Piano Recital – Brunner Studios

That Was A Great Recital

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Heather Brunner

It’s been a few weeks since I managed to sit down and blog. First there was the recital, then Thanksgiving, and a few days away with friends.

Let’s start with the recital. The students all did a great job. Even the ones that I worried about all week. Never let it be said that I don’t have faith that a kid can pull it together when it counts. All the practice paid off.

We were missing a few student but everyone played 2 or 3 pieces so it was a very nice recital.

When I arrived at Miller Piano to make sure everything was set up a little something caught my eye. The conversation with Steve went a little like this:

“Is that a Baldwin Artist Series Piano?”- me

“Why yes it is.”- him

“Let me go call my husband.”- me

ring ring- “Are you going to be upset if I buy a grand piano today?”- me

“Go for it.”- husband

to Steve “I’ll take it.”- me

Say hello to my new piano. It is a Baldwin Artist series built in 1975. The sound is glorious.

Happy Birthday to me is all I can say.

The students are enjoying it and already commenting on how much better prepared they will be for festivals and recitals since they will have a chance to practice on a grand. Lessons the first week with the piano were quite fun and I am having a wonderful time playing all my favorite Christmas tunes.

Recital Deadlines

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Heather Brunner

The studio Halloween/Fall/Christmas recital is on Nov. 17 this year. Other than the anomaly of last week, the students are doing a good job of preparing well in advance. I try to impress upon them that having a whole week of leeway in memorization or learning a piece for a performance is a good idea. What if you get sick? What if there is a big school project? What if you go out of town? There are so many scenarios that if a student plans on learning music until the last minute can create the recipe for a poor performance. While some of the issues could be prevented sometimes things just come up.

To a young student a month is like forever. If you tell them they have a month you can guarantee procrastination. However, if I am very specific about what we need to accomplish each week to meet the goal then they understand that a month really isn’t so long.

Good luck to all those students and teachers out there preparing for a winter concert. Plan ahead and keep practicing.

Dec. 5 Winter Recitals

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Heather Brunner

Yesterday was the first round of Winter Recitals. The concerts were held at Ardrey Kell High School.

I am so proud of all of my students. Everyone performed well, was dressed appropriately and even remembered to bow. These guys and girls have learned so much. The performers were as follows:

Liam- O Little Town of Bethlehem

Savannah- Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree

Katrina- We Three Kings

Elaina- It Came Upon a Midnight Clear

Hannah- Sleigh Ride (duet with her mom)

– Linus and Lucy (Solo)

Kara- O Little Town of Bethlehem

Arianna- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (duet with Ms. Heather)

Peter- Carol of the Bells

Calvin- Joy to the World

Qasim- Winter Wonderland