Maureen Hamilton

Maureen is a graduate of UMass,
Amherst where she majored in math.
She is now working towards her master's
degree in mathematics at UMass, Lowell.
She has studied piano since the age of
9. She had studied with Deborah
Yardley Beers of the Longy School of
Music, Sylvia Chambless of New
England Conservatory and Timothy
McFarland of UMass, Boston. Maureen
is a member of NEPTA – New England
Piano Teacher’s Association.

Claire Hamilton playing
Fireworks Prelude by Mompou.

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Our Classes

I Beginning Piano

The goals of beginning piano are to learn how to read music, count out loud, use a
metronome and play and perform some simple pieces. Also, student play duets from
the first lesson. I use the lesson books from Piano Adventures to accomplish this. I also
supplement Piano Adventures with elementary sheet music from time to time.

II Intermediate Piano

When the student has completed Piano Adventures 2B he or she will be able to play
a lot of fun music. This includes pop, jazz, movie songs and elementary classical
pieces. Examples of repertoire include

Hedwig’s theme from Harry Potter
Walking in the Air from Snowman
Theme from Mission Impossible (where the student learns
           5 beats in the measure)
Theme from Beauty and the Beast
My Heart Will Go On from Titanic
Themes from Star Wars
Pieces from Pirates of the Caribean
In Dreams from Lord of the Rings
Theme from James Bond

Easy Classical

Minuet in G
Fur Elise
Pachelbel Canon

Jazz – pieces from Martha Mier’s Jazz, Rags and Blues

 

III Beyond Intermediate Piano

Classical Repertoire

Prelude in c minor from the Well-Tempered Clavier
Toccata in d minor

Beethoven

Moonlight Sonata
Sonata in G

Burgmuller

Arabesque, Ballade, Knight Errant and The Storm

Chopin (pieces taken from Chopin – an introduction to his works)

Waltz in a minor
Waltz in b minor
Raindrop Prelude
Prelude in e minor
And more…….

Debussy

Arabesque
Clair de Lune

Gershwin

Prelude #1

Grieg

Arietta and Watchman's Song

Joplin

Solace, a Mexican Serenade

Mozart

Sonata in C (K545)
Fantasy in d minor
Rondo in D
Rondo alla turka

Pachelbel Canon in D

Pieczonka’s Tarantella

Schubert

Impromptus

Schumann

About Strange Lands and People

Works by Contemporary Composers

Works by Melody Bober (Midnight Rhapsody, Afternoon
Dreams….), Timothy Brown (Farewell to Ireland, Shadows
of Autumn), Martha Mier (Autumn Glow) , Edwin McLean
(advanced jazz e.g. Late at Night, Shadows in the Rain)
etc…..