Alejandra Diaz-Acosta Alejandra Diaz-Acosta

Student Showcase Saturday

Happy 4th of July! This week we have students playing pieces from composers including: Ludwig Van Beethoven, Thomas Attwood, 

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Alejandra Diaz-Acosta Alejandra Diaz-Acosta

Speed limit: 25 mph

One day, a friend of my family, and a genius Cuban pianist stayed at our house the night before her performance at Carnegie Hall. She sat on the sofa and read her concerto as if she were reading a novel. She started to practice and my dad called me down to listen to her practice her warm-up exercises. "Do you hear how she is practicing? She is one of the most incredible concert pianists. Listen to how slowly she is practicing." I'm 99% sure I

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Alejandra Diaz-Acosta Alejandra Diaz-Acosta

Student Showcase Saturday

Here are this week’s performances. They did a great job playing pieces by Beethoven, Schubert, Bach and more! Enjoy!

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Alejandra Diaz-Acosta Alejandra Diaz-Acosta

Student Showcase Saturday

Hi all! I want to share with you a new series we’ll be doing. In my years at Manhattan School of Music Precollege, there was a showcase called music hour. Basically, students would perform one piece in a performance space to practice playing in front of an audience.

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