Wenjen Piano Studios
Music News

Jan. 2016
Volume 18
No. 4
Latest News
Competitions and Auditions
Royal Conservatory MDP
Certificate of Merit
Student Notes
Teacher's Notes
In memory Joanna Hodges
Competitions & Auditions

Certificate  of Merit

2016 February 6th (Saturday) 
CM Keyboard Final Schedule Emailed. 

2/6/16, CAPMT Southern Festival, LA  Harbor College    Route Map    Music Dept . is near "L" Street by lot 9A 

February 28th (Sunday) 
CM Theory Test Day - Keyboard Only El Camino College 8:30am-6:00pm 

March 13th (Sunday)

March 19th (Saturday) DAY 1
CM Keyboard Evaluations El Camino College 

March 20th (Sunday) DAY 2
CM Keyboard Evaluations El Camino College 

March 26th (Saturday) DAY 3 CM Keyboard Evaluations Private Studios 

April 2nd (Saturday) Southern California Jr. Bach Festival

April 3rd (Sunday) Keyboard Branch Honors Recital El Camino College 

April 17th (Sunday) 
Senior Medallion Recital (Probably at St. Mark's in Lomita) Stay tuned for application deadline. 

May 1, 2016 (Sunday), Steinway Piano Gallery - Beverly Hills
Postmark Application & Payment Deadline: April 1, 2016 (Friday)


May 14th (Sat) MTACLB Sonatina/Sonata Competition in Seal Beach

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2/6/16, CAPMT Southern Festival, Harbor College  Route Map  Music Dept. is near "L" Street by lot 9A 
2/20/16,  Performance  Workshop, WPS Torrance
2/28/16, Certificate of Merit Theory Test 8:30 AM-5:30 PM, El Camino College
3/19/16, Certificate of Merit  Day  1, El Camino College
3/20/16, Certificate of Merit Day 2, Private Studios
3/26/16,  Certificate of Merit  Day  3, El  Camino  College
4/2/16, Southern California Jr. Bach Festival, St. Mark's Presbyterian Church
4/17/16 CM Senior Medallion Recital and Presentation, St. Mark's Presbyterian Church

Workshops
2/20/16 in Torrance
3/12/16 in Seal Beach
4/23/16 in Torrance
5/21/16 in Seal Beach (Awards Workshop**)
6/4/16 in Torrance-June Recitals

**Students cannot miss more than 2 performance workshops to qualify for awards at the May Awards Workshop

UPCOMING HOLIDAYS: Monday, 2/15/16
 I will have the holidays for most of the upcoming year scheduled by next week.  
R CM MDP


Royal Conservatory Music Development Program
May Session Dates

Theory Examinations:  May 13 & 14, 2016
Practical Examinations:  May 15-June 5, 2016

Register Now
Deadline February 16, 2016
 
Congratulations to the following students:
Jonathan Chang passed Level 2 with High Honors Summer 2015
Kaya Booth passed Level 1 with High Honors Winter 2015
Jonathan Chang passed Level 3 with Honors Winter 2015
Austin Lee passed Level 4 with High Honors Winter 2015
Jynel Zeitz passed Level 6 with Honors Winter 2015

Click here for the more RCM MDP info on www.wenjenpiano.com



Certificate of Merit 2016

Certificate
 of Merit
10/1/15-10/31/15 2016 CM Online Registration begins and ends.  Payment and signed liability forms are due to Ms. Noreen by Sep 23rd.
2016 February 6th (Saturday) 
CM Keyboard Final Schedule Emailed. 

February 28th (Sunday) 
CM Theory Test Day - Keyboard Only El Camino College 8:30am-6:00pm 

March 19th (Saturday) DAY 1
CM Keyboard Evaluations El Camino College 

March 20th (Sunday) DAY 2
CM Keyboard Evaluations El Camino College 

March 26th (Saturday) DAY 3 CM Keyboard Evaluations Private Studios 

Keyboard Branch Honors Recital El Camino College 

April 17th (Sunday) 
Senior Medallion Recital (St. Mark's in Lomita) Stay tuned for application deadline. 



Student Notes
Eleven-year-old student Idah Corfitzen has completed translating two books from Greek to English.  She has published The Anonymous Life of Aesop and A True Story.  Congratulations!
 




Danielle Jacobson performed Innocence Op. 100 by Burgmuller for her middle school Student Showcase!

Austin Lee made the Honor Orchestra for cello for his elementary school!

Lana Gilligan made the Jr. Band for flute in her elementary school!


Teacher's Notes
Noreen Wenjen attended the MTNA Southwest Division Competition in AZ on behalf of CAPMT.
 

In Memory of Joanna Hodges
I studied piano with Joanna Hodges for ten years at her piano studio in Long Beach, California.  Ms. Hodges was inspiring as a teacher, and was my mentor on my unexpected journey in becoming a piano teacher, almost 23 years ago.  I was honored to become her assistant teacher in Vancouver, where I taught for 4 years.
When I visited Joanna in late December, I wrote a Facebook post that she was ill.  I received touching emails and Facebook messages from her California, Washington, and summer seminar students, now living around the world.  I was able to share those messages with her and she was so proud to hear about each person's success in their career, music, and family life.  She was very pleased to hear about the achievement and success of the students from my studio.

We can continue to honor her by passing along the wonderful gifts that she shared with through our performances and teaching. I have collaborated with a friend and colleague, Leonne Lewis, to create a tribute that will be featured in the Music Teacher's Association of California's journal in April 2016.

Thank you Joanna, for your love and support, in believing in each and every one of us and helping us to succeed.  You brought music into our lives, along with culture, discipline, determination, competition, and camaraderie. Your dedication to music and the art of teaching will continue to inspire others across the world.  Your musical light will always shine brightly.  In conclusion, I'd like to leave you with a bit of wisdom that Joanna gave to me before I returned to California to start up my own studios:  She told me,  "You must create your own world of music around you, wherever you are."  

 

Thanks to all of the students, parents, and families for making 2015 such a g reat year!  Looking forward to another great year in 2016!
 
Noreen Wenjen
Wenjen Piano Studios