All students of mine at Sherwood or FaithSlaker Music:
I hope you're all having a great summer so far! Care to show us all what you can accomplish on your own?
This summer there are two contests. The first contest is to compose your own piece of music and perform it via video. You do not need to write it down. Decide what the mood of the piece is and use as many piano techniques that I've taught you as you feel like! The second contest is to learn and perfect a piece entirely on your own. This may not be a piece we have previewed in lesson and it may not be a part of the Suzuki repertoire if you are a Suzuki student. The piece needs to be performed with beauty and accuracy, but does not need to be memorized. As always, winners will be selected based on accomplishment within their playing level, musical expression and daring choice.
Entries must be received by midnight on August 30th (via youtube, vimeo or mp4) and winners will be announced via blog/twitter/facebook on Labor Day. There will be one winner and one runner up for each category (composition or repertoire) and the winners will be awarded fun sheet music to work on in lessons as well as the privilege of having their performance shared and admired. The winner of the composition contest will be able to play his/her composition in the next studio recital.
Now, head on over to the piano, warm up with your performance pieces, and see what you can do! I look forward to watching all the entries!
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