2022-23 Composer Study Schedule
August - Farrokh Bulsara (Freddie Mercury), Queen
September - The Beatles | Books: 1, 2, 3 | Piano Sight-reading: 1 | Read aloud: 1
October - Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (Herbie Hancock)
November - Elton John | John Legend | Jon Batiste
December - Winter Songs and Classicals
♫♪♫ January - Stevland Judkins Morris Hardaway (Stevie Wonder)| Books: 1, 2 | Read Along 1, 2 ♫♪♫
February - Billy Joel
March - Women's History Month
May - Dave Brubeck (1920-2012) | John Williams
August - Farrokh Bulsara (Freddie Mercury), Queen
September - The Beatles | Books: 1, 2, 3 | Piano Sight-reading: 1 | Read aloud: 1
October - Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (Herbie Hancock)
November - Elton John | John Legend | Jon Batiste
December - Winter Songs and Classicals
♫♪♫ January - Stevland Judkins Morris Hardaway (Stevie Wonder)| Books: 1, 2 | Read Along 1, 2 ♫♪♫
February - Billy Joel
March - Women's History Month
- Aretha Franklin
- Eunice K. Waymon (Nina Simone) 1933-2003 | Bio Video | Book: 1, 2
- Carole Joan Klein (Carole King)
- Alicia Keys
May - Dave Brubeck (1920-2012) | John Williams
Saturday, January 23
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(Veganuary Month,1/4 National Bird Day,1/17 Martin Luther King Awareness, 1/21 Squirrel Appreciation Day,
1/25 National Moose Day)
Our Listening Calendar variety: Nature themed solos (Birds,Squirrels, Moose), MLK inspired music. Website | PDF
Composer of the month: Stevland Judkins Morris Hardaway (Stevie Wonder)| Books: 1, 2 | Read Along 1, 2
Piano Assignment Worksheet: JANUARY (*coming soon!)
Composer of the Month:
Stevland Judkins Morris Hardaway (Stevie Wonder)| Books: 1, 2 | Read Along 1, 2
Week 1 (1/2-8) - Practice Bird Awareness Compositions.
Interesting videos about Birds
-Why Do Birds Sing?
-How Birds Fly
-Migratory Birds
Week 2 (1/9-15) - Read books about Stevie Wonder!
Week 3 (1/16-23) - Martin Luther King Awareness. Students will be given MLK themed Music Theory Worksheets and sight reading.
*Note: We are studying about Stevie Wonder this month. Did you Know that he composed he composed a song in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King
that played a major role in MLK day? Read about it here.
More Interesting Info:
-Philharmonic Society Presents: MLK's Classical Background
-The Extraordinary Musical Influences of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
-Story time: I Am Martin Luther King Jr. - Video: Martin Luther King Jr. for kids
-Martin Luther King, Jr. for Kids | Song and Rap
Music Theory:
-MLK Rhythm Practice Assignment. Students my clap the rhythms, use sticks, a box, or other creative items that they can use to play along!
-MLK music theory worksheets at my piano studio.
-Easy How to Draw Martin Luther King, Jr. and MLK Coloring page
-Story Time: "Every Little Thing" (Three Little Birds), by Bob Marley, adapted by Cedella Marley. His song, Three Little Birds, is also scheduled on our listening calendar.
Squirrel Appreciation:
Squirrel Music Game - Hide and Squirrel | Squirrel Pianos Solfege Game
Craft For Kids
1/25 National Moose Day)
Our Listening Calendar variety: Nature themed solos (Birds,Squirrels, Moose), MLK inspired music. Website | PDF
Composer of the month: Stevland Judkins Morris Hardaway (Stevie Wonder)| Books: 1, 2 | Read Along 1, 2
Piano Assignment Worksheet: JANUARY (*coming soon!)
Composer of the Month:
Stevland Judkins Morris Hardaway (Stevie Wonder)| Books: 1, 2 | Read Along 1, 2
Week 1 (1/2-8) - Practice Bird Awareness Compositions.
Interesting videos about Birds
-Why Do Birds Sing?
-How Birds Fly
-Migratory Birds
Week 2 (1/9-15) - Read books about Stevie Wonder!
Week 3 (1/16-23) - Martin Luther King Awareness. Students will be given MLK themed Music Theory Worksheets and sight reading.
*Note: We are studying about Stevie Wonder this month. Did you Know that he composed he composed a song in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King
that played a major role in MLK day? Read about it here.
More Interesting Info:
-Philharmonic Society Presents: MLK's Classical Background
-The Extraordinary Musical Influences of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
-Story time: I Am Martin Luther King Jr. - Video: Martin Luther King Jr. for kids
-Martin Luther King, Jr. for Kids | Song and Rap
Music Theory:
-MLK Rhythm Practice Assignment. Students my clap the rhythms, use sticks, a box, or other creative items that they can use to play along!
-MLK music theory worksheets at my piano studio.
-Easy How to Draw Martin Luther King, Jr. and MLK Coloring page
-Story Time: "Every Little Thing" (Three Little Birds), by Bob Marley, adapted by Cedella Marley. His song, Three Little Birds, is also scheduled on our listening calendar.
Squirrel Appreciation:
Squirrel Music Game - Hide and Squirrel | Squirrel Pianos Solfege Game
Craft For Kids
Saturday, February 20
(National Bird Feeding Month! 2/2 World Wetlands Day & National Hedgehog Day, 2/18-21 Great Backyard Bird Count, 2/20 World Whale Day)
-Our Listening Calendar variety: Classical Music Featured in "Listen to the Birds" book.
-Piano Assignment Worksheet: FEBRUARY
Check out "Listen to the Birds" from your local library! Classical music featured in it will be posted daily on our Listening Calendar.
-Informative website with Bird songs interactive!
Great Backyard Bird Count!
Performance & Theory Class, Saturday 4/19, 1:00 PM. Perform your Bird Compositions or a reading solo! Share information about an interesting bird, or the composer of the month. Following the class, let's have fun participating in the Great Backyard Bird Count event. Certificates and a prize will be given to participating students.
Books you may enjoy:
-Counting Birds: The Idea That Helped Save Our Feathered Friends by Heidi E.Y. Stemple. *Read aloud here.
-Bird Count by Susan Edwards Richmond. *Read aloud here.
-Ruby's Birds by Mya Thompson. *Read aloud here.
-Fun Projects:
-How to Draw: A Bird, Cardinal, Toucan, Bald Eagle Head
*Studio Blog Post: Birding and Composing (Students Bird Compositions and participation in the Great Backyard Bird Count.)
-Our Listening Calendar variety: Classical Music Featured in "Listen to the Birds" book.
-Piano Assignment Worksheet: FEBRUARY
Check out "Listen to the Birds" from your local library! Classical music featured in it will be posted daily on our Listening Calendar.
-Informative website with Bird songs interactive!
Great Backyard Bird Count!
Performance & Theory Class, Saturday 4/19, 1:00 PM. Perform your Bird Compositions or a reading solo! Share information about an interesting bird, or the composer of the month. Following the class, let's have fun participating in the Great Backyard Bird Count event. Certificates and a prize will be given to participating students.
Books you may enjoy:
-Counting Birds: The Idea That Helped Save Our Feathered Friends by Heidi E.Y. Stemple. *Read aloud here.
-Bird Count by Susan Edwards Richmond. *Read aloud here.
-Ruby's Birds by Mya Thompson. *Read aloud here.
-Fun Projects:
-How to Draw: A Bird, Cardinal, Toucan, Bald Eagle Head
*Studio Blog Post: Birding and Composing (Students Bird Compositions and participation in the Great Backyard Bird Count.)
Book in our studio library that we will be reading this month! Classical music featured within the book will be posted each day on our Listening Calendar.
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Wonderful books that our citizen scientist piano students participating in the Bird Count may enjoy reading!
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Saturday, March 20
(3/5 Piano Festival, 3/3 World Wildlife Day, 3/20 Frog Day & World Sparrow Day, 3/21 International Day of Forests, 3/21 World Water Day, 3/29 World Piano Day) Piano Theory assignments will reflect those topic.
Our Listening Calendar variety: Women Composers - Frog Inspired Compositions.
Piano Assignment Worksheet: MARCH
Music Theory games and worksheets for Frog Awareness.
-Storytime: Frogs by Gail Gibbons
-Videos students may enjoy: Aqua Frog, Frog Songs of NC
-Learn about musician, Clarence "Frogman" Henry
-Drawing Projects For Frog Day! How to Draw a Frog, Cartoon Frog
-Fun music theory game: Hop To It!
3/21 International Day of Forests
Forest Classical Music and Healing Piano Songs
Forests in Classical Music
3/28 Piano history and worksheets for World Piano Day
-Storytime: The Music of Life: Bartolomeo Cristofori and the Invention of the Piano | The Bear and The Piano
-Piano History, From the Clavichord to the Modern Piano: Part 1 | Part 2
-Crafts you many enjoy for "World Piano Day"
3D Wooden Piano Puzzle Kit
3D Perler Piano (Above, first photo on right.)
*See our "Piano History and Caring For Your Piano" Photo Gallery.
Our Listening Calendar variety: Women Composers - Frog Inspired Compositions.
Piano Assignment Worksheet: MARCH
Music Theory games and worksheets for Frog Awareness.
-Storytime: Frogs by Gail Gibbons
-Videos students may enjoy: Aqua Frog, Frog Songs of NC
-Learn about musician, Clarence "Frogman" Henry
-Drawing Projects For Frog Day! How to Draw a Frog, Cartoon Frog
-Fun music theory game: Hop To It!
3/21 International Day of Forests
Forest Classical Music and Healing Piano Songs
Forests in Classical Music
3/28 Piano history and worksheets for World Piano Day
-Storytime: The Music of Life: Bartolomeo Cristofori and the Invention of the Piano | The Bear and The Piano
-Piano History, From the Clavichord to the Modern Piano: Part 1 | Part 2
-Crafts you many enjoy for "World Piano Day"
3D Wooden Piano Puzzle Kit
3D Perler Piano (Above, first photo on right.)
*See our "Piano History and Caring For Your Piano" Photo Gallery.
Saturday, April 23
(4/2 National Ferret Day, 4/7 International Beaver Day, 4/22 Earth Day Awareness, 4/26 National Arbor Day).
Our Listening Calendar variety: Ferret Day, Earth Day, Arbor Day, and Wiggins/Tchaikovsky Compositions
Piano Assignment Worksheet: APRIL
-Storytime: Earth Day Every Day by Lisa Bullard and Xiao Xin
-April 15th is National American Sign Language Day. We will have note naming flash cards and a note recognition concentration game. Students will identify the note names for each activity using sign language alphabets.
-April 23 Earth Day Performance Class. Field trip to Earth Day Augusta at Phinizy Swamp Nature Park!
Other Fun Outdoor Events!
-April 30 - May 1, Aiken Hot Air Balloon Festival
Our Listening Calendar variety: Ferret Day, Earth Day, Arbor Day, and Wiggins/Tchaikovsky Compositions
Piano Assignment Worksheet: APRIL
-Storytime: Earth Day Every Day by Lisa Bullard and Xiao Xin
-April 15th is National American Sign Language Day. We will have note naming flash cards and a note recognition concentration game. Students will identify the note names for each activity using sign language alphabets.
-April 23 Earth Day Performance Class. Field trip to Earth Day Augusta at Phinizy Swamp Nature Park!
Other Fun Outdoor Events!
-April 30 - May 1, Aiken Hot Air Balloon Festival
Sunday, May 15
(5/3 Wild Koala Day, 5/4 MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU!, 5/6-16 Biggest Week in American Birding, 5/7 National Monarch Day, SC. 5/8 World Migratory Bird Day & Global Big Day, 5/23 World Turtle and Tortoise Day, 5/24 Plant a Letterbox Day, 5/26 World Otter Day).
Summer Concert:
Augusta Suzuki Piano Association
Morris Museum
Date: Sunday, May 15th
Time: 1:00 PM
Listening Calendar: Various nature solos and compositions by John Williams
VIDEO: Watch a Breathtaking Monarch Butterfly Swarm.
Assignment: Compose a piano solo about one of the following 1) Monarchs, 2) Koalas, 3) Turtles/Tortoise
Summer Concert:
Augusta Suzuki Piano Association
Morris Museum
Date: Sunday, May 15th
Time: 1:00 PM
Listening Calendar: Various nature solos and compositions by John Williams
VIDEO: Watch a Breathtaking Monarch Butterfly Swarm.
Assignment: Compose a piano solo about one of the following 1) Monarchs, 2) Koalas, 3) Turtles/Tortoise
No Performance Classes June - July
* Private lessons and Piano Concerts will continue during the summer.
Saturday, August 21
(Piano Theory and Composition theme: 8/12 World Elephants Day, 8/21 National Honey Bee Awareness Day, 8/20-21, 2021 The Great Georgia Pollinator Census.)
Performance & Theory Class @ 1:00 PM, online. We will do Honeybee/Pollinator themed games and piano theory worksheets. Students will perform their own pollinator themed compositions. Following the class, we will do The Great Pollinator Census hosted by the University of Georgia.
Assignment: Compose a piano solo about your favorite pollinator!
Examples of piano solos composed by students:
-Karis's Bee Theme by K. Mayes
-Honeybee by C. Cathey
-The Honeybee Festival by J. Mayes
-The Happy Honeybee by W. Oganga
VIDEO: Watch a Breathtaking Monarch Butterfly Swarm. Movie Time goodie baskets given to students to enjoy while watching the “Bee Movie” and “Flight of the Butterflies”.
Drawing Projects you may enjoy: Draw a Bee, Draw a Butterfly
Sheet Music:
Flight of the Bumblebee (Early Intermediate Level)
Performance & Theory Class @ 1:00 PM, online. We will do Honeybee/Pollinator themed games and piano theory worksheets. Students will perform their own pollinator themed compositions. Following the class, we will do The Great Pollinator Census hosted by the University of Georgia.
Assignment: Compose a piano solo about your favorite pollinator!
Examples of piano solos composed by students:
-Karis's Bee Theme by K. Mayes
-Honeybee by C. Cathey
-The Honeybee Festival by J. Mayes
-The Happy Honeybee by W. Oganga
VIDEO: Watch a Breathtaking Monarch Butterfly Swarm. Movie Time goodie baskets given to students to enjoy while watching the “Bee Movie” and “Flight of the Butterflies”.
Drawing Projects you may enjoy: Draw a Bee, Draw a Butterfly
Sheet Music:
Flight of the Bumblebee (Early Intermediate Level)
Saturday, September 18
Piano Theory and Composition themes: 9/4 National Wildlife Day & National Hummingbird Day, 9/5 World Vulture Day, 9/8 National Iguana Awareness, 9/22 Elephant Appreciation Day.
Assignment: Compose a piano solo about one of the awareness themes above. Perform it during Performance and Theory Class.
Performance & Theory Class @ 1:00 PM, online.
Assignment: Compose a piano solo about one of the awareness themes above. Perform it during Performance and Theory Class.
Performance & Theory Class @ 1:00 PM, online.
Saturday, October 23
Performance & Theory Class @ 1:00 PM, online. (Composition theme:10/21 Reptile Awareness Day, Bat Awareness Month)
Assignment: Compose a piano solo about a reptile that fascinates you!
Examples of reptile piano solos composed by students:
-The Lizard and the Snake by M. Roberts
-The Little Lizard by E. Roberts
-Snake Waltz by W. Oganga: Front Cover, Piano Solo
-The Chameleon Shuffle by C. Cathey: Front Cover, Piano Solo
-The Iguana's Tongue by K. Green: Front Cover, Piano Solo
Assignment: Compose a piano solo about a reptile that fascinates you!
Examples of reptile piano solos composed by students:
-The Lizard and the Snake by M. Roberts
-The Little Lizard by E. Roberts
-Snake Waltz by W. Oganga: Front Cover, Piano Solo
-The Chameleon Shuffle by C. Cathey: Front Cover, Piano Solo
-The Iguana's Tongue by K. Green: Front Cover, Piano Solo
Saturday, November 20
Performance & Theory Class @ 1:00 PM, online. (11/15 America Recycles Day) Studio Closed Nov 22-28.
Piano Solos you may enjoy:
-Recycling by Lisa Bastien
-Recycled Rag and Litter-bin Blues by Pam Wedgwood
-Pollution Solution by John Schaum
Composer of the month - Muzzio Clementi.
Our listening calendar: Muzzio Clementi Listening Calendar.
Audio: Muzzio Clementi
Piano Solos you may enjoy:
-Recycling by Lisa Bastien
-Recycled Rag and Litter-bin Blues by Pam Wedgwood
-Pollution Solution by John Schaum
Composer of the month - Muzzio Clementi.
Our listening calendar: Muzzio Clementi Listening Calendar.
Audio: Muzzio Clementi
Saturday, December 18
Winter Concert:
Augusta Suzuki Piano Association
Morris Museum of Art
1 10th St, 2nd Floor
Augusta, GA 30901
Time: TBA
*Studio Closed Dec 19, 2022- Jan 1, 2023
Augusta Suzuki Piano Association
Morris Museum of Art
1 10th St, 2nd Floor
Augusta, GA 30901
Time: TBA
*Studio Closed Dec 19, 2022- Jan 1, 2023
