Our Christmas Recital at the Ballard House is scheduled for December 14 at 5:00 pm. The facility asks that we start the recital promptly, so please plan to arrive at least five minutes early. The residents will be congregating for dinner during our recital, so there may be a little more noise than usual downstairs, but it will still be a great performance opportunity!
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As usual, we will have studio recitals in December and May. Please watch your e-mails for additional details and instructions.
In addition, there are numerous KMTA events in which students may participate if they wish. These include:
Summer is a great time for creativity and fun and games. We're starting early this year with our own studio game: Composition Bingo!!! Here are the basic rules:
Our Spring Studio Recital will be on Saturday, May 12, at 10:30 am at the LDS Church, 1603 Norwalk Drive. All students are strongly encouraged to participate. Music will be memorized. Refreshments to follow.
In addition, we have two opportunities to perform at The Ballard House:
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Students who are interested in receiving additional feedback on their playing may consider the new MTNA eFestival. Participants upload videos of their performances (up to fifteen minutes total) and receive written critique from an MTNA member. Ms. Combs is an adjudicator of this event, but if you enter, you will be assigned to a different reviewer, of course!
WQXR explains the historical basis for tuning to A440. As a side note, many piano technicians prefer A442. If your piano has not been tuned recently, there is a list of technicians in the Useful Information section of this website.
Several students have asked recently about electronic tuition payments, so here is a list of all accepted forms of payment:
This annual event will take place on the first or second Saturday in April at Houston Baptist University. Students perform two selections from memory and receive written feedback from a judge. Top scoring students receive ribbons and may be invited to perform in an Honors Recital that evening. Students must submit the $20 entry fee to Ms. Combs by the first week in February, by which point they should also be working on their chosen repertoire for the event.
Students have two performance opportunities in December:
Our spring recital is traditionally held on the first or second Saturday in May (scroll down to a previous post to see the announcement of last year's recital). All students are strongly encouraged to participate. This post will be updated when the exact time has been scheduled.
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