Esther Chung Marks Piano Studio, Honolulu, HI Videos
Videos by Esther Chung Marks Piano Studio in Honolulu. Past and present piano students of ESTHER CHUNG MARKS PIANO STUDIO Located in Long Island, New York
Charles is learning some Haydn, and keep playing on the 8th rests. After 2 attempts at counting aloud, I just asked him to snap his fingers on the rests – Presto! Fixed.
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Charles is learning some Haydn, and keep playing on the 8th rests. After 2 attempts at counting aloud, I just asked him to snap his fingers on the rests – Presto! Fixed.
Run-through by 11 year-old Aurora and me of the madcap “Polka for 4 hands and Whistle” by Anatoly Zatin in preparation for our studio recital tomorrow. I’m going to use my metal kazoo instead of this plastic one, which sounds too similar to a dying duck! 😂 🦆😙
Enjoy an imaginary stroll on the Champs-Élysées as Elaine and Bella play A French Waltz for 4 hands by Eugenie Rocherolle 💕
Enjoy an imaginary stroll on the Champs-Élysées as Elaine and Bella play A French Waltz for 4 hands by Eugenie Rocherolle 💕
Charles and Ted played Randall Compton’s raucous C.S. Theme and Variations Op. 6 for one piano, 4 hands, and as it says on the title page, “Give or take a hand”, dedicated to Victor Borge.
Charles and Ted performed Randall Compton‘s raucous C. S. (as in Chopsticks) Variations, Op. 6 for 4 hands, as it says on the title page, “Give or take a hand”, dedicated to Victor Borge.
The performance took place at the SMTF chamber recital on April 14, 2024 in South Huntington NY.
10 year-old Kaylee and I rehearsing Naoko Ikeda’s hauntingly beautiful Snow Fantasy, Piano 4h in preparation for a chamber recital on Sunday. On the same recital, she’ll be performing the Telemann Viola Concerto in G, Mvt. 2, and I’ll be playing the orchestral reduction for her on piano. Kaylee was recently selected as the principal violist for the elementary division of the Long Island String Festival! Multi-talented girl!
Elena, who just turned 9, rehearsing Berceuse from Dolly Suite, Op. 56 No. 1, Piano 4h by G. Faure with me for a chamber recital on Sunday. She’s fallen in love with the suite, and is excited to tackle the last in the set, Spanish Dance, next!
Charles, Jeremy and Elvin are at it again, hamming it up for a run-through of Kevin Olson’s fun trio for 6 hands on 1 piano, “Out…standing”, so named because the secondo part is played while standing!
Charles, age 11, performed Bacchanal S. 480 by F. Chopin-Liszt at the AMTL (Associated Music Teachers League) Mid-Season Musicale in Manhattan at St. Stephen’s Church on March 10.
At Group Classes yesterday, I invited students to create some “distractions” for the student that was playing to teach them how to focus - I had an incident at an outdoor concert where a fly buzzed around my head. I told students “No playing the piano or touching the person performing”, and they really got creative!
At Group Classes yesterday, we talked about how we need to learn to tune out things that can distract us while performing. I shared about a police siren blaring during one of my solo recitals in the city. Then I invited students to create some “distractions” for the student that was playing. Hopefully their audiences won’t be as rambunctious as these kids! 🤭
Natalie, age 10, playing the fun “Math Whiz” by Bradley Sowash with optional bass line + added SuperMetronome rhythm backing, tambourine and glissando. 🎹 You’ll see why it’s cleverly called Math Whiz if you count the number of notes that occur in succession from the beginning. The last 8 measures subtract 1 note at a time as well. This is a great piece not just for counting rhythms accurately, but learning about additive and subtractive rhythms, FEELING rhythms and syncopations musically, and enjoying a groove!
Twins Anna and Bella (playing) are so much fun to teach - plus, we have the joy of a built-in group lesson every week! They sing the words to this lovely duet by Timothy Brown so beautifully. It’s called Wind Through the Trees. 🎶