Thursday, June 28, 2012

New Grade 9 piano exam record!

Sherry Li achieved 91% on her Grade 9 piano exam this month - June 2012! This is a new record for Grade 9! Congraduations!!!!

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Excellent Theory Exam Results!

In May 2012 session , Intermediate Harmony exam, both my students achieved excellent results-

Grace Ning - 80%

Melissa Li - 90%

Congraduations!!!

Friday, June 8, 2012

photo - 24th Annual Student Recital - 2012

24th Annual Student Piano Recital Program

24th ANNUAL STUDENT PIANO RECITAL


FROM THE STUDIO OF ELEANOR HU











Toronto Royal Arts Centre

100 Silver Star Blvd, Unit 206, Scarborough

June 3rd,2012 7pm

















1-Kelly Wang -Raccoon’s Lullaby – duet

-Mary had a little lamb – duet



2-Nicole Gong -Oh, I love snack time – duet

-Wish I were a fish – duet



3-Thomas Chen -Gallop pony – duet

-King of the land – duet



4-Jeffrey Li -Olympia games

-Tarantella



5-David Wang -Clock shop – duet

-The wild colt – duet



6-Ryan Yan -Home on a range

-Race car rag – duet



7-Vanessa Chen -Sleeping beauty waltz – duet

-500 year old melody – duet



8-Leo Cui -Chariot race

-Morning by E.Grieg



9-Tina Lin -The mouse in the coal bin



10-Hongyi Chen -Little Lopsided waltz by P. Gallant

-How much is that doggie in the window -duet



11-Sophia Gong -Penguins by L.Niamath



12-Ryan Gong -Menuet en rondeau

-The silent moon



13-George Zhang -Menuetto in C+ by Mozart

-The wind

14-Sandy Wu -Brazilian holiday



15-Coco Lin -The song of twilight by Y.Nakada



16-Jeslyn Chow -Blues No.1 by C.Norton

-La toupee



17-Isaac Wong -Dance of dragonflies



18-Monica Mao -Sonatina in A-, 2nd & 3rd mov. by Gurlitt



19-Raghav Srinvasan -March of buffoons



20-Helen Huang -Verso in E-

-Romance



21-Clement Chow -Arietta



22-Grace Yuan -Come back to Sorrento

-Morning has broken – duet



23-Weijia Wu -Sonatina in A+ Op.59, No.1 by F. Kuhlau

-Evening at the village by Bartok



24-Meisha Lin -Sonata in E-, 1st mov., by F.Haydn



25-Sherry Li -Jasmine

-Study in A+



26-Grace Ning -Arabesque No.1 by Debussy



27-Dailin Li -Songs without words in E+ by Mendelssohn



28-Jiaying Li -6 Variations of Land of the Silver Birch

-Poet and peasant overture – duet



29-Melissa Li -Liebestraum No.3 by F.Liszt

Eleanor Hu

Tel: 416-733-1631;416-520-3313;

email:solatido38@hotmail.com, website:www.solatido38.blogspot.com

ARCTpiano performer; ARCT piano teacher;

LTCL ( England ) piano performer;

*********************************************************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 are 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 27 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.

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

more students won Kiwanis music festival!

just found out_

Jeslyn Chow won 3rd prize in Grade 3 C class!

Sherry Li won silver in Chopin major work class!

Friday, April 27, 2012

24th annual student piano recital

24th Student Annual Recital




Time: Sunday, June 3rd, 2012 from 7-9pm. Pls. arrive no later than 7pm. Performance begins at 7:15pm SHARP!!!



Duration: estimated -1 1/2 hour



Place: Toronto Royal Arts Centre – 100 Silver Star Blvd, Unit #206, Scarborough; north of Finch, west of Midland



Dress Code: Formal!! – no running shoes, jeans, track pant etc.



Camera and video: welcome! Group photo time at the end.



Food / drink: only water allowed



Fee: $30 each performer; non-refundable due on or before

May 8th



Admission: Free; all families and friends welcome! Pls. register with me the total # of people asap especially if you bring more than 3 audience



Important Note:

#1 – It is a new location with better facility. Pls. allow enough travel time in order to find the place and parking! Coming early without getting rushed will relax your kid / kids who will be performing and relax me too! Thank you!



#2 – young kids 4yr. old and under who can not promise not to make any noise during the performance are NOT allowed!



#3 – all electronic device cell phone etc. are required to be on SILENT during performance.



#4 - Student Annual Recital is a tradition. This is the 24th! My students began performing at annual recital since 1989. It is the biggest and most formal event of the year. It is held in the concert hall setting. All students are highly encouraged to participate in this great stage experience. Thank you for your support!


Thursday, February 2, 2012

Exam results - Jan.2012

Grade 9 , Melissa Li, 86%

Grade 2, Leo Cui, 86%

Congraduations!