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Spring 1975 Jeanne 5 1/2 Karen 3 1/2 Jeanne
(before beginning lessons) From Yamaha Music class piano with Mrs Chu Jeannie began piano lessons with Mrs Lucy Chu We had NO idea what was coming! |
January 1977 The Program Required Scales, arpeggios etc March 1977 |
Reel to Reel Tapes - 1976 |
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Practice
for "1st
Recital" Jeanne (age 6) May 1976 I didn't realize that we needed Mrs Chu's permission to play in Pat White's Recital AND to play her favorite songs not what was part of her lesson - oops! WHO WHAT IS THIS?? This Land is Your Land When You Wish Upon a Star Somewhere Over the Rainbow Anchors Aweigh Grand Old Flag - Jeanne singing along This Land is Your Land |
Tape 3B - Practice Continued plus
just having fun 2 Pieces This Land is Your Land Jeanne Introducing When You Wish Upon a Star Singing (Jeanne & Karen (age 3) I Am Mr Middle C Jesus Loves the Little Children Anchors Aweigh (Funny directions from "Coach Mom") When You Wish Upon a Star Over the Rainbow (Jeanne singing, MOM piano!) Jesus Loves the Little Children (+ life in our house) Tape 3C - Doing What Mrs. Chu Directed Scales etc - Jeanne Major & Minor ("sounds like Franenstein") |
St
Andrews "Trio" Practice " -
500 Miles" May 1976 - 3 sopranos (Gerri, Eileen and ?) We wanted to impress our choir director Before friends arrived Eileen Duet with Herself Eileen Alto with Guitar Eileen - checking pitch Trying to decide who would sing which part Gerri lead, Eileen alto & guitar Our 2nd soprano on lead, Eileen alto Final Decision - Gerri lead, Eileen alto, ? Sings 2nd sop part |
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Life in Our Living
Room - August 1976
Daisy Daisy Duet - Jeanne & Mom with Karen (almost 4) singing Daisy Daisy - one more time - all singing The Rest of the tape is Jeannie practicing Beetle Blues - twice
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Practicing in real life -
August 1976 "Opening Night" ("It's only the 2nd day") Scales etc |
A historical note: After Jeannie played for the judge in the preliminaries in March 77, he came out to ask me if I knew that she had "perfect pitch" and could take "4 part dictation" Not only did I not KNOW that, I had no idea what he was talking about |
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Jeannie & Mimi
(January 1977) |
September 1977
(Jeanne turned 8 on the 22nd) Part 1 |
September 1977 (Karen turned 5
on the 14th) This recording was made for Papa Frank and Grandma Karen began piano lessons 4 weeks earlier in class of 8 with Mrs Chu She had attended 5 months of Yamaha Music class in the spring. The Program Star Spangled Banner A Lad in Trinidad The Big Band Home on the Range Clementine America the Beautiful Duet (Karen & Mom) Battle Hymn of the Republic Duet (Karen & Mom) Ten Little Indians (in D) Ten Little Indians (in A) Row Row Your Boat (C & F#) Frere Jacques (in G) Frere Jacques (in E) Pop Goes the Weasel On Top of Old Smokey Country Gardens Three Blind Mice When the Caissons go Rolling Along Duet (Karen & Mom) Hail to the Chief Duet( Karen & Mom) Your're a Grand Old Flag America the Beautiful Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf Heigh Ho Rockin Festival Dixie Whistle While You Work Some Day My Prince Will Come |
December 1977 Jeanne - Practice for next competition 20th Century pieces Karen (after 3 months of group lessons) From Bastien Level 2 Book From Pop Rock & Blues Book |
March 1978 Jeannie & Mimi Practicing
together Sonatina in F Mvt 2 (Beethoven) Jeanne Duets (Jeanne & Mimi) |
March
1978 Jeannie & Mimi Practicing together Sonatina in F Mvt 2 (Beethoven)
Jeanne Jeanne continued alone |
3 Performances March
78 - Jeanne & Mimi Bexley Unit Heritage House Retirement Home |
June 1978 Jeanne (Age 8) Prelude #2 Bach Jeanne Sonatina Opus 36 # 4 Mvt 1 Clementi Jeanne |
March 1978 (Karen
- Age 5 & Jeanne - Age 8) Mrs Chu - Lesson - Jeanne & Mimi - Clementi Duo Pianos |
Pat
White Recital "Mothers' Day" - May 1978 Sonatina Opus 20 #1 Mvts 1&2 (Dussek) - Jeanne America 76 Duet - Karen & Mom Practice - 3 pieces - Karen Lively Dance (Gillock Level 3) On Roller Skates (Gillock Level 3) Village Dance (Gillock Level 3) Lucy Chu Recital - June 3, 1978 Lively Dance (Gillock Level 3) - Karen America 76 Double Duet (Karen & Patty Lee, Jon & Laura Chu) Sonatina Opus 20 #1 (Dussek) Mvts 1&2 Duo Pianos ( Jeanne & Mimi) Practice for AMSA Semi Finals Prelude # 2 ( Bach) - Jeanne Sonatina in F Mvt 2 (Beethoven) - Jeanne |
June
1978 Village Square (Bastien Level IV) |
Minuet
Symphony Unit - November 1978 Karen's FIRST performance (age 6) Jeanne (age 9) Sonata in C Mvt 1 (Mozart) Jeanne Minuet in G (Bach) Karen Sonata in C Mvt 2 Mozart Jeanne ** The Entertainer (Joplin) Karen Do Re Mi (Duet) Jeanne & Karen The Sound of Music (Duet) Jeanne & Karen Practice (Bobby age 3 in background) Rondo opus 51 #1 (Beethoven) Jeanne Sonatina In G Mvt 1 (Beethoven) Karen Minuet in G (a different one) (Bach) Karen Sonatina in G - Mvt 1 & 2 (Beethoven) Karen Turkey in the Straw Duet Karen & ? Rag Time Dance (Joplin) Karen |
January 1979 - Karen
(age 6) More
Practice (5 pieces) Little Brass Bugle (Recital Tidbits Book 2) Karen Duet (Karen & MOM) |
January 1979 - Jeanne (age 9) Practice 2 More to Practice Duets (Jeanne
and Karen) |
April 1979 Practice
- Jeanne & Mimi Duets |
April 25, 1979 Clintonville Womens' Club - Jeannie & Mimi Solos Sonatina Opus 49 #2 Mvt 1 (Beethoven) Jeanne Sonatina Mvt 1 (Kuhlau) Mimi Variation on Little Brown Jug (Nevin) Jeanne Jogging Along the Trail (Glover) Mimi Duets The Entertainer (Joplin) Sonata in F - Rondo (Dussek) Maple Leaf Rag (Joplin) Boogie for 2 (Martin) |
April 1979 - Karen Dance
of the Reed Flutes (Tchaikovsky) Karen (piano) Jeanne
(Bass) Pat White Recital (April 29,1979) |
Jeannie & Mimi Arkansas Traveller Mrs
Chu Recital - June 3, 1979 |
May 3, 1979 Orchestra Concert Combined Finale |
July 20 1979 JHS Summer Strings Workshop at OSU |
Summer 1979 Practice - Karen Sonatina
3 mvts (Gillock) Studies & Etudes |
Summer 1979 Practice - Jeanne 2
Pieces Concerto
in A Minor 3 mvts (Williams) Jeanne |
Summer 1979 Practice - Jeanne Sonatina Opus 36 #5 All 3 mvts (Clementi) The progression
of this favorite piece by Debussy |
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Overture Unit - October
10, 1979 Sonatina
Opus 36 #1 Mvt 1 (Clementi) Patty
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Fall 1979 -
Pianorama at OSU 7 year old Karen was in Level 4 |
Pat White Recital
- November 18, 1979 Students
of Pat White that we knew |
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December 1979 Practice
- Karen Competition Pieces Other practice |
December 1979 Practice - Jeanne Rondo
#1 (Mozart) |
Fishinger Elementary
School 5th Grade |
Pat White Recital
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February 1978 Practice AMSA
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February 1978 More AMSA Practice Early
Sonatina Practice (Dussek) - Jeanne |
AMSA
Practice for Preliminaries -
February 1978 May Practice
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Bexley
Unit Performance - February 28, 1978 Practice
LMCS Plus Waltz (with MOM??) |
Tape
8 below - A memory of practice life as it sometimes was when
practicing LMCS (like Mrs Chu said) Other than the Dussek, the conversation is the best part |
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February-March 1978 (tape 8) Sonatina
mvts 1 & 2 (Dussek) very good Mom - "going to Thomas'
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February-March 1978 (tape 8) Some
new piece?? Tape
8C has more of the same
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December 1978 - Practice Invention
#1 (Bach) - Jeanne Sonatina Opus 20 #3 complete (Kuhlau) - Jeanne Karen (piano) Jeanne (Bass) Mom (Guitar) Times
Square Dance (Rock with Jazz Book 3) Karen |
December 1978
- Practice Duets The
Russians Are Coming |
Muirfield Village
and Golf Course was designed by Nicklaus, the "Golden Bear" was a native of The "Muirfield Memorial" Golf Tournament was At the Grand Opening of Muirfield in 1977 Jeanne & Mimi were among them |
Muirfield
Village Program - October 1977 |
Mrs
Chu lesson (taped over) Practice
- including Czerny - Jeanne |
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October 1978
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Summer 1979
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DCCW Convention (Neil
House) - Oct-Nov 1978 Diocesan Council of Catholic Women This program came about because a viewer of QUBE-TV Talent Search 1978 saw Jeanne & Mimi perform At the Final Competition the Emcee annouced this performance and that "500 people including 2 Bishops would be in attendance" Background noise is wait staff clearing dishes Sonata in C 1st & 2nd mvts (Mozart) I think Mimi played the 1st mvt & Jeanne the 2nd 5 Duets (Also hear Mrs Lee answering questions at the table from guests) The Washington Post Boogie for Two Waltzes (Strauss) Can Can (Offenbach) The Entertainer (Joplin) |
Practice for CSO Minuet Unit -
October 1978 Other Practice |
Fishinger
Elementary School 5th Grade |
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Rehearsal |
"Wheels" - Complete
Performance (36 minutes) |
Karen - Age 6 - December
1978 (Practicing in PA) With Mom reading the pieces Mrs Chu expects to hear at next lesson Scales & Arpeggios O Holy Night 2 Pieces "Right Hand Only" March in D & Wild Horseman Times Square Dance Thinkin' of You (Country & Western book) 3 Studies Vacation Time (twice "Karen want to do that again) In the Swing & A Sad Story |
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