Muse/icality Piano Studio

It may be after Christmas, but I need to shout out my students for their wonderful performances in our Christmas recitals!! I'm so proud of them for all their hard work and for bravely performing in front of an audience - many of them for the very first time! Spectacular job everyone!!!! 🎄🎶🎹🎅

(Including a few stills from the recitals - not all students pictured.)

It was an honor and so much fun to play on the antique square grand piano at the Hearthstone in Appleton this evening! I look forward to more opportunities to play on unique instruments!

If you're still looking for ways to celebrate the holiday season, I have great news for you! I'll be playing Christmas songs for the Hearthstone's Victorian Christmas this evening, Saturday December 27th, from 6pm-8pm. Tickets are available through their website at the link below. It's a self-guided tour, so they offer staggered times to make sure it's not overcrowded at any specific time. The historic home is absolutely gorgeous all decked out for Christmas! I hope you can join me to celebrate some holiday magic!

Dec 27 Victorian Christmas — Hearthstone Historic House Museum

Music is really a kind of magic, when you think about it. 🎶✨️💕

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Have a great week ahead!

You've settled into your school routine, now is the perfect time to start piano lessons!

I work with students from Kindergarten age to adults. I come to you and have availability during school hours (great for homeschooled students) and after school. If you live in Appleton, Neenah, Menasha, Oshkosh, Winneconne, or the surrounding area, I'd love to talk with you about starting piano lessons. See my site for more info or reach out to me by call, text, or email: 920-539-0753, [email protected].

musicbyjanna.wixsite.com/piano

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My piano lesson registration form for new students is now available on the website - here's a link directly to the page with a printable form and an electronic version. Forms can be submitted at any time, and I'll reach out to talk over next steps. Can't wait to talk piano lessons with you!

New Student Registration Form | Music Performance Completed forms can be returned by email to [email protected] or in person at a registration event, if coordinated through your school or parent group. When I receive your form, I'll reach out by your preferred form of communication with additional details and next steps.

As I finish prepping for this Saturday's wedding, it seems like a great time to let you know about the event services I offer. I'm most often asked to play for wedding ceremonies and church services, but I'm also available to play background music for parties - this can be added on as an additional service for the cocktail hour or for a more intimate wedding reception. Here's a few details about my event services:

• I play piano and organ, and I'm happy to play some of each if you'd like both for your ceremony or church service.

• No piano at the venue? No problem! As long as I can set up my professional keyboard within 100 feet of an electrical outlet, I can set up just about anywhere.

• If needed, I also have a speaker to help the sound carry, which can be used with or without a speaker stand.

• Need a mic or two for the event? I have those too! I have a wired mic or two cordless mics available for use.

• I find and learn new music for every event. I love special requests because they help you put your personal touch on the event.

• If you'd like to have guests get involved in song selection for event music, I have simple, elegant cards with a QR code inviting them to submit their requests on my site. Let me know how many cards you need and include them with your invitations. (I ALWAYS honor your "do not play" list, and you will get final approval!!)

• Have a soloist or other performer in mind for a special song? I love accompanying and/or getting to perform with other musicians! I also accompany soloists for solo/ensemble and have been a choir accompanist in the past, so I'm used to working with performers.

• Singing? I've done that too! It's a less common request, but I can sing. Let me know what song or songs you'd like and I'll let you know if it will work well with my voice. If not, I'll happily accompany another singer.

Reach out to check availability for your upcoming event - I'd love to talk music and see how I can help!
• Phone: 920-539-0753.
• Events email: [email protected]
• Website: musicbyjanna.wixsite.com

I am excited to announce I am expanding my availability for piano lessons, meaning:

1. I have openings for summer lessons if you'd like a head start or if you're missing piano and want a refresher. Call or text to schedule one, a few, or as many lessons as you'd like over summer break!

2. I am accepting new students for the 2025-26 school year. If you or anyone you know homeschools and would like to schedule lessons during the school day (or on a set day with other families from your homeschooling group), or if your school would like to have someone stop and teach lessons on a certain day of the week, I will be available for daytime lessons.

Please pass along to anyone who might be looking for piano lessons in the Fox Valley area. Thanks so much for your interest - can't wait to talk with you! For more details, please stop by my website: musicbyjanna.wixsite.com/piano

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It's a beautiful spring day for a beautiful garden wedding here at the Paine Art Center in Oshkosh! 🌷 (Outdoor weddings sometimes need a little scotch tape - all set!)

State solo/ensemble time!!! Best of luck to the wonderfully talented students I have the honor of accompanying.

My students are currently learning about the many notable composers in musical theatre history, and William Finn is coming up in one of the next lessons. We mourn his passing, grieve with his loved ones, and remember him for his lasting contribution to music and the theatre!

The Museum of Broadway mourns the loss of composer and lyricist William Finn, who has passed away at the age of 73.💔
Under the auspices of Off-Broadway’s Playwrights Horizons, Finn developed his musicals, IN TROUSERS, MARCH OF THE FALSETTOS and FALSETTOLAND, and the latter two were then combined to create the groundbreaking, moving, and much-beloved FALSETTOS, which debuted on Broadway in 1992 and earned him Tony Awards for Best Score and Best Book (with James Lapine). Finn was nominated again for Best Score for his 2005 musical THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE. His other musicals include A NEW BRAIN and LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, the song cycle ELEGIES, and lyrics for DANGEROUS GAMES.

Rock and roll was created by a Black woman — Sister Rosetta Tharpe.

Known as the Godmother of Rock and Roll, Sister Rosetta Tharpe was a singer, songwriter, and guitarist who served as inspiration for artists like Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash. We honor her as we still feel her influence today.