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Apart from the inevitable eraser shavings that come with being a piano teacher, this old upright (1960) is still playing well, though it needs regular maintenance. Without regular maintenance, it will sound like a broken accordion in no time flat! On this scheduled maintenance, two visits were needed. I ordered tuning, voicing, and regulating. WhatContinue reading “Regulating, Voicing, and Tuning a Steinway”

Maryland State Music Theory Exams are held throughout the year. The Donnelly Music Studio will participate this March. Six students will attend and go for the gold! After six consecutive honor roll scores, students earn a trophy given to them by the Maryland State Music Teachers’ Association in conjunction with the Royal Conservatory of MusicContinue reading “Music Theory Exams”

An elementary school student from the Donnelly Music Studio participated in a local MTA Valentine’s Day Recital. This year, the theme was Poetry and Music. Students selected a poem to go with their music. Happy Valentine’s Day!

“Life seems to go on without effort when I am filled with music.” ―George Eliot On January 5th, we begin again! Please visit my Contact page to set up your first Meet & Greet and First Free Lesson!

Sounds of the Season! The Donnelly Music Studio ~ Holiday Recital Saturday, December 20th, 2025 The Program is below.

Students from the Donnelly Music Studio and the Studio of Ken Chen.

Congratulations to my student from the Donnelly Music Studio on his performance at Piano Ensemble!! Gobble Wobble Rag (Secondo) and Passacaglia (Secondo). Wonderful!

Congratulations to my student from the Donnelly Music Studio!! Hooray! We had a spectacular, scary, scrumptious, and sostenuto afternoon!

video6629633844 Please visit my Contact page to set up your first Meet & Greet and First Free Lesson!

video4634528137 Preparatory Exercises for beginning pianists from “Fundamentals of Piano Technique: The Russian Method” by Lev Conas and Olga Conas, (p. 13)