Hannah Greiner

B.Sc (UBC), ARCT (RCM)

Born in New Westminster, BC, Hannah first began piano lessons at 4. When she began learning piano pedagogy, she discovered her passion in life – teaching music! She enjoys sharing her love of music with her students in patient and creative ways, and continues to strive to learn how to motivate and inspire her students.

Hannah has been teaching piano for over 8 years, and her students have received First Class Honours with Distinction in RCM Examinations.

She believes that to become a better teacher, she must continue to learn, and has recently begun learning how to play the harp.

Hobbies: attending concerts, reading, playing WOW and Nintendo Wii

Musical influences: Serena Ryder, Alicia Keys, William Joseph, Chopin

Favourite food: Noodles

Least favourite food: Fennel

Favourite music: Muse

Favourite song: Butterflies and Hurricanes

Favourite movie: Up

Favouirite movie music: Hanna, Ratatouille

Favourite musical theatre/opera: La Boheme

Best quote from your teacher: Try again

Favourite quote: A dwarf sitting on the shoulders of the giant may see even further than the giant

Favourite book: LOTR

Best thing about teaching at ABC: getting to share music together!

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Hannah’s homework Feb 10 – 16, 2016

Hello Piano Explorers and Parents

Here’s today’s assignment:

Milena

Skip to my Lou: the notes are mostly correct; be careful at the end when you have two hands moving step by step in parallel motion. Start Leftover Popcorn this week. Play slowly and aim for thoughtful, careful practice. Aim to play each song 4-6 times daily.

Veda

Hush Little Baby: Well done holding down that G in the left hand. Be sure to follow each note and see if you’ve played all of them. Sometimes she mixes up D and F (from E, she goes down to D but should be going up to F). We started This Land today (hands separate). Choose one “old” song to review this week. Be sure the rhythm stays accurate!

Zoe

Rain, Rain is coming together, and keep playing this 4-5 times daily. Hot Cross Buns : The first line has the slower notes. Take care not to rush this part. She is playing the “one-a-penny, two-a-penny” section well. Remind her to look up and down to check the treble and bass clef.

Alyssa

Spring Theme: Check to make sure you’re playing the F sharps. On the second page, she is gradually improving in finding the notes outside of the hand position. Aim to practice this song 4-6 times daily.

M&M Medley: First page is doing well. On the second page, look out for B (don’t play the C).

Madeleine

Largo: She is doing better in keeping her fingers closer to the keys. To achieve a more efficient hand shape, imagine that you are grabbing something out from the bottom of the keys. This is how you can prevent collapsed finger joints.

Little Snail, Tisket-a-Tasket: These are new this week. We are adding a new note: F! You can put the yellow sticky tab temporarily onto the keys to help her find it quickly. Continue to be aware of the different types of note values (half notes are 2 beats, etc.). If you find Piano Maestro not very helpful, we don’t have to do it; some students find it stressful to play with the music. Or, you can also slow down the music by changing the metronome (tempo) setting. Let me know if you have any problems.

Thanks everyone and have a great long weekend!

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