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PAGE 2 Meet the student! Isabella R.! PAGE 3 Music I like! PAGE 4-5 ENVIRONMENT A Parents Story My First Piano

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STUDIO INFORMATION

I am thankful for piano lessons!

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Here are a few words/phrases to include in your special time with your child: Spectacular Try again Bravo I liked that Not quite, what can we change? Great sound

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Piano by Melody Newsletter VOLUME 2, NO.5

I hope these newsletters bring you joy, inspiration, laughter and information. As always feel free to email, text or give me a call with any questions, or plain old confusion with this newsletter or any other aspect of the studio! Enjoy!
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Meet the student

Meet Isabella, Age 8
Chocolate or fruit avored candy:

Favorite piece currently working on:!

" Long Long!Ago " Piece you wish to learn: " I would like to learn a Christmas song! "
What do you like about playing the piano:

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I like chocolate ice cream and kit-kat.

Share any other fact(s) about yourself: I am 8 years old, I have a dog named Noopy, I play soccer and I like to swim, I like music and play instruments (violin and piano), and the fruit I like is mango.

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I like the sound of the piano, and I like to push the keys. Any other instruments you play/enjoy listening to :

" the violin and the orchestra " "

Other favorite songs or composers/ artists: I like the nutcracker and swan lake ballets. My favorite artists are Shakira, Taylor Swift, Maroon 5 and Christina Aguilera, I enjoy watching The Voice.

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Movie: Harry Potter, Show: The Voice,! Book: Harry Potter. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would it be: I would like to visit Paris to see the Eiffel Tower.

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Music I Like
Camille Saint Sans Piano Trio No. 1 in F Major,Op. 18

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Dmitri Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Op.102

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Frdric Chopin Nocturne in b flat minor, No. 2, Op. 9

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Johann Sebastian Bach Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D Major, BWV 1050

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Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre Violin Sonata No. 1 in d minor

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Find You Tube links for this music on the studio Facebook page!

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ENVIRONMENT! A Parents Story - My First Piano! By Mrs. H!

! ! My house does not have an extra room that we could use as a music room or piano room, yet we wanted a piano for our daughter. I hade thought of getting an

electric piano that could be set up and stored when not in use but decided that it would not sound any where near as nice as a real piano. After looking at the different styles of pianos online, it became clear that the piano that would take up the least amount of space would be the Spinet. Once I had decided on the style of piano there was still the big issue of what room it would go in. We had two options, the family room or the living room. I didn't like either option because both rooms have a lot of furniture in them.

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! Then one day as I was walking down the hall thru our alcove that leads to the bedroom And I had a thought that if the dimensions of

alcove a muted beige tone with a fresh white trim. Next we put up an accordion door to close it off from the hallway and added some family pictures to warm it up. After we bought our piano I put a matching table runner along the top of the piano in an effort to blend the piano into the small space. It's not a big room but I feel the small size

the Spinet did not exceed 5x8, we could fit it in the alcove! We measured the piano and decided it would fit with just enough room to walk past it. We painted the

actually enhances the sound quality. We love our little piano room and so does our little pianist!