Early Piano Students
I began teaching in September of 2000. I had acquired the 7-foot Baldwin earlier that year, but it was so big most of the children were afraid of it, so lessons began on the Steinway (in need of a rebuild) in the original piano room.
A Few Beginning Student Recordings
(Age 7) 2001
(Age 6) 2001Recital Cakes!
Christmas 2003. The nutcracker on the program is what the cake was supposed to look like. The next picture is what it actually looked like…. after SIX HOURS of frustration and an awful lot of frosting.
Pre-Recital Cake-Decorating Parties!
I also made the 2004 Spring recital cake, but after that I let the students (mostly) decorate the recital cakes. Much easier and way less stressful for me!
The 2004 Christmas cake was stellar! You would not believe all the sparkles and (inedible) little silver balls all over that princess’s dress… and gumdrops and bits of candy in the sparkling “snow”.
2004 Spring 
2004 Christmas Pre-Party 
2004 Christmas 
2004 Christmas 
2005 Spring 
2005 Christmas 
2006 Spring
Cake-decorating was so much fun, pre-recital parties weren’t enough.
2005 Sleepover
My recordings
Ray’s Blues
Written by Dave Grusin for the movie “The Firm.”
Recorded July 4, 2019
Lotus Land
Opus 47 No.1 written by Cyril Scott in 1905.
Loved and played almost every day.
Recorded July 3, 2019