This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Students
My piano students come from a wide range of backgrounds; we have piano majors, those who have never had a music class before and everyone in-between. We learn piano together in high-energy classes of twenty and experience collaborative learning and music-making at the piano. In our beginning classes, we learn essential piano technique, music notation and exciting repertoire. Our intermediate students hone their skills and get out of their comfort zone as they become fluent music readers and collaborative performers. I prepare our advanced students for further piano study in high school through a number of solo and ensemble performances and contest opportunities designed to bring out the musicality in each student.
This year, we welcomed one of our largest classes of incoming piano majors!
Their enthusiasm and potential are infusing our department with excitement for the school year. Some of our piano majors are so excited to be here that they give me a "thumbs up" several times during classes! All of my students have expressed a deep love for the piano and a desire to learn how to play. I'm so lucky to be able to work with them all this year!
My Project
Each year, all of our piano majors and our upper level piano students participate in at least 3 contests and multiple performances. Most piano contests have strict rules about the length and style of compositions that may be entered. By supplying our students with classroom copies of Masterwork Classics solos and Masterwork Classics Duets, you will be ensuring that every student will have access to the very best classical piano music, at all levels from beginning to advanced, that is appropriate to use in all of their contests and performances throughout the school year.
Nearly all students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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