Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Review of Alicia's Keys for Clavier Companion

Video Review of "Alicia's Keys" piano software by Native Instruments for Clavier Companion magazine.
To read the full review, read the January/February 2011 edition of Clavier Companion:http://www.claviercompanion.com
Formats available: MPEG-4 Video (.m4v)

Wednesday, December 08, 2010

Monday, November 22, 2010

Prairie School Rag by Fred Kern

Nio Ajero performs "Prairie School Rag" composed by Fred Kern on the piano at the Nacogdoches Music Teachers Association Teachers' Choice Recital at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. ;
"Prairie School Rag" by Fred Kern comes from the Hal Leonard Student Piano Library Piano Solos Book 5, courtesy of the Hal Leonard Corporation.
http://www.halleonard.com/piano

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Nio Ajero's 1st Solo Piano Recital (Part 4 of 4)

Video 4 of 4 of Nio Ajero's 1st solo piano recital at the SFA Music Prep House at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas: http://music.sfasu.edu/prep ;
Secret Agent by Pete JutrasArabesque by Johann Friedrich Burgmüller
from Hal Leonard Student Piano Library

Monday, August 23, 2010

Nio Ajero's 1st Solo Piano Recital (Part 3 of 4)

Video 3 of 4 from Nio Ajero's 1st solo piano recital at the SFA Music Prep House at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas: http://music.sfasu.edu/prep

Allegro from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Doo Wop Ditty by Phillip Keveren
Rhapsody by Jennifer Linn

from Hal Leonard Student Piano Library
Piano Lessons Book 4

Courtesy of the Hal Leonard Corporation
http://www.halleonard.com/piano

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Nio Ajero's 1st Solo Piano Recital (Part 2 of 4)

Video 2 of 4 from Nio Ajero's 1st solo piano recital at the SFA Music Prep House at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas: http://music.sfasu.edu/prep

Allegro by Cornelius Gurlitt
The Bass Singer by Ludvig Schytte
Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho by Phillip Keveren
Longing by Barbara Kreader
The Bear by Vladimir Rebikov

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Nio Ajero's 1st Solo Piano Recital (Part 1 of 4)

Video 1 of 4 from Nio Ajero's 1st solo piano recital at the SFA Music Prep House at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas: http://music.sfasu.edu/prep

Carpet Ride & Calypso Cat by Phillip Keveren
Two-Four-Six-Eight by Bill Boyd
Wandering by Fred Kern
Relay Race by Carl Czerny

from Hal Leonard Student Piano Library
Piano Lessons Book 4

Courtesy of the Hal Leonard Corporation
http://www.halleonard.com/piano

Saturday, July 31, 2010

When to Start Piano Lessons for Your Children (Part 1)

Mario Ajero discusses the benefits of starting children's study at the piano at an early age and the musical journey that his son, Nio, has taken when they started piano lessons around age 3 with songs by rote and the initial concepts and pre-reading pieces from the Hal Leonard Student Piano Library Lesson Book 1.

To learn more about the Hal Leonard Student Piano Library, visit: http://www.halleonard.com/piano