Fifteen years in, I have a “first” this week:  studio classes.  Rather than get all/most of my piano students together at once for a traditional recital, I broke it up into four groups, rearranged the furniture in my studio, and invited everyone and their family and friends for a slightly cozier and less formal hour of music-making.

I have a talent for taking pictures of things instead of people.  This is what it looked like right before the first one.  I moved the “nice” lamp so it was right over the piano and turned off the fluorescent light.  I think I might leave it this way!

First class was a success.  Three out of the four students involved both arranging and transposing in their pieces.  This is a keeper!