Dear Charlotte Piano Teachers Forum Members,
I am SOOOO excited about PianoDrome 2024!!! I went there 9 times last year (!) for my event and various others! Many people from Charlotte and the region performed last year, both professional and amateur. (Don't miss Ethan Uslan if he returns.) So many of our local youth, ages preschool through college, were able to have fun and explore pianos in a crazy way! We have a great opportunity to experience this unique space which we have right here in our own backyard---the only one in the USA!
I am saving up my parking money for this year! You will need to tell your families to be prepared to pay for parking. The lot adjacent to the church (which is super convenient and where I parked) is $10, but can be $20 in the evening because parking lot owners like to hike up the price when other events, such as Hornets games and concerts at Spectrum Arena, are happening uptown. DO NOT let that deter you from signing up. Some teachers found less expensive places to park around the venue. It is worth WAY MORE than what you will pay in parking. Some groups have to pay $100 or more just to use PianoDrome during SHOUT. CPTF members get to use it without cost, and SHOUT donates money to our organization for working with them on this endeavor! I use lots of exclamation points because I LOVE PianoDrome so much!!!
Register today to host a studio recital, play a scavenger hunt of piano parts, partner with a colleague or two and have fun taking turns playing solos and duets, enjoy a drum circle, use boomwhackers or other rhythm band instruments, have 4 students on each piano for a joyful cacophany of a multi-piano piece! (Last year I used a fun "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" arrangement and expanded it from a 3 student trio to 16 students at once!) FOUR pianos are provided but you can bring in other instruments and games.
Read about PianoDrome in general and the creators at:
pianodrome.org
SIGN UP USING THIS LINK:
Charlotte Piano Teachers Forum: PianoDrome 2024 (signupgenius.com)
I can't wait to start getting emails from SignUpGenius that all of you are reserving your spots to enjoy this fantastic opportunity this spring!!!
(Yes, more exclamation points!!!!)
Excitedly!
Pamela Hughes
PIANODROME RECITALS
PIANODROME COMES TO CHARLOTTE
Charlotte SHOUT!, returns to Uptown Charlotte March 29-April 14, 2024.
The Charlotte PianoDrome is found INSIDE of the beautiful Grace AME Zion Church (on the Historic Registry) in uptown and will be open to the public through the course of the Festival.