Class Piano

A message from Tony Caramia,

Coordinator of the Class Piano Program and Professor of Piano

Congratulations to these Piano Class TAs:

Xinyue (Scarlett) Zheng, who won first prize in the Lancaster International Piano Festival Competition and was awarded the certificate on July 26th on the stage of Barshinger Center in Lancaster, PA.

Federico Ercoli, nominated for the 2023-2024 ESM TA Prize.

If you wish to test out of your current PCL level, you can take a proficiency test.  If you successfully pass this in-person playing exam, you will be given credit on your transcript (but of course, no grade).

This link: Proficiency Tests has the proficiency tests for all levels.  When you are ready, contact me.  There is no time limit other than if you wish to enroll in the next higher level of PCL, you don’t want to have missed too many classes.

August 7, 2023:  with profound sadness, we mourn the passing of Dr. James Lyke, principle author of the Class Piano text used at Eastman.  His teaching legacy has had and will continue to impact on countless students in classrooms throughout the country.  My own association with him can be found in this article from Piano Magazine: A Tribute to James Lyke at Ninety.

As always, if you have any questions, please contact me: tcaramia@esm.rochester.edu

For a view of the two labs used at Eastman, as well as short clips from previous piano classes, click on Piano Fun at Eastman

site updated 12/20/24

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