Curry Winborn is the 2010 winner of the Olympic Peninsula Chapter State Recitalist Competition. He will be performing Grieg’s Opus 7 Sonata in Olympia on June 22nd. Congratulations, Curry!!

This “CATcerto” features Nora. The conductor wrote the amazing orchestral accompaniment to follow Nora’s “lovely” piano playing.

This amazing stunt was performed by more than 200 dancers in just 2 rehearsals!

A new addition to the studio lending library is the “Composer Listen & Learn” project. I have been compiling notebooks of the various music composers that students must be familiar with and have them available for checking out. In each notebook is reading material on the composer as well as things to do; puzzles, coloring etc. There is also a CD with music from that composer to listen to while doing the other activities. If a notebook is checked out, I ask parents to please monitor and maybe even participate in this activity… you may find it quite interesting!

With fall lessons starting Sept. 3rd, I have incorporated a new piano practice incentive. It’s the “Music Studio Store” and here’s how it works;  students will be paid $1.00 per hour (from me) for practicing… play money. In the studio “store” there will be items of all sorts to “buy” at all different prices. Students may roam through the store BEFORE or AFTER lessons to see what’s available for purchase. They will be paid at each lesson and will be in charge of managing their own money and saving it for the item they desire to purchase.

Parents; I WELCOME your input and your contributions. If there are things you DON’T want your child to buy, please feel free to roam the store WITH them and let them know. If each parent would donate just one item to the store, I would be ever so grateful. (Think Dollar Store!) -Kayla

Welcome to the new website for Kayla’s Keyboard Studio. There is a lot of information here about the studio, and in the coming weeks I will be adding in performance dates and opportunities, local musical events, practice ideas and much, much more.

Please feel free to comment, ask questions or email me.

Thanks,

Kayla