{"id":11499,"date":"2023-05-02T16:45:05","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T23:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lbccviking.com\/?p=11499"},"modified":"2023-05-02T16:45:07","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T23:45:07","slug":"piano-demonstration-brings-music-to-lac-quad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbccviking.com\/?p=11499","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Piano demonstration brings music to LAC Quad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Three music professors stirred up the LAC quad with a vibrant piano demonstration on Tuesday, April 25, attracting a crowd of approximately 16 students with their music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Underneath a shady tree stood an inviting Yamaha keyboard awaiting professor and student performers.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTurkish March\u201d by Mozart was played by LBCC piano instructor Fang Inouye accompanied by fellow music professor Susan Pedroza in order to advertise piano classes currently available at LBCC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur goal is to let students know that we offer piano courses from beginning to intermediate to advanced. We\u2019re trying to encourage students to enroll so our classes don\u2019t get canceled. Whenever there\u2019s low enrollment classes get canceled,\u201d said Pedroza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These piano classes consist of Beginning Piano 1, Beginning Piano 2, Intermediate Piano 1 and Intermediate Piano 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Piano student David Santibanez, performs a piece for a live piano demonstration at LAC on April 26, 2023. In an effort to recruit more students, LAC piano instructors organized a live demonstration of them and their students’ skills on the piano. (Cain Carbajal)<\/sub><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Director of keyboard studies Jacqueline Petitto gave a speech on the importance of students joining piano classes and the introduction of students in the beginning piano class after the.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Petitto, the goals and benefits for interested students are developing recreational skills for lifelong enjoyment and appreciation in music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students from the piano classes were present and some of them planned to perform samples of classical music they have learned to play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inouye expressed her belief in the benefits of attending piano classes and staying consistent, including sharpened concentration and memory, improved hand-eye coordination and improved listening skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brianne Gonzalez, an LBCC piano student who performed, explained her reasons for taking piano courses and what she has gained, along with some insight on her performance piece and how it connected  with her on a personal level. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDream Echo resonated with me because it invoked a very natural emotional reaction when I first heard it. It’s a dream inspired song, very floaty and I took the liberty of not going exactly with what was written on the page, changing the tempos and speeding up,” said Gonzalez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gonzalez performed \u2018Echo dreams\u2019 by E.L Lancaster, which is a work that she credited as something that helped her to get through the tough times in her life. It was an elegant tune with deep bases and echos. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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