There have been many stories of the origins of the Christmas carol “Silent Night, Holy Night.” One of the most popularly told one is as follows (originally posted here in 2009): In the winter of 1818 at St. Nicholas’ Church at Obendorf, a village near Salzburg, Austria, Joseph Mohr, the assistant to the priest, faced [...]

If you spent a little time with the Town Hall Estates Residents after your child’s performance you know how much they love to hear them play. But most of all they enjoy the hugs, because they love children! I think I could hear one of them singing each time a student played “The First Noel” [...]

It is very humbling and rewarding to visit a nursing home. Last Saturday 9 piano students, their parents, siblings and other family members shared their Christmas music with the residents. It was lovely to hear the students perform their best and even better to hear the residents hum along as the students played. My plan [...]

Enjoy Kaylin playing an arrangement Carol of the Bells by K. Olson. Kaylin has been a student for almost 5 years and is concluding an excellent semester of piano lessons and practice. Please click the arrow to hear her performance.