Ena's Piano Studio

Wishing all my students and their families a joyful holiday season filled with music, warmth, and special moments together.

Thank you for your dedication, hard work, and love of learning throughout the year. May the holidays bring everyone plenty of time to enjoy the sounds of the season.

Happy holidays and best wishes for a bright New Year 🎹

For many families, budgeting for piano lessons is a priority, even though most students don't aspire to become professional musicians. Taking 'piano lessons' isn't just about learning to play an instrument, there are benefits to last a lifetime, as The Curious Piano Teachers explains.

Why do people pay for piano lessons?

The answer is….they don’t pay for piano lessons. They pay for so much more.

- They pay for their child to learn what it takes to commit to something meaningful;

- They pay so that their child can learn the magic of creation, of forming something beautiful using their hands;

- They pay so that their child recognises the power of discipline, of working at something consistently, at least five days per week, honing their skills and building their fluency;

- They pay so that their child understands not to quit when the novelty has worn off and the work must set in;

- They pay so their child learns that they must still put in the work, even when tired and grumpy, not just giving up and spending hours on TikTok;

- They pay so that they can learn the joy of creating music with others: listening intently, and learning to chop, change and compromise;

- They pay so that they realise that it’s not just “enjoying themselves” but working meticulously on small details;

- They pay so that they DO enjoy themselves;

- They pay so that their child creates neural pathways that impact every single area of the curriculum;

- They pay so that their child develops the most incredible fine motor skills;

- They pay so that their child sees that art can be transcendent, and can accompany us through our darkest times;

- They pay because music puts us in touch with something that can’t be otherwise expressed.

Class photo from our 2023 Year End Recital at St. Andrew’s Centre 💐

The three-movement composition called 4′33″ (pronounced "four minutes, thirty-three seconds" or just "four thirty-three") by American composer John Cage can be performed by any instrument or combination of instruments because the entire score is silence for the entire duration. The title of the piece refers to the total length in minutes and seconds of a given performance, 4′33″. During the performance, listener is to experience the sounds of the environment; a reflection of the influence of Zen Buddhism. John Cage considered 4′33″ to be his most important work.

John Cage: 4'33" John Cage's 4'33"21st c. Piano Commission ConcertFoellinger Great HallKrannert Center for the Performing Arts12 February 2016Kyle Shaw, piano