when you are having fun!
My goodness, how much has happened since the last post.
2015-2016 was a great year for the studio. In June of 2016 we had a graduation recital from the Basic Program for nine students: Josh E, Kristy L, Kathy L, Audrey G, Marwa H, Jack C, Dylan M, Chloe K, and Fei L. Congratulations, you all worked hard for three years to finish 40 books of music!
Summer brought many changes, and they were all good.
The biggest was that Katy Stephan has brought her talent, skill, and delightful personality to the Monday and Thursday classes. Welcome Katy!
And as part of "cutting back" for Ms. Queener, besides turning over two days of teaching to Katy, she said good-bye to the Kindergartners from Maya Lin School and the music program she taught there for 27 years. It was a bittersweet moment, but she still has her many piano students to keep her smiling and young.
The fall of 2016 started with a bang and the November recital was a complete success. As is traditional, students brought donations for the Alameda Food Bank and each student who brought canned goods received a chance to win one of Ms. Queener's homemade pies. Fifty-five items were collected, and Toby and Maya S. won the pumpkin pie. Bon Appetit!
With the holidays coming, there are lots of musical events around to enjoy as a family. One such is through the Holiday Home Tour which benefits the Alameda Family Service League. Several of our students have been invited to perform at the Elks Club during the tour. Thank you Cassie C., Elizabeth D., Dylan L., Maddy K., Taylan M., Graciella B., Charlize S., and Grace Z.
About Me
- Carolyn Queener
- Alameda, California
- • I teach piano because I love to teach as much as I love music. My studio is welcoming and friendly; classes offer reasonable rates and the opportunity to approach music without fear or intimidation. • I specialize in beginning classes that emphasize music reading and comprehensive musicianship for a lifetime of enjoyment. • My group setting offers students fun and effective lessons to help your student become an independent musician for life as well as play piano. My students tend to continue lessons longer and enjoy music in a variety of settings. • I look forward to meeting you and your child and helping you reach your music goals. Classes start often. queenerspiano@aol.com
Katy Stephan
Pianist, vocalist and songwriter Katy Stephan has been a music director and pianist for The Marsh Youth Theatre, San Francisco Youth Theatre, Lamorinda Theatre Academy, Spindrift School of Performing Arts, James Lick Middle School, Moreau Catholic High School and other arts organizations. In addition to educating young musicians, Katy has been a soloist with the Oakland East Bay Symphony (Bernstein's Candide and Mass, Sondheim's Follies); and her voice has been featured in major motion picture soundtracks, TV movies and theme songs, and in childrens toys for Leapfrog and Fisher Price. She has created original music for theatre productions (Word For Word, Porchlight Theatre, Upon These Boards, Azeotrope) and modern dance (Requisite Dance, Project Agora, Copious Dance Theatre). She plays piano and sings regularly at the Comstock Saloon in San Francisco’s North Beach, which has been named one of the Best Bars In America by Esquire and Best Cocktail Bar in America by GQ and featured on Anthony Bourdain’s The Layover. Her original music is available on iTunes, CDBaby and at bandcamp.com.
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