Wednesday, November 3, 2010

X'mas concert / party - 2010

Time: Dec.12th,2010 Sunday 11am - pls. arrive at 10:45am

Place: Gibson Retirement Residence - 1955 Steeles Ave.East, south west corner of Steeles / Leslie

Program: 45 minutes students performance + lunch party, approx. 1 1/2 hours in total

Dress code: All performers dress in red / green / white - X'mas color

To bring: #1 - food to share; #2 - a  wrapped gift at $5 value to exchange

***This X'mas concert is to perform to the seniors. Pls.be on time. Again, it is another great opportunity for students to perform in public.






Thursday, September 30, 2010

Piano Salon #2 - Oct.31st Halloween ,2010

PIANO SALON #2




Date: Oct.31sth, 2010 – Halloween, Sunday 2pm – 1 to 1.5 hr.



Place: Eleanor Hu’s house – 38 Harrington Cres., Toronto



Program:



-Each student will be playing a piece or 2 he/she is working on in front of all other students and get comments from the teacher and other students in order to improve. This will also improve the ability to fight with stage fear. Students will explore to a lot of new repertoire and have good opportunity to learn from each other.



-Halloween costume is encouraged in order to create a Halloween theme.



-All parents are invited to participate and interact.



-Each family is preparing light refreshment to share.



Cost: free during testing period

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Students' exam report 2010

Student Exam Reports
Ellen June 2010
Grace Yuan Grade 5 exam report - June 2010
Jiaying Grade 8 exam report - Aug.2010
James Wang Grade 2
exam report - Jan.2010
SiJia Li
Scarlett intermediate pedagogy practical Jan.2010

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Piano Salon #1 - Sept.25,2010

-Each student will be playing a piece he/she is working on in front of all other students and get comments from the teacher and other students in order to improve. This will also improve the ability to fight with stage fear. Students will explore to a lot of new repertoire and have good opportunity to learn from each other.


-All parents are invited to stay in the living room upstairs to chat and interact.

student exam reports 2010

Thursday, June 3, 2010

22nd Annual Student Piano Recital program

22nd ANNUAL STUDENT PIANO RECITAL


FROM THE STUDIO OF ELEANOR HU

EUROMUSIC-2651 JOHN ST., MARKHAM, MAY 29th,2010 7pm



1.Xiangfeng Zhang -Scotland Bells

-Hungarian Dance – Duet



2.Leo Cui -Rock -Michael, row the boat ashore



3.Jeslyn Chow -Snake Charmer -Pagoda Tree



4.Xingzhou Chen -Alouette – Duet

-Twinkle, twinkle little star and variations – Duet



5.Hanlin Cheng -Ode to Joy

-The clock Shop – Duet



6.Helen Huang -Green Frog Hop – Duet

-My Daydream – Duet



7.Nathan Lee -Sword Dance – Duet

-Simple Gift – Duet



8.Isaac Wong -March of the Goblins



9.Justin Yuan -Mouse in the Coal Bin

-Morning – from Peer Gynt by Grieg



10.James Wang -Mazurka

-Hot Summer Blues – Duet



11.Xiangyi Zhang -Toronto Tango – with ensemble on CD



12.David Lio -Beauty and Beast – Duet

-Chiquita Banana – Duet



13.Grace Yuan -Sonatina in A-, 2nd and 3rd movment by Gurlitt

-Scamp by Christopher Norton



14.Raghav Srinvasan -Chicken Talk

-Cha-cha



15.Michael Lio -Edelweiss – Duet



16.Feng Chen -Toccatina by Kabalevsky

17.Anna Shinn -Dream Catcher

-Color of Wind from Pocahontas – Duet



18.Clement Chow -Can U Feel the Love Tonight from Lion King– Duet



19.Ellen Huang -Les Carillons

-The Phantom of the Opera – Duet



20.Meisha Lin -The Way We Were

-Rambling Rag – Duet



21.Grace Ning -Sonata in G+, 1st movement, Op.49, #2 by Beethoven

-Chanson Triste – a Sad Song by Kalinnikov



22.Jiaying Li -Sonatina in Eb+, Op.20, #6 by Dussek



23.Sherry Li -Nocturne by Field

-YMCA – Duet



Eleanor Hu Tel: 416-733-1631;416-520-3313;email:solatido38@hotmail.com

ARCT piano performer; ARCT piano teacher; LTCL ( England ) piano performer;

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Ms. Hu was born in a music family. Begin at the age of four she studied piano with her mother Ms. Yuen Kei Sui, then Ms. Zhu Zhu and Ms. Fei Lan Li at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing; Mr. Patrick Li and Mr. Earl Moss at RCM and furthered her studies with Mr. Sergei Pavlov in Toronto. She achieved Helen Valenska Memorial Scholarship in 1987; won Beethoven and Chopin Prizes at CNE Music Festival in 1988; received Honorable Mention Award from Amadeus Choir Carol Writing Competition in 1993.Ms. Hu has dedicated herself to the art of music teaching in Toronto since 1985. She emphasizes the importance of fundamental method teaching and develops students’ musical senses with consistent training of ear-training, sight-reading, technique, wide selection of repertoire and music theory. Ms. Hu believes that each and every individual is musical deeply inside and it takes time and effort to discover and develop one’s musical sense. After all the appreciation and the joy of music is the gifts of life. Music teaches a lot about life. Beside classical music, she encourages students to explore the world of Disney music, jazz, pop music, folk tunes, movie music, dancing music, Broadway musicals and much more. For 25 years, all Ms.Hu’s students have successfully achieved first class honors and honors at all grades of RCM exams including ARCTs. Some of her students have participated and won prizes in piano competitions since year 2000. Ms.Hu’s students have performed at disable people’s home and many senior homes such as Gibson, Tendercare, Leisureworld and Yee Hong. The annual student recital has been a tradition. It has been held inMay/June every year since 1989.