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What's New? (the latest scoop from Kathy Wolf)
HALLOWEEN PIANO PARTY
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Kathy the Piano Witch invites families of Kathy Wolf Piano Studio to an evening of Halloween fun! Piano students will perform predominantly spooky Halloween music, with a sprinkling of music from other genres thrown in: pop, video game, classical, and movie themes. Join the spirit by wearing a fun Halloween costume! Prizes for performers. After the performances, down some witch's brew and grab a treat bag!
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Students of Kathy Wolf Piano Studio and their Families
Halloween Piano Party Friday, October 29, at 6:30 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 13220 NE 132nd Street, Kirkland, WA Enter through the door on the north side of the church To give piano students an opportunity to perform while having some Halloween fun Masks required--bring your own Halloween costume (optional), but nothing gory, please! Students, bring your mask, your music, and your masked family! |
Many thanks to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints for sharing their space with us for this event!
Memories from the Past
2019 Holiday Sing-Along
& Potluck Supper
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Piano students of Kathy Wolf Piano Studio, along with their families and friends, participated in a festive Holiday Sing-Along and Potluck Supper at St. Jude Catholic Church in Redmond on December 21st. Students performed Christmas carols and other music, while the whole audience sang along! Afterwards we enjoyed a delicious potluck supper together.
STUDIO PIANO RECITALS
Our two studio piano recitals in May and June 2019 showed off our students' progress and performance skills as they performed their recital pieces on a fine Petrof grand piano on the stage of Mercer Music Hall at Northwest Pianos in Bellevue. Families and friends enjoyed the concerts and celebrated our students' achievements over the past year, many of whom won awards!
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Students of Kathy Wolf Piano Studio enjoyed a festive St. Patty's Piano Party performing Irish and other music, playing musical games, and winning prizes!
Kathy Wolf & Frances Goei Performance for
Washington State Music Teachers Association
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On September 11, 2018, pianists Kathy Wolf and Frances Goei performed Dance of the Dragon, a duo-piano piece by Peter F. Wolf, for the Edmonds Chapter of WSMTA. In remembrance of 9/11 they also performed a duet arrangement by Martha Mier of The Battle Hymn of the Republic. The performance was held at Edmonds Unitarian Universalist Church in Edmonds, Washington.
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Studio Recitals June 8 and 17, 2018
Our June recitals offered students of Kathy Wolf Piano Studio an opportunity to perform in a more formal setting in the Mercer Music Hall at Northwest Pianos and to share their beautiful music with their relatives, friends, and fellow students. Performers practiced hard and knew their pieces well. They were encouraged to put their hearts and souls into their playing and to enjoy being centered in their music and creating an ambience with the audience. While most students performed in just one of the two recitals, more advanced students were given the chance to perform in both. The grande finale for both recitals was the premier performance of Dance of the Dragon by Peter F. Wolf. A reception followed each recital.
EMTA Musicianship Festival
Saturday, May 19, 2018
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Springtime meant it was time for our EMTA Musicianship Festival! This is a favorite of our piano students, and our theme this year was The Fabulous Fifties!
This festival provides students an opportunity to participate in the Washington State Music Teachers Association Music Literacy Program. It is fun, educational, and students bring home handfuls of ribbons they have proudly won by their accomplishments in any of multiple events: performances, special projects, rhythms, technique, sight-reading, ear training, music theory, and composition. Students participate at their own level, from primer level to advanced. This festival provides a great opportunity to set, work towards, and meet goals for musical learning and performance. Participants are later awarded certificates from WSMTA for their achievements.
As Captain of the Performance Judges, I was very busy for several weeks preparing for this event. Our student participants did an excellent job on their performances and their musicianship skills. They had fun and collected lots of colorful ribbons!
The Musicianship Festival doubles as a fundraiser for student scholarships. Proceeds from registration fees go to the Joan Brown Scholarship Fund. In May students of Kathy Wolf Piano Studio who are high school sophomores, juniors, or seniors were eligible to compete along with others for scholarships from EMTA.
All students of Kathy Wolf Piano Studio can look forward to participating in this fun and educational ribbon festival again next spring!
This festival provides students an opportunity to participate in the Washington State Music Teachers Association Music Literacy Program. It is fun, educational, and students bring home handfuls of ribbons they have proudly won by their accomplishments in any of multiple events: performances, special projects, rhythms, technique, sight-reading, ear training, music theory, and composition. Students participate at their own level, from primer level to advanced. This festival provides a great opportunity to set, work towards, and meet goals for musical learning and performance. Participants are later awarded certificates from WSMTA for their achievements.
As Captain of the Performance Judges, I was very busy for several weeks preparing for this event. Our student participants did an excellent job on their performances and their musicianship skills. They had fun and collected lots of colorful ribbons!
The Musicianship Festival doubles as a fundraiser for student scholarships. Proceeds from registration fees go to the Joan Brown Scholarship Fund. In May students of Kathy Wolf Piano Studio who are high school sophomores, juniors, or seniors were eligible to compete along with others for scholarships from EMTA.
All students of Kathy Wolf Piano Studio can look forward to participating in this fun and educational ribbon festival again next spring!
Performance by Kathy Wolf
for Music Teachers Association
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Kathy Wolf performed for the Edmonds Chapter of the Washington State Music Teachers Association on Tuesday, February 13, 2018, at the Edmonds Unitarian Universalist Church. She provided a "Curtain Raiser" performance of Melody Bober's From the Emerald Isle: An Irish Suite. Kathy presented the four pieces within the suite as delightful options for intermediate piano students in celebrating St. Patrick's Day in March. They include: Wexford Reunion, Ballade for Belfast, Summer on the Shannon, and Killarney's Jig.
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Andrew & Aviel!
Our heartiest congratulations to 11-year-old twins Andrew and Aviel Wood, who have been accepted for study with Professor Dainius Vaičekonis, concert pianist and Director of Keyboard Studies at Seattle Pacific University.
Andrew and Aviel flourished under their tutelage at Kathy Wolf Piano Studio. They started out as beginners, and in less than two years they acquired the exceptional musical foundation that led to their being accepted for advanced studies with Professor Vaičekonis. How were they able to accomplish this progress in such a short time? Through their talent, their passion for music, their supportive family, the quality instruction they received, and their consistent dedication to many hours of practice!
We wish Andrew and Aviel the very best of success as they continue their advancement as pianists. It is our hope and dream that they will become an outstanding duo-piano team. We expect to hear great things of them, and we would like to enjoy their beautiful performances as they grow and mature into fine musicians. They each performed two Bach Two-Part Inventions at Crossroads in Bellevue on March 24th as part of "Bach in the Subways." May they be an inspiration to all our piano students!
Andrew and Aviel flourished under their tutelage at Kathy Wolf Piano Studio. They started out as beginners, and in less than two years they acquired the exceptional musical foundation that led to their being accepted for advanced studies with Professor Vaičekonis. How were they able to accomplish this progress in such a short time? Through their talent, their passion for music, their supportive family, the quality instruction they received, and their consistent dedication to many hours of practice!
We wish Andrew and Aviel the very best of success as they continue their advancement as pianists. It is our hope and dream that they will become an outstanding duo-piano team. We expect to hear great things of them, and we would like to enjoy their beautiful performances as they grow and mature into fine musicians. They each performed two Bach Two-Part Inventions at Crossroads in Bellevue on March 24th as part of "Bach in the Subways." May they be an inspiration to all our piano students!
Kathy Wolf Piano Studio Awards
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