nasty January Weather = Cheerful Student Rep Class?

January 2020 Photo of the Month

Can you find the two studio friends who participated in the Holiday Caroling Night?

 

December 2019 Photo (Art!) of the Month

Who can resist JSB playing the turkey, compliments of Eric.

November 2019 Photo of the Month

gratitude to my generous colleagues and students . . .

 

October 2019 Photo of the Month

Anderson and Roe and our kids!

September 2019 Photo of the Month

Who are these gorgeous adults?

August 2019 Photo of the Month

Sophia and Noor Ayn visit an important location in Manhattan!

 

July 2019 Photo of the Month

umm . . . . .

June 2019 Photo of the Month

A grand evening at Candlelight Concert Society!

 

May 2019 Photo of the Month

Two snaps from the Spring Concert Reception — so well dressed, and they played beautifully.

 

April 2019 Photo of the Month:

A nice hand position — several students are really working on this!  Are you?

 

March 2019 Photo of the Month:

OK, not my photo, but still I got to hear Sir András Schiff in an intimate concert in Napa, playing one of his two (!) Bösendorfer concert grand pianos, an exquisite, enthralling piano performance.

 

February 2019:  Who is this month’s “Piano Explorer” about?  (and who drew this?)

Happy New Year!

January 2019 Photo of the Month: “Risky Business!”

 

December 2018 Photo of the Month

As my family says, “If one is good, two are better!”

November 2018 Photo of the Month

Nine of my younger students (and two adult students) meeting 17 year old pianist Nathan Lee after his Candlelight Concert Society debut!

October 2018 Photo of the Month

Random Game!

 

September 2018 Photo of the Month

Yes, even the harmonization is completed!  Everyone remembers this exercise.

August 2018 Photo of the Month

RITA’S REP!!!  JOY JOY JOY!!!

 

July 2018 Photo of the Month

Movie Pizza Ice Cream — and three graduating seniors!

June 2018 Photo of the Month

another cast . . .

 

 

May 2018 Photo of the Month

When Nadia was chosen to play in the Santiago Rodriguez Master Class @ HCC, twelve other students showed up to watch the entire master class and cheer her on!

April 2018 Photo of the Month

What do kids do while waiting for their sibling’s lesson to end, and their’s to start?

March 2018 Photo of the Month

TOO MUCH FUN:  Our version of “Time for Three.”

 

 

February 2018

OH YEAH!!!  The ultimate Field Trip.

 

January 2018

Holiday Fashion with Verve

December 2017

Students perform at MSMTA Composers Circle in College Park!

November 2017

I LOVE visits from former students!!!

October 2017

Guess who?

 

September 2017

Hmmm . . . evidence of summer child joy.