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Curious about ClavFest? West Music Cedar Falls had a lot of talent and a lot of fun. Take a look:


Amy with daughters Kylie and Lillie

Audience listening to clavfest participants

 


It's the 25th Anniversary of the Yamaha Clavinova!The public is invited, so don't miss this! ClavFest Marion begins Saturday, October 17, at 9:30.

Students of Shriley Hanneman, Wendy Davis, Kelly Loveless, Terry Lage, and Kimberly Thornton will have over 100 of their students playing in recitals at 9:30 and 11 am, 1:30 , 3, and 4 PM.

These piano students take their piano pieces and play them using really cool sounds, FX, and accompaniment backgrounds. Ensembles will sound like an entire orchestra.



Conn-Selmer Inc., in cooperation with Steinway & Sons, is pleased to offer all music educators an opportunity to win a Steinway grand piano! To enter visit http://educators.conn-selmer.com/steinway/ and register before November 15th, 2009.

All entrants must have a valid email address. For a bonus chance to win, complete a quick survey. See website for contest rules & regulations.


Teaching with the Stars! Robert Vandall will be presenting at the West Music in Coralville!

Remember that we are hosting a piano teacher workshop with Robert Vandall next week Monday! Robert will be covering his new material, tips for teachers, and reviewing the newest Premier Piano Course books. It will be a great educational opportunity and maybe you’ll come home with one of the door prizes given to us by Alfred Music Publishing.

Date: 8/3/09
Time: 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Registration is at 8:45 a.m.
Where: Coralville West Music Recital Hall


Prize-winning students and instructors from Feilin Lin’s School of Piano perform classical piano repertoire in support of The Englert Theater and The University of Iowa School of Music, which suffered catastrophic flood damage in June 2008 and will receive the net proceeds from this concert. 


Piano teachers, Robert Vandall will be hosting his clinic at our Coralville store on 8/3 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.  I'm really excited! 


Hi all Federation Teachers out there! 


This last weekend, I had the pleasure of going to the Iowa Music Teacher's Association (IMTA) conference.