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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7-year old pianist, Antonio "Nio" Ajero performs the 1st movement (Allegro assai e lusingando) from the Sonatina in C Major, Op. 13, No. 1 by Dmitri Kabalevsky. Recorded May 5, 2012 in Cole Concert Hall at the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music in Nacogdoches, Texas.
7-year old pianist, Antonio "Nio" Ajero plays the first movement of the Divertimento in C Major, Hob. XIV:4 by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) as part of the Yamaha Disklavier Piano Concerto Festival at Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth, Texas. The orchestration and optimization for Home Concert Xtreme and the Garritan Personal Orchestra was created by Dr. Stella Branzburg Sick: www.stellarpiano.com
Dr. Mario Ajero and his son and piano student, Antonio "Nio" Ajero, demonstrate how to practice piano concertos using a Yamaha Disklavier Piano in conjunction with software programs such as Home Concert Xtreme and the Garritan Personal Orchestra. Nio performs the 1st movement from one of Joseph Haydn's Divertimentos in C Major, Hob. XIV:4 to illustrate.
In this video, I demonstrate some initial piano activities that professional piano teachers or even parents can introduce to their pre-school aged children with the help of my 3-year old daughter, Olivia Ajero.
This lesson goes over the main chord progression for the beginning of the song "Someone Like You" by Adele and how to play it as a piano accompaniment.
Antonio (Nio) Ajero plays "Auld Lang Syne" arranged for piano by Phillip Keveren. From "More Christmas Piano Solos" Level 5 courtesy of the Hal Leonard Student Piano Library: http://www.halleonard.com/piano Happy New Year from the Ajero Family!
"Somewhere in My Memory" Music by John Williams, Arranged by Mona Rejino, and performed by Antonio Ajero, pianist. From "More Christmas Piano Solos" Level 5 courtesy of the Hal Leonard Student Piano Library: http://www.halleonard.com/piano Merry Christmas from Mario and Nio Ajero! Home Concert Xtreme is available on Mac, Windows, and iPad from Zenph Sound Innovations: http://www.zenph.com
Carol of the Bells arranged by Carol Klose performed by Antonio Ajero, pianist. From "More Christmas Piano Solos" Level 5 courtesy of the Hal Leonard Student Piano Library: http://www.halleonard.com/piano Merry Christmas from Mario and Nio Ajero! Home Concert Xtreme is available on Mac, Windows, and iPad from Zenph Sound Innovations: http://www.zenph.com
Piano Sonata in A Major, D. 664 by Franz Schubert (I. Allegro Moderato) performed by Mario Ajero. Recorded September 6, 2011 in Cole Concert Hall at the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music in Nacogdoches, Texas.
"Don't Get Around Much Anymore", Music by Duke Ellington, performed by Nio Ajero, pianist. From "Duke Ellington - 2nd edition" published by the Hal Leonard Corporation.
The Stars and Stripes Forever by John Philip Sousa (1854-1932), arranged by Mark Wilberg. Played on four pianos by sixteen hands. Recorded from the 2011 Keyboard Scholarship Fundraiser concert at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. For more information on piano studies at SFA, visit: http://music.sfasu.edu
In this piano pedagogy tip of the day, Mario Ajero shares some tips to piano teachers who have students that have difficulty playing in rhythm or at a steady tempo. One suggestion is for piano teachers to play along more with students so they hear and feel immediately when their rhythm is out-of-sync with the teacher.
The Overture to The Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) performed on four pianos by sixteen hands. Recorded from the 2011 Keyboard Scholarship Fundraiser Concert at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. Conducted by Gene Moon. For more information about piano studies at SFA, go to: http://music.sfasu.edu
Nio Ajero performs "Canon in D" by Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706), arranged by Fred Kern. ; This arrangement comes from the Hal Leonard Student Piano Library Piano Lessons Book 5:http://www.halleonard.com/piano MIDI accompaniment is played through a beta version of Home Concert on the iPad controlling the tone generator on a Yamaha Disklavier Mark IV Pro Grand Piano:http://www.timewarptech.com Formats available: MPEG-4 Video (.m4v), Quicktime (.mov)
Nio Ajero demonstrates the fingering for playing Group 1 (cgdae) Harmonic Minor scales, two octaves up and down, hands together in parallel motion.Formats available: Quicktime (.mov), MPEG-4 Video (.m4v), MPEG-4 Video (.m4v)
