Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Canon in D Major by Johann Pachelbel

Nio Ajero performs "Canon in D" by Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706), arranged by Fred Kern. ;
This arrangement comes from the Hal Leonard Student Piano Library Piano Lessons Book 5:http://www.halleonard.com/piano
MIDI accompaniment is played through a beta version of Home Concert on the iPad controlling the tone generator on a Yamaha Disklavier Mark IV Pro Grand Piano:http://www.timewarptech.com

Thursday, February 17, 2011

The Bass Man Walketh by Bill Boyd



Nio Ajero performs two renditions of "The Bass Man Walketh" by Bill Boyd from the Hal Leonard Student Piano Library Piano Solos Book 5.



Version 1: Unaccompanied acoustic piano

Version 2: With MIDI accompaniment on Yamaha Clavinova CVP-407 with the help of Home Concert on the iPad



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



Home Concert on the iPad coming soon from TimeWarp Technologies: http://www.timewarptech.com

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Group 1 Harmonic Minor Scales



Nio Ajero demonstrates the fingering for playing Group 1 (cgdae) Harmonic Minor scales, two octaves up and down, hands together in parallel motion.

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Common Problems of Elementary Piano Students


Piano pedagogy students at Stephen F. Austin State University created this video project aimed at teachers of elementary piano students. Their purpose was to discuss common problems teachers may face with young students and illustrate possible solutions for them. To learn more about the School of Music at Stephen F. Austin State University, go to: http://music.sfasu.edu