Liszt Transcendental Etude No. 10

14-year-old pianist Antonio "Nio" Ajero performs Transcendental Etude No. 10 in F Minor by Franz Liszt. Recorded at the Cremona International Music Academy's Winners Concert in the performance hall of the Museo del Violino in Cremona, Italy.

Chopin Impromptu in A-flat Major, Op. 29

Antonio "Nio" Ajero performs the Impromptu in A-flat Major, Op. 29 by Frédéric Chopin at the 2014 SMU Institute for Young Pianists in Dallas, TX. Nio won 1st prize in their piano competition for students in grades 4-6.

How to play Let It Go from Frozen on piano

Tutorial on how to play the piano introduction to "Let It Go" from the Disney motion picture "Frozen" on piano.

Learn the rest of the song by arranging an online lesson with me on ToneRow at http://www.tonerow.com/marioajero

We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Olivia and Antonio "Nio" Ajero perform Christmas Piano music for the SFA Music Prep recital at the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music. Pieces include "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" and "Up on the Housetop".

Schubert Marche Militaire Duet with Disklavier Piano

Marche Militaire Op. 51, No. 1 composed by Franz Schubert performed using the video synchronization feature on the Yamaha Disklavier Mark IV Pro Grand Piano.

For more information on Yamaha Disklavier Pianos, visit: http://www.yamaha.com/disklavier

Original Compositions for Piano, 4 Hands - Volume 1 (A Selected Group) Piano Duet. By Franz Schubert. This edition: LB1778. Piano Duet. 112 pages. Published by G. Schirmer, Inc. (50261660) See more info...

Audition to study piano with Mario Ajero

This is a video invitation for anyone interested in receiving personalized video piano lessons from Mario Ajero. View the video to find out how to be considered as an online piano student. The YouTube version of this podcast where you can submit your video response can be found at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROsCjz5Lf1U

How to play Comptine d’un autre été: L’apres midi

This piano piece was composed by Yann Tiersen and was featured in the French film, "Amelie".

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Yamaha Disklavier Mark IV Pro Grand Piano:
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Six pieces pour piano - Volume 2 (Music from "Amelie") By Yann Tiersen. Collection for solo piano. From the motion picture "Amelie". 32 pages. Published by Editions Bourges R. (French import). (BU.EBR-501) See more info...

How to Play Christmas Time is Here by Vince Guaraldi

Santa Claus demonstrates how to play "Christmas Time is Here by Vince Guaraldi from "A Charlie Brown Christmas".

Vince Guaraldi - Christmas Time Is Here - from A Charlie Brown Christmas - Sheet Music (Digital Download)

How to play Bubbly by Colbie Caillat

How to play "Bubbly" by Colbie Caillat on the piano.

Colbie Caillat - Bubbly - Sheet Music (Digital Download)

Synthesia the Video Game

Synthesia is a video game much like Guitar Hero that utilizes MIDI keyboards in conjunction with MIDI files. It is a free download at:
http://www.synthesiagame.com

Also featured is "Jane's Song" by Christopher Norton published by Frederick Harris Music Co. and available at:
http://www.christophernortonconnections.com

Piano Lab Teaching Tips with India

SFA Piano Pedagogy Student, India Aquino shares some teaching tips in group piano through the digital piano lab. Included is an excerpt of her teaching a piano class for non-keyboard music majors. To learn more about studying piano pedagogy at Stephen F. Austin State University, go to: http://music.sfasu.edu/keyboard

2008 Schmidbauer Piano Competition Invitation

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An invitation to all eligible pianists to enter the inaugural 2008 Schmidbauer International Young Artists Piano Competition.

http://www.schmidbauercompetition.org

Reduced-Size Keyboards Part 2

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Part 2 covers reactions and testimonials from pianists who have used the 7/8 reduced size keyboard, including Dr. Anita Renfroe from Millersville University.

In addition, Sarah Evans and Peter Davis from Bob Jones University share their results from a research study measuring pianists' adaptability to the 7/8 keyboard.

To get more information on David Steinbuhler's keyboards, visit: http://www.steinbuhler.com.

Reduced-Size Keyboards Part 1

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From the 2007 National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy, Dr. Carol Leone demonstrates the benefits of the 7/8 Reduced Size Keyboard, including preventing injuries and allowing pianists with smaller hands the ability to play repertoire that they were incapable of doing before.
To get more information on David Steinbuhler's keyboards, visit: http://www.steinbuhler.com

Intermediate Piano Repertoire

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Heather and Jordan review two series of intermediate piano repertoire collections. One is "Piano Literature from The Developing Artist Library by Nancy and Randall Faber. The other is "The Festival Collection" edited by Helen Marlais. To learn more about studying piano pedagogy at Stephen F. Austin State University, go to: http://music.sfasu.edu.

Arranging Hymns for Piano Students

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Hyera Kim takes over The Piano Podcast to discuss arranging church hymns for your beginner piano students. To learn more about studying piano pedagogy at Stephen F. Austin State University, go to: http://music.sfasu.edu

Triads and Inversions

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In this video piano lesson, I cover triads and inversions along with fingering in the right hand. We apply that knowledge to playing an arrangement of the first few bars of "Let It Be" by John Lennon and Paul McCartney.

Here's a link to one arrangement of the song:
The Beatles - Let It Be - Sheet Music (Digital Download)

Here's a link to a simplified arrangement of the song by Mona Rejino:
The Beatles - Let It Be - Sheet Music (Digital Download)

Sabre Dance

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Sabre Dance by Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978). Originally recorded on October 27, 2006.

Performed by Mario Ajero, Mary Cooper, Gene Moon, and Ron Petti from Stephen F. Austin State University.
This 2-piano version is a 1991 copyright of N. Jane Tan, published by Piano Ensemble International, Inc. http://www.pianoteams.com

How to Play Trouble by Coldplay

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This is a re-podcast of how to play the first few measures of the song "Trouble" by Coldplay on piano. It was originally recorded in May 2006. If you find the lesson helpful, below you will find links to buy recordings and sheet music for the song "Trouble" from iTunes and musicnotes.com. Buying music from these links will donate a small portion of the sales to me, your friendly-neighborhood piano teacher!

Buy Coldplay's Trouble from iTunes for $0.99

Buy the music video of Coldplay's Trouble from iTunes $1.99

Click here to buy the Coldplay Parachutes music book which contains "Trouble" from musicnotes.com

Click here to buy the Coldplay Parachutes digital sheet music which contains "Trouble from musicnotes.com

Alone in the Ring

I originally posted this in December 2006 as a "How-To-Play..." video. This short piano piece is entitled "Alone in the Ring" composed by Bill Conti. It was featured in the "Rocky" movies that my dad used to take me to as a kid.

Rocky Balboa - The Best of Rocky - Sheet Music