The Music Note

A few months ago Emma (age 6) and her mother Natalie (from Vietnam) started piano lessons at Marcia's Music Studio .  Three weeks later Dan (age 78, also from Vietnam) started lessons... a curious coincidence.  All three are doing very well.  Here's what Dan has to...

Here is a video of Ruby, one of my many piano students, playing a Mozart piece in A Major (which has 3 sharps!), at the November 2019 piano recital.  Ruby started out a beginner and is making good progress.  Note how her head moves showing how much she loves the...

Neccia at one point in a piano lesson originated that she couldn't sing.  I tested her and found she was good at matching pitches, and showed her that she could indeed sing.  She said she wanted to sing "Lost Boy," which is a song that Sofia had learned to play and...

Here is a video of Sofia playing the Waltz from the Sleeping Beauty ballet with me playing the accompaniment at our (Marcia's Music Studio) November 2019 piano recital. She is a very good student!  I'm proud to be her piano teacher.

Here's a photo of my piano students who performed in the November 2019 recital at The Music Gallery in Clearwater (note: a few students were not able to make it)--a very diverse group, but all a joy to teach!  I'll be posting some individual photos and videos in the...

Although Ruby was the piano student who played "Bicycle Built for Two," I realized it would be fun to have Diya (another student) and her brother Yushi sing it.  They did a great job with both the singing and theatrics!  (I accompanied them.)  Enjoy the video! You may...

This picture is of me playing a duet with Neccia--a Chopin Prelude!!  She played it very well, after which she played a lively piece by Bach.  I love it when young people love classical music! Thank you, Neccia, for finding me and letting me have the pleasure of...

Everyone enjoyed the recital on November 2nd at The Music Gallery in Clearwater.  Here's a photo of the students who performed.  They all did a great job!   I will be posting more blogs featuring the individual performers.  A few students were not able to make it, so...

In music school I gained some skill in "take down," that is, how to listen to music and then notate it.  Recently I found myself listening to the X22 Report three or four times a week, and the theme music drove me nuts because the rhythm was so unusual.  One day I...

Save the date!  The fall recital of Marcia's piano students is Saturday, November 2nd, at 3:00 p.m. at the Music Gallery.  Address:  5990 Ulmerton Rd, Clearwater, FL  33760.  Everyone welcome.  My students range in age from 6 to 72, and are mostly beginners, with a...

Experienced Piano Teacher Joins Cyberspace!   Marcia Powell teaches piano lessons in Clearwater, FL and just so happens to be our Business Development Director’s piano guru. Marcia was looking to establish herself online and create a landing zone for those...