You have done well Mila, keep it up!

Here's Mila, she completed Piano Adventure Book A this year and has started on Book B. Here's the last post this year....we didn't have enough time to work on our Christmas songs since we ended our lessons in November, but I'm sure she can play it much better by now. Here's the last few footage for 2011, enjoy them and have a blessed Christmas!

1. We Wish You A Merry Christmas

2. Jingle Bells

3. Ode to Joy (Duet)

4. Pumpkin Party

Best Progress Award 2011 Goes To Mia

Mia, I am proud of you. You have worked hard and made good progress this year! Remember to keep playing through the songs that we have done with the accompaniment CD, also to relax your arms when you play. Have a blessed Christmas!

1. Best Friends

2. Honking Cars

3. Jingle Bells

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MIlly and Eliane are now in Level One!

Here's Eliane and Milly who has completed Piano Adventure Primmer and presenting their first song in Level One -- FireFly. Enjoy!

Here's Milly playing 1. Firefly 2. Ba Luo Bo (a mandarin song) and 3. Heart and Soul

Sisters

Jadyn and Janna are sisters (2 years apart). And like any other siblings, Janna likes to do what her big sister does. Here's Jadyn playing Little River flowing followed by Janna doing the same song, learnt by herself!

And here's Janna doing Jingle Bells followed by Jadyn doing the same song (at a higher level) and playing with rhythm accompaniment.

Andrew Barsky - The Inner Solar System

This set of 6 songs were composed by Andrew. He was inspired by Antonio Vivaldi's Four Seasons. So he decided to compose something similar. The theme he has chosen is The Inner Solar System.

He used the different scales and other musical elements he has learnt to compose this series. For instance he used the blue scale for the moon (which is my favourite), he used the tonic and dominant chords of the C Major scale for the Sun (since it's the power source of the inner solar system) and he used the whole tone scale for the aliens in Mars.

Enjoy the footage!

1. The Sun (using Tonic and Dominant of C Major)

2. Mercury - using the E minor Scale

3. Venus -Andrew chose to compose his melody from the higher range on the piano (higher pitch) to the lower range, depicting the volcano eruption and the flowing down of the lava.

4. Earth - This melody started with a sweet melody depicting the beautiful earth but it was "destroyed" by pollution and other inconsiderate things that man has done to the earth (depicted by the harsh minor chords).

5. Moon - This is my favourite, using the blue scale. Thanks Andrew!

6. Mars - using whole tone scales to depict the 2 aliens from Mars.

Graduation from Piano Adventure Book A

Here are my 2 girls, Mila and Janna who graduated from the Piano Adventure Book A. Hip Hip Hurray!

1. Mila - Graduation Song and Bed on the Sea

Thankyou Mila for the beautiful card, I  love it!

2. Janna - Graduation Song and Ode To Joy from Book B

Thankyou Janna for the lovely card, I love the colors!

Tracy You're A Star!

I know Halloween is over, but you must hear Tracy's Zoom Zoom Witches's Boom as it's one of my favourite this halloween. I also enjoyed my lesson yesterday accompanying her in Big Dog Boogie and Russian Dance. Well done Tracy, keep it up!

1. Zoom Zoom Witches' Broom

2. Pterodactyls, Really Neat

3. Big Dog Boogie

4. Russian Dance