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Our HOLIDAY MUSIC 2022 MP4 file is ready! Click below to hear many lovely holiday songs performed by students in The Donnelly Music Studio, and pieces also performed by Ms. Donnelly. TECHNICAL NOTE: There is a delay on the first two slides (only the first two slides) that I have not been able to resolve,Continue reading “HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!”

One of my students will be competing in the 2022 Sejong Piano Competition – Elementary level. Good luck Progyanam!! Repertoire: (1) “PLAY Grown Up!” by Korean composer Misook Kim; (2) Sonatina in F Major, I. Allegro assai, Anh. 5, by Ludwig van Beethoven.

We begin our regular year the week of September 19th, 2022. Yay!! Students wishing to enter the Sejong Cultural Society Piano Competition will be provided weekly lessons during the month of August. Any student wishing an additional theory lesson can contact me for a day and time prior to our start date. Enjoy the remainderContinue reading “2022-23 Academic Year”

Students played pieces from their ever growing repertoire studied over the course of the semester and year. Program:

I recently attended an MTNA webinar introducing Indigenous composers, presented by Diné composer and pianist, Connor Chee. The presentation was a sampler of the many Indigenous composer works that are available for piano pedagogy and performance, as well as works for ensemble, instrumentals, carrillons, electro-acoustic, and film scores. Utilizing the information from the webinar, IContinue reading “Discovering Music by Indigenous Composers”

Look what arrived! CONGRATULATIONS to all students who participated in the Junior Hanon Competition 2021. The next competition will be held in 2023 and will include both Junior and Master levels.

Music For All Seasons Delightful piano pieces performed by young pianists about each of our amazing seasons: Summer, Autumn, Winter, and Spring Dedicated to our Mother Earth

Six Part Presentation with pianist Robert Henry. I recently attended an MTNA Robert Henry MasterClass Webinar for teachers. His clarity, wealth of knowledge, enthusiasm for both performing and teaching, and the opportunity to learn are not to be missed! I found this youtube after a Google search, and it is amazing; it is for studentsContinue reading “MasterClass for Teenage Pianists with Robert Henry “Piano Playing Tips Every Highschooler Should Know” (June 2020)”

Congratulations to four of my students who completed their first in-person Outreach Recital this Sunday!! Nailed it!! Memorized pieces, check. Played well, check. Had fun, check. Heard other good musicians, check. Farrelle, Yarden, Orel, and Raquel. Well done!

Black Composers: Competition Repertoire Classical compositions by Black Composers are widely available for students at Junior level and above to perform for recitals, competitions, festivals, and other events.. Ebony Music, Inc. provides a list of composers, compositions, and youtubes for many pieces. Solo piano compositions in the competition repertoire from the 19th through 21st centuriesContinue reading “Ebony Music, Inc.”