Heather Braswell   Senior Recital - March 19




Francisco conducts  Knight's Quest
SuperScore
iOS app from TimeWarp
What a fabulous 64th PMTA Ensemble! 

Coming soon on the MWA News page - photos and more video clips of this annual event. Check back soon!  MWA noteworthy PMTA Ensemble News: 
  • Carolyn Inabinet has enrolled students in this event for 34 years;  
  • MWA had 48 students particpate; and, 
  • Francisco Naranjo was a conductor for his second year.  
A big thank you to parents for working these rehearsals and concert event into busy schedules. MWA teachers, students and parents most definitely support the PMTA Piano Ensemble! 

March Musicales - March 6, 7, 8 and 9

Check the Spring Musicale Roster before enrolling to view availability
Family and Friends invited 
No refreshments

There are twelve 60-minute 'mini-recitals' scheduled Sunday - Wednesday on March 6, 7, 8 and 9. The MWA Spring Break follows these musicales - March 14 - 19, unless your instructor has notified you otherwise.

Sincerely,

Carolyn Inabinet, Director
Music Works Academy

Play Me, I'm Yours 
at Mesa Arts Center - Feb 26 and 27
Emily Bear & Flight of the Bumblebee
Mesa Arts Center is hosting Play Me, I'm Yours on February 26 and 27.  
Touring internationally since 2008, Play Me, I'm Yours is an artwork by British artist Luke Jerram.  More than 1400 pianos have now been installed in 50 cities across the globe, from London to Lima, bearing the simple invitation Play Me, I'm Yours, and the project has already reached more than eight million people worldwide.

Jasmine Lowther, MWA instructor, has the honor and privilege of playing solo jazz piano at the Play Me, I'm Yours opening event at Mesa Arts Center on February 26 and 27. In addition, Miss Lowther will be featured on a baby grand piano with two other players. They will be on center stage, surrounded by 21 additional pianos in a 24 piano ensemble event...  with Emily Bear conducting her own ensemble music.
Important Calendar Info

Spring Break:  March 14 - 19
Heather Braswell - Senior Recital on March 19
Mark your calendar for March 19, 2016!  

Heather Braswell will be presenting her Senior Recital at Tri-City Baptist Church, 2211 W Germann Rd, Chandler, AZ 85286 on Saturday, March 19 at 6:00 pm.  Her performance will include piano and vocal repertoire by Bach, Beethoven, Brahms and Ravel.  
PianoFonics and 2016 MusicEdConnect Conference

MusicEdConnect On Line Conference
2016 MusicEdConnect Conference
In February, Carolyn Inabinet / PianoFonics� participated in the on-line 2016 MusicEdConnect Exhibit Hall.

PianoFonics� is a beta tester for SuperScore, a new iOS app from TimeWarp Technologies. SuperScore is the first music notation app to reformat music to any size on any iOS device. SuperScore's 'liquid' notation app will be soon be available through iTunes.  PianoFonics� SightPlay Reading System and Beginning Piano Literature will be available in SuperScore format.

In addition, PianoFonics� has collaborated with Fred Karpoff / Entrada Piano Technique� to produce an Entrada compilation of Beginning Piano Literature which will also be released in the SuperScore format.
National Guild Auditions 2016

The NATIONAL GUILD AUDITIONS will be held during the first two weeks of May.  The date, time and place to be announced. 

For more information on this annual adjudication event, please visit the MWA website.  The following students are participating in this event: 

INABINET: Parker Horejs, Norbu Shastri, Trinity Gaskins, Orson Westberg, Aidin Miller, Andrew Rhoads, Izzi Gunter, Valerie Cockrill, Lizzy Roberts, Audrey Novoa, Sakilae White, Sarah Klemmer, Anna Sabol, Harper Alt, Chloe Duran, Maeve McCarthy, Lucy Lindsay, Trinity Lindsay, Eva Lindsay, Rachel Sutton, Avery Millis-Wight, Lilah Balliet and Makayla Novack, Sophie Balliet and Maddy Pennell.

NGUYEN: Sofie Smith, Charley May Cottrell, Lauren Wilcox, Ayla Miller, Ayla Owens, and Cali Pennell 

LOWTHER: Zoe Blocher-Rubin, Heloise Cenac and Samhitha Vadlamudi

NOVACK:  Margaux Cenac, Allison Baker, Atticus Baker, Will Klemmer, Gabriela Gaona, Ella Heldenbrand, Nashivai Lukumay and Snigda Vadlamudi
                                                                                   
NARANJO: Tyler Fales

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