The Piano Podcast with Mario Ajero
Summary: I teach music and play piano. Occasionally someone pays me for it. I'm getting a Ph.D. in Music Education with a concentration in Piano Pedagogy at the University of Oklahoma. I'm also a member of MTNA (Music Teachers National Association). MP3 Audio Podcasts and M4A Enhanced Audio Podcasts are made through GarageBand 3 on my Powerbook G4. Video Podcasts are in Quicktime h.264 and created with a Sony MiniDV Handycam and iMovie. I'm originally from Cherry Hill, NJ. My other degrees are from Temple University in Philadelphia. I was Coordinator of Class Piano for Temple's Music Prep program in addition to teaching at the Haddonfield School of Performing Arts.
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Podcasts:
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
We got the opportunity to test drive one of the brand new orchestra accompaniments from TimeWarp Technologies on Home Concert Xtreme. This is the first movement of the Mozart Piano Concerto in A Major, K. 414 played by my son Antonio "Nio" Ajero. The MIDI file is optimized to be used with the Garritan Personal Orchestra as the tone generator. You can learn more about this technology at: http://www.timewarptech.com
