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Getting Ready for Recitals!

At the time of writing this Blog post, planning is underway for our 26th annual Christmas Student Recitals! The planning season always causes me to reflect on why we do Recitals at The Piano Studio. We will host 15 Recitals over 3 weekends; we are expecting to hear over 600 students perform approximately 16 hours

Where to Next? Musical Goal Setting

September brings many of us back to a more regular music lesson and practice routine.  It’s also a great time to think about musical goals for the upcoming school year. Not everyone has clear goals for theirs or their children’s music education and that’s ok, but setting some specific goals in agreement with the teacher

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Music Made My Day

by Jared Fast Last weekend I was tired after work.  The daily close was out by a few dollars and try as we might, we couldn’t get the totals to balance.  It was frustrating and I was a bit grumpy as I headed over to the church for that evening’s spring recital. But as we

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Teacher of the Week – Piret

When did you first start playing your instrument? I started Music School when I was 7 years old. I had piano lessons twice a week for 45 minutes, solfeggio lessons twice a week for 45 minutes, plus music theory and music history each week. It meant 2 -3 nights every week were dedicated to music

Teacher of the Week – Giles

This week, meet Giles. He is a drum teacher with The Piano Studio; we are thankful to him for taking the time to answer our questions! 1. When did you first start playing your instrument?At age 10, after being amazed by drummers at the Aurora Canada Day Parade. My mum signed me up in a

Teacher of the Week – Carol

Carol teaches piano at both Newmarket & Aurora locations.  Get to know more about Carol by reading her answers to our questions! When did you first start playing your instrument? Well, I can recall “playing on” the piano with a music book in front of me, making up my own rules as to what all

Teacher of the Week – Zack

Meet Zack, one of our fantastic Guitar teachers! 1. When did you start playing your instrument? I started playing when I was 12.  My best friend at the time started playing the drums and I really wanted to start a band. 2. Who was your favorite guitar teacher and why? My favorite guitar teacher was

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