Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Review of Alicia's Keys for Clavier Companion

Video Review of "Alicia's Keys" piano software by Native Instruments for Clavier Companion magazine.
To read the full review, read the January/February 2011 edition of Clavier Companion:http://www.claviercompanion.com
Formats available: MPEG-4 Video (.m4v)

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

How to play Christmas Lights by Coldplay on piano

Piano tutorial on how to play some of the opening measures of the song "Christmas Lights" by Coldplay.

Thursday, December 2, 2010

How to play the Hanukkah Song by Adam Sandler


Santa Claus teaches the first part of "Adam's Hanukkah Song" by Adam Sandler on the piano

Monday, November 22, 2010

Prairie School Rag by Fred Kern



Nio Ajero performs "Prairie School Rag" composed by Fred Kern on the piano at the Nacogdoches Music Teachers Association Teachers' Choice Recital at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. ;
"Prairie School Rag" by Fred Kern comes from the Hal Leonard Student Piano Library Piano Solos Book 5, courtesy of the Hal Leonard Corporation.
http://www.halleonard.com/piano

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Nio Ajero's 1st Solo Piano Recital (Part 4 of 4)

Video 4 of 4 of Nio Ajero's 1st solo piano recital at the SFA Music Prep House at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas: http://music.sfasu.edu/prep ;
Secret Agent by Pete JutrasArabesque by Johann Friedrich Burgmüller
from Hal Leonard Student Piano Library

Monday, August 23, 2010

Nio Ajero's 1st Solo Piano Recital (Part 3 of 4)

Video 3 of 4 from Nio Ajero's 1st solo piano recital at the SFA Music Prep House at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas: http://music.sfasu.edu/prep

Allegro from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Doo Wop Ditty by Phillip Keveren
Rhapsody by Jennifer Linn

from Hal Leonard Student Piano Library
Piano Lessons Book 4

Courtesy of the Hal Leonard Corporation
http://www.halleonard.com/piano

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Nio Ajero's 1st Solo Piano Recital (Part 2 of 4)

Video 2 of 4 from Nio Ajero's 1st solo piano recital at the SFA Music Prep House at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas: http://music.sfasu.edu/prep

Allegro by Cornelius Gurlitt
The Bass Singer by Ludvig Schytte
Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho by Phillip Keveren
Longing by Barbara Kreader
The Bear by Vladimir Rebikov

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Nio Ajero's 1st Solo Piano Recital (Part 1 of 4)

Video 1 of 4 from Nio Ajero's 1st solo piano recital at the SFA Music Prep House at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas: http://music.sfasu.edu/prep

Carpet Ride & Calypso Cat by Phillip Keveren
Two-Four-Six-Eight by Bill Boyd
Wandering by Fred Kern
Relay Race by Carl Czerny

from Hal Leonard Student Piano Library
Piano Lessons Book 4

Courtesy of the Hal Leonard Corporation
http://www.halleonard.com/piano

Saturday, July 31, 2010

When to Start Piano Lessons for Your Children (Part 1)


Mario Ajero discusses the benefits of starting children's study at the piano at an early age and the musical journey that his son, Nio, has taken when they started piano lessons around age 3 with songs by rote and the initial concepts and pre-reading pieces from the Hal Leonard Student Piano Library Lesson Book 1.

To learn more about the Hal Leonard Student Piano Library, visit:

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

How to play Empire State of Mind (Part II) by Alicia Keys

Piano lesson on how to play the first page and the main three chords for "Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down" by Alicia Keys.

Monday, March 1, 2010

How to play Stuff We Did from UP on piano

How to play "Stuff We Did" from Disney/Pixar's motion picture, "UP", on piano. Composed by Michael Giacchino.

Monday, February 22, 2010

Happy 200th Birthday Chopin

Happy 200th Birthday for Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849). Variation on Chopin's Ballade in F Minor, Op.52 by Mario Ajero, pianist.