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 Oct. 21-27

Hello Piano explorers and parents

Here’s the homework summaries for this week:

Milena

Complete the coloring homework strategically this week (do all treble clefs, then bass clefs, checking the note carefully). Nice work on your songs this week. They’re showing progress, and your chords are getting clearer. Remember to get a nice sound, you need to press fingers 1, 3, 5 but also LIFT the fingers that aren’t playing (2 and 4).

Ved.

Your hand position is improving (fairy analogy works). We listened to Ode to Joy today to get a sense of the grandeur of the song. Keep practicing Ode to Joy, as use Jingle Bells and Sweetly Sings as warm-up songs (play them through twice a day).

Zoe

Glad you’re feeling better this week! Jingle Bells : only play two fast E’s, not 3. Singing the song while playing may help with that. Ode to Joy: play steadily.

Rachel

Thanks for being an awesome, attentive student! Best of luck, and I’ll keep an eye out for your exam results! ;)

Eduardo

Don’t rush Mexican Hand Clapping Song. Practice slowly and it will improve quickly. Your Clementine was excellent. With Yankee Doodle we are getting out of a fixed hand position, so be sure to check your finger numbers and notes carefully. Also start For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow.

Alyssa

Continue to practice This Land, William Tell Overture (check to make sure you’re holding the long note G and not playing extra G’s) and Yankee Doodle.

Thanks everyone!

Hannah

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