Piano Studio of Carolyn Biller

For all of our students and families - we have posted an updated Studio calendar on our webpage. 📆

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HAPPY NEW YEAR to all! 🎊🎆
We've got lots going on here at the Studio.

Coming up in 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣6️⃣:
🎹8 MTAC Studio students completing Certificate of Merit
🎹National Guild Auditions preparations
🎹Sonatina Medal
🎹Improvisation Program
🎹Baroque Festival
🎹Joshua and Aarav performing Saturday, January 17, at the SoCal CAPMT Program in Anaheim

We have had a truly exceptional start to the 2025-2026 piano year! Our students have accomplished A LOT! It truly is a result of Certificate of Merit requirements and assistance from our wonderful parents. Thank you all! We look forward to watching our students continue to grow and shine! 🙌🎹🎉

We have seen HUGE piano playing improvement at the Studio between September and December 2025! We had 10 students who completed our 50 Days of Piano Practice Project. This is truly amazing work. BRAVO to all! 👏👏👏

Photo from our November Master Class! 🎼🤩

✅Max presented Classical Music Period information
✅Joshua heard Technique and reviewed Ear Training
✅Sight reading back in the Studio
✅Andrew assisted with Theory
✅Aarav heard Student's music

What an excellent group!

CONGRATULATIONS to Joshua M. and Aarav H. for their exciting CAPMT (Ca. Branch of Music Teachers National Association) Audition Saturday, November 1 in Irvine. They performed Dvorak’s Slavonic Dance Op. 46, No. 5 and qualified for the CAPMT Southern California Festival on January 17. The Festival will be held at Anaheim United Methodist Church 1000 S. State College Blvd. 🥳🎹👏

We've kicked off our Studio's 2025-2026 season! Our kickoff activity had our students listening to Beethoven’s 3rd Piano Concerto lii Mvt. After doing so, students earned a Certificate and a Ribbon if they had 50 checkmarks on their practice charts. Check out all of our students who participated! It's going to be a GREAT year! 🎼🏅🎉

Our Celebration Concert on June 1 was a HUGE success! We had a number of students receive outstanding accolades for all of their hard work this year! 🎹🎉🏆

Two of our students, Aarav and Joshua, recently performed at the Southern California Celebration Concert National at LA Harbor College. They performed CS Theme and Variations, switching places on the bench halfway through! Joshua’s mother also played a duet with him, performing Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2. WAY TO GO!!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!
Winter Recess 12/20 - 1/6

Leah M., Jonathan M., and Max M. performed in the MTAC Orange County Branch Theme Festival on Saturday, December 7 at Chapman University. They each earned a bronze medal. CONGRATULATIONS! 🎉🎉🎉

Our Studio Winter Festival on Sunday, December 8 had participation from each family with their invited guests. Each family group held their program here at the Studio at different times. Here are some of our students, performing at their programs: