GALLERY
A showcase of students, recitals, lessons, and awards
plus a few cats, too!
 Showtime! Zoom RecitalSo fun! Performers played Broadway, Movie Soundtracks & Greatest Hits! Nov. 2020 |  Zoom Group Lesson!Group Lessons on Zoom, during the Covid-19 pandemic. |  penguin metronomeClara got a new metronome! |  Piano Workbook doneLydia proudly showing her work! |
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 Princess LeiaIzzie ready to play Imperial March for Halloween 2020! |  Online LessonsOne setup phase of online teaching during the 2020 pandemic |  Lunar New Year receptionHappy Lunar New Year 2020! Celebrated with a recital and Lunar New Year treats! |  2020 Lunar New Year RecitalPerformers at the 2020 Lunar New Year recital |
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 Group LessonsGroup Lesson games! |  Ananya's Senior RecitalMy incredibly dedicated, talented, long-time student Ananya after her Senior Recital, 2019 |  Students at Indian Hill MusicMy talented, dedicated, special group of students, last recital at Indian Hill Music 2019 |  Group lesson performancePerformance practice for friends! |
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 with CoconeCocone, at her last lesson before going back to Japan. |  Halloween Piano PartyHalloween Piano Party 2019 |  Halloween Piano Party 2018Halloween Piano Party costumes, 2018 |  witch costumeat the 2018 Halloween Piano Party |
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 Group Lessons 2018Group Lessons! |  Mason & Hamlin 1935 Model AMy Mason & Hamlin 1935 Model A, the day it arrived home! |  Annika having fun practicingShe's using her special rock collection to play a game of counting correct repetitions of her practice! |  Allison, 1st place winner!at the MMTA 2018 Judged Festival, in her age 7-10 division, performing Sheftel's Nocturne. |
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 Jessica, 2nd place winner!at the 2018 MMTA Judged Festival, in her age 13-16 division, performing Debussy's Arabesque No.1. |  Ananya, 2nd place winner!at the MMTA 2018 Judged Festival, in her 15-18 age Division, performing Debussy's Clair De Lune. |  Group Lesson games!playing note name speed games with puzzle erasures |  Cocone & Annikaat the 2018 Junior 1 NEPTA Recital. |
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 Cocone - monkey practiceUse a Barrel of Monkeys for counting correct repeats during practice! |  December 2017 Recitalat Indian Hill Music |  Piano & Guitar Recital 2017A few students of Will & Heather Riley at the Spring 2017 Recital |  Indian Hill Spring Recital 2017 |
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 Puzzle ErasuresFun note naming games! |  Jessica 2nd Place!at MMTA Judged Festival 2017 |  Sarafina 3rd Place!at MMTA Judged Festival 2017 |  Estella 3rd Place!at MMTA Judged Festival 2017 |
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 Winners Recital 2017for the Indian Hill Piano Competition 2017 |  Indian Hill Competition Winners!Jessica, Sarafina & Ameesha were selected winners and performed at the Competition Winners' Recital 2017. |  Chinese Recital 2017at Indian Hill, to celebrate the Chinese/Lunar New Year, students performed traditional Chinese folk songs and other music by Chinese composers. |  Veronica & SarafinaIn traditional dress for the Chinese New Year Recital 2017 |
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 Halloween Piano & Guitar Party 2016Costumes, candy and a concert! |  Omri the magicianat the Halloween Party 2016 |  Nur the Butterflyat the Halloween Party 2016 |  Aidan the Squid (minus costume)at the Halloween Party 2017 |
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 Spooky music performancesat the Halloween Party 2016 |  Cocone & Puzzle Erasure Notes |  Sarafina - 1st Place2016 MMTA Judged Festival |  Ananya @ Carnegie Hall2015 Winner's Recital for the Protege International Piano Competition, in Weil Hall, Carnegie Hall, NYC |
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 Estella & meafter the 2015 December Recital |  2015 Studio RecitalA few of the students who performed at Johnson Strings Recital Hall, Newton, MA |  Who's helping me practice?Timber loves music! He especially loves to watch all the hammers and dampers move inside. |  Pian-Olympics winners!so many medals ... Megan was the Grand Champion winner (holding the trophy)! |
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 Pian-Olympics awards!Everyone competed in "events" for practicing, memorizing, and lesson scores. |  2015 June Recital @ Indian HillA great bunch of students! |  Amelia - Senior Recital 2015Amelia & me. It was a truly beautiful performance! |  Amelia - Senior Recital 2015Graduating after 10 years in my studio! |
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 Studio Masterclass 2015With our wonderfully talented guest teacher, Houry Schmeizl! What a memorable afternoon. |  Ananya - Honorable Mention2015 MMTA Bay State Competition |  Sananda - Highest Score!She got the highest score for her level in the state of Massachusetts! |  Amelia - 1st Place2015 MMTA Judged Festival |
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 Ameesha - 2nd Place2015 MMTA Judged Festival |  Jessica - Honorable Mention2015 MMTA Judged Festival |  Sarafina - Honorable Mention2015 MMTA Judged Festival |  Carnegie Hall performance!My 15 year old student, Lee, won the American Protege Piano Competition and performed Haydn in Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall in NYC, May 2014. |
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 Practice Challenge Gold!The twins, Tyler & Josh, show off their Gold medals |  Josh monkeying aroundIn the lesson, using the practice toy, Barrel of Monkeys, for repetition practice. He got 10x correct! |  Pippaa.k.a. Studio Manager - She's supervising all the administrative work! |  Postcards from Spain ConcertWith my husband, Will Riley, after our recital at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in 2012. |
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 Postcards from SpainMy performance included pieces by Debussy and Granados |  Highest Score in Massachusetts!Sananda received the HIGHEST score for her Level 3 RCM piano exam in the whole state of Massachusetts, in 2013. Congratulations!! |  Studio Recital 2013 |  3 talented girls!Ananya, Ameesha & Sananda love piano, and I love teaching them! They're showing off the medals they won in the Practice Challenge. |
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 Nothing to be sorry about, there!One of my students came to his lesson with this shirt, and I just had to take a picture. |  Practice Challenge helperMy cat, Babette, loves helping during lessons! Here, she's supervising stickers and the chart during Practice Challenge. |  Halloween Piano Party 2011As you can see, we dress up in costumes. Everyone enjoys performing Halloween themed music, and then we play games and have yummy desserts! |  Rebecca & MiriamTwo wonderful adult students, who enjoyed performing duets. |
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 Technician in trainingUh, oh - she's not supposed to be in there! |  Avril Allard & MeAt our Bach Double-Keyboard Concerto performance |  Conductor, Bruce Hangen & meAt the Bach Double-Keyboard Concerto concert. |
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