What does Teamwork look like in Your Studio?

just wanted to share something magical that happened in my studio this month.

Although I’ve been writing for ensembles for a few years now, I have a confession to make - I am a private, one-on-one Piano Teacher- for over 30 years. And finally this year, I made the commitment to introduce ensemble playing to my students.

At first, I wasn’t sure how to do this- there are some many options! In the end, we selected a double duet (one for Late Elementary, one for Early Intermediate) to perform together for our Halloween recital. We chose “Top Gun Anthem” since it’s so popular right now. We had 3 rehearsals on Sunday afternoons to put it make it happen. Everyone learned their parts in their private lessons, and when they got together in our group rehearsal, playing with the Backing Track made it easy.