The Piano Podcast with Mario Ajero

Mozart Piano Concerto in D Minor, K. 466 - Olivia Ajero & LMC Orchestra

mario.ajero@gmail.com (Mario Ajero) — Fri, 22 Jul 2022 21:28:00 +0000

13-year-old Olivia Ajero performed the third movement of the Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466 with the Luzerne Music Center Junior Orchestra conducted by Eliezer Gutman. Olivia earned the opportunity to perform by being one of the winners of Luzerne's 2022 Concerto Competition.

No Time To Die by Billie Eilish arranged for piano solo by Mona Rejino

mario.ajero@gmail.com (Mario Ajero) — Sat, 27 Mar 2021 20:01:00 +0000

No Time To Die (from No Time To Die) by Billie Eilish arranged for piano by Mona Rejino played by Olivia Ajero, pianist.

Nirvana - Heart-Shaped Box played on piano by Mario Ajero

mario.ajero@gmail.com (Mario Ajero) — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 18:20:00 +0000

A transcription of “Heart-Shaped Box” by Nirvana performed on piano by Mario Ajero.

Sleigh Ride Duet Fantasy

mario.ajero@gmail.com (Mario Ajero) — Mon, 14 Dec 2020 17:00:00 +0000

Season's Greetings from the Ajero Family! Olivia Ajero and Antonio "Nio" Ajero perform "Sleigh Ride Duet Fantasy" by Leroy Anderson arranged for piano by Zach Heyde and Frank Tedesco.

Link to sheet music: https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/sleigh-ride-duet-fantasy-sheet-music/19903568?aff_id=198335

Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's Messiah arranged for piano 4-hands

mario.ajero@gmail.com (Mario Ajero) — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 17:23:00 +0000

Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah by George Frideric Handel arranged for two socially-distanced pianists. Performed by João Paulo Casarotti & Mario Ajero, pianists assisted with Yamaha Disklavier Piano technology.

How to fix the pitch of the Zoom H4n microphone on a Mac Computer

mario.ajero@gmail.com (Mario Ajero) — Sat, 04 Apr 2020 22:16:00 +0000

Dr. Mario Ajero shows how to fix the pitch of the Zoom H4n Handy Recorder when used as a USB external microphone or audio interface on a Mac computer. Making sure the frequencies match on both the device and the Mac's Audio MIDI setup is the key to making your voice not sound like a chipmunk in both recording and online lessons.

How to compress videos into smaller file sizes optimized for online delivery

mario.ajero@gmail.com (Mario Ajero) — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 06:19:00 +0000

Dr. Mario Ajero shows how to compress videos into smaller file sizes optimized for online delivery. As teachers and students shift to online classes and lessons due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it has become more apparent that if we want to exchange video files of our lectures/lessonsand students’ assignment submissions, we need to be able to make these file sizes as small as possible without compromising quality of the video so they can be shared quickly and easily. This video will demonstrate that process using a free open source application called Handbrake which can be downloaded at: handbrake.fr

Green Day - American Idiot (piano cover)

mario.ajero@gmail.com (Mario Ajero) — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 15:30:00 +0000

Piano cover of American Idiot by Green Day played by Mario Ajero.

Stephen Hough Piano Sonata No. 4 (Vida Breve)

mario.ajero@gmail.com (Mario Ajero) — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 22:37:00 +0000

Piano Sonata No. 4 (Vida Breve) composed by Stephen Hough performed by Antonio "Nio" Ajero, pianist.

Recorded live in Cole Concert Hall at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas.

Nirvana - Heart-shaped Box (piano)

mario.ajero@gmail.com (Mario Ajero) — Wed, 02 Oct 2019 02:52:00 +0000

Transcription of “Heart-Shaped Box” by Nirvana performed on piano by Mario Ajero at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas.

Link to sheet music: https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/heart-shaped-box-from-westworld-digital-sheet-music/20737283?aff_id=198335

Mozart Piano Sonata in D Major for four-hands, K. 381 - 3rd mvt

mario.ajero@gmail.com (Mario Ajero) — Thu, 04 Jul 2019 13:32:00 +0000

The father-daughter duo of Mario Ajero & Olivia Ajero perform the 3rd movement of the Piano Sonata in D Major for four-hands, K. 381 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at the 2019 Sugarmill Music Festival in Alexandria, Louisiana.

out...standing for one piano six hands by Kevin Olson

mario.ajero@gmail.com (Mario Ajero) — Mon, 20 May 2019 00:12:00 +0000

"out...standing for one piano six hands" by Kevin Olson performed by the Ajero Family at the Sugarmill Music Festival in Alexandria, Louisiana.

Mario Ajero, Antonio "Nio" Ajero, & Olivia Ajero, pianists

Sleigh Ride Piano Duet

mario.ajero@gmail.com (Mario Ajero) — Wed, 19 Dec 2018 01:06:00 +0000

Come on, it's lovely weather for piano together with you! Here's a 4-hand piano duet arrangment of "Sleigh Ride" performed by Olivia and Mario Ajero. This arrangement comes from the online music library of Piano Marvel but can also be downloaded digitally here: https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/sleigh-ride-digital-sheet-music/19816817?aff_id=198335

Liszt Transcendental Etude No. 10

mario.ajero@gmail.com (Mario Ajero) — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 17:24:00 +0000

14-year-old pianist Antonio "Nio" Ajero performs Transcendental Etude No. 10 in F Minor by Franz Liszt. Recorded at the Cremona International Music Academy's Winners Concert in the performance hall of the Museo del Violino in Cremona, Italy.

How to play Havana on piano

mario.ajero@gmail.com (Mario Ajero) — Sat, 17 Feb 2018 01:13:00 +0000

Video lesson on how to play the piano part of "Havana" by Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug.

To download the sheet music, visit:
https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/havana-digital-sheet-music/20504743?aff_id=198335

Debussy Clair de lune arranged for 3 pianists

mario.ajero@gmail.com (Mario Ajero) — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 18:17:00 +0000

"Clair de lune" by Claude Debussy arranged for piano six-hands by Greg Anderson. Pianists - Mario Ajero, Antonio "Nio" Ajero, & Olivia Ajero Recorded live at Cole Concert Hall at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas.

Great Crush Collision March by Scott Joplin

mario.ajero@gmail.com (Mario Ajero) — Fri, 15 Sep 2017 02:19:00 +0000

Learn about Scott Joplin's piano piece, "Great Crush Collision March" which was named after and inspired by a publicity stunt on September 15, 1896 near Waco, Texas. This online lecture/performance is part of the centennial honoring 100 years since Scott Joplin's death in 1917.

Star Wars - The Force Theme (piano)

mario.ajero@gmail.com (Mario Ajero) — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 20:40:00 +0000

Star Wars: The Force Theme by John Williams performed by Mario Ajero, pianist.

Romance for Six Hands by Rachmaninoff

mario.ajero@gmail.com (Mario Ajero) — Fri, 12 Feb 2016 16:00:00 +0000

Romance for Six Hands at One Piano by Sergei Rachmaninoff performed by Mario Ajero, Antonio Ajero, and Olivia Ajero in Cole Concert Hall at the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music in Nacogdoches, Texas.

Vote for Antonio Ajero (Paganini Variations) by May 21

mario.ajero@gmail.com (Mario Ajero) — Sun, 17 May 2015 17:39:00 +0000

Improvised piano variations on a theme by Paganini (Caprice No. 24) by 10-year-old pianist Antonio "Nio" Ajero. Please vote for his video at http://www.socialmusicworks.com or http://ow.ly/Mozj3 before May 21, 2015.

American Authors 'Best Day of My Life' Piano Cover by Nio (and Olivia)

mario.ajero@gmail.com (Mario Ajero) — Thu, 19 Mar 2015 16:00:00 +0000

Best Day of My Life by American Authors cover played Nio using the Piano Maestro iPad app from JoyTunes. Guest appearance by little sister Olivia.

Auld Lang Syne for piano and iPad

mario.ajero@gmail.com (Mario Ajero) — Wed, 31 Dec 2014 01:30:00 +0000

6-year-old pianist Olivia Ajero plays an arrangement of "Auld Lang Syne" by Phillip Keveren from "More Christmas Piano Solos Level 5" published by Hal Leonard. She plays with MIDI accompaniment powered by Home Concert Xtreme by Timewarp Technologies.

Happy New Year from the Ajero Family!

Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town

mario.ajero@gmail.com (Mario Ajero) — Wed, 24 Dec 2014 02:51:00 +0000

6-year-old Olivia Ajero plays this jazzy piano arrangement of "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town" by Phillip Keveren from "More Christmas Piano Solos for All Piano Methods Level 4" from the Hal Leonard Student Piano Library. She is playing with the digital audio accompaniment that comes from the enhanced CD that comes with the book: http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/more-christmas-piano-solos-level-4-sheet-music/19496242?aff_id=198335

The iPad app that she is using is AnyTune Pro+:
http://www.anytune.us

Somewhere In My Memory from Home Alone on piano

mario.ajero@gmail.com (Mario Ajero) — Mon, 22 Dec 2014 01:26:00 +0000

Somewhere In My Memory from the motion picture Home Alone performed on piano by 6-year-old Olivia Ajero. Composed by John Williams, this arrangement by Mona Rejino comes from "More Christmas Piano Solos Level 5" published by Hal Leonard. The enhanced CD comes with digital audio and MIDI accompaniments. Learn more at: http://www.halleonard.com/piano Olivia is playing with the MIDI accompaniment program Home Concert Xtreme. You can learn more about it at: http://www.timewarptech.com

Chopin Impromptu in A-flat Major, Op. 29

mario.ajero@gmail.com (Mario Ajero) — Sat, 20 Dec 2014 00:39:00 +0000

Impromptu in A-flat Major, Op. 29 by Frédéric Chopin performed by 10-year-old pianist, Antonio "Nio" Ajero.

Recorded live at Cole Concert Hall at Stephen F. Austin State University on October 24, 2014.

View the entire recital at: http://youtu.be/Oj3AoTNOE64