The Piano Podcast HD with Mario Ajero
Summary: Dr. Mario Ajero hosts The Piano Podcast in HD, an internet TV show and podcast devoted to pianists and piano pedagogy. Episodes include lessons in both classical and popular music, performances, and interviews with other people within the piano industry. Mario Ajero is Associate Professor of Piano Pedagogy and Coordinator of Class Piano at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. He earned his Ph.D. in Music Education with a concentration in Piano Pedagogy at the University of Oklahoma and is a Nationally Certified Teacher of Music (NCTM) through MTNA (Music Teachers National Association). His other degrees are from Temple University in Philadelphia.
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Podcasts:
"Clair de lune" by Claude Debussy arranged for piano six-hands by Greg Anderson. Pianists - Mario Ajero, Antonio "Nio" Ajero, & Olivia Ajero Recorded live at Cole Concert Hall at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas.
Learn about Scott Joplin's piano piece, "Great Crush Collision March" which was named after and inspired by a publicity stunt on September 15, 1896 near Waco, Texas. This online lecture/performance is part of the centennial honoring 100 years since Scott Joplin's death in 1917.
Star Wars: The Force Theme by John Williams performed by Mario Ajero, pianist.
Romance for Six Hands at One Piano by Sergei Rachmaninoff performed by Mario Ajero, Antonio Ajero, and Olivia Ajero in Cole Concert Hall at the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music in Nacogdoches, Texas.
Improvised piano variations on a theme by Paganini (Caprice No. 24) by 10-year-old pianist Antonio "Nio" Ajero. Please vote for his video at http://www.socialmusicworks.com or http://ow.ly/Mozj3 before May 21, 2015.
Best Day of My Life by American Authors cover played Nio using the Piano Maestro iPad app from JoyTunes. Guest appearance by little sister Olivia.
6-year-old pianist Olivia Ajero plays an arrangement of "Auld Lang Syne" by Phillip Keveren from "More Christmas Piano Solos Level 5" published by Hal Leonard. She plays with MIDI accompaniment powered by Home Concert Xtreme by Timewarp Technologies. Happy New Year from the Ajero Family!
6-year-old Olivia Ajero plays this jazzy piano arrangement of "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town" by Phillip Keveren from "More Christmas Piano Solos for All Piano Methods Level 4" from the Hal Leonard Student Piano Library. She is playing with the digital audio accompaniment that comes from the enhanced CD that comes with the book: http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/more-christmas-piano-solos-level-4-sheet-music/19496242?aff_id=198335 The iPad app that she is using is AnyTune Pro+: http://www.anytune.us
Somewhere In My Memory from the motion picture Home Alone performed on piano by 6-year-old Olivia Ajero. Composed by John Williams, this arrangement by Mona Rejino comes from "More Christmas Piano Solos Level 5" published by Hal Leonard. The enhanced CD comes with digital audio and MIDI accompaniments. Learn more at: http://www.halleonard.com/piano Olivia is playing with the MIDI accompaniment program Home Concert Xtreme. You can learn more about it at: http://www.timewarptech.com
Impromptu in A-flat Major, Op. 29 by Frédéric Chopin performed by 10-year-old pianist, Antonio "Nio" Ajero. Recorded live at Cole Concert Hall at Stephen F. Austin State University on October 24, 2014. View the entire recital at: http://youtu.be/Oj3AoTNOE64
Nocturne in C-sharp Minor, Op. posth. by Frédéric Chopin performed by 10-year-old pianist, Antonio "Nio" Ajero. Recorded live at Cole Concert Hall at Stephen F. Austin State University on October 24, 2014. View the entire recital at:http://youtu.be/Oj3AoTNOE64
Arabesque No. 1 by Claude Debussy performed by 10-year-old pianist, Antonio "Nio" Ajero. Recorded live at Cole Concert Hall at Stephen F. Austin State University on October 24, 2014. View the entire recital at:http://youtu.be/Oj3AoTNOE64
Piano Concerto in A Major, K. 414 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed by 10-year-old pianist, Antonio "Nio" Ajero. I. Allegro II. AndanteIII. Allegro Recorded live at Cole Concert Hall at Stephen F. Austin State University on October 24, 2014. View the entire recital at:http://youtu.be/Oj3AoTNOE64
10-year-old pianist, Antonio "Nio" Ajero performs Romance sans paroles (Song without Words), Op. 17, No. 3 by Gabriel Fauré. Recorded live from his piano recital on Oct. 24, 2014 in Cole Concert Hall at Stephen F. Austin State University.
Prelude and Fugue in C Minor BWV 847 from The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1 by J.S. Bach performed by 10-year-old pianist, Antonio "Nio" Ajero. Recorded live at Cole Concert Hall at Stephen F. Austin State University on October 24, 2014. View the entire recital at:http://youtu.be/Oj3AoTNOE64
