5th Indonesia Talent Festival

22nd September 2013 was a faboulous Sunday for The Art Center. Three of our Vocal students joined the 5th Indonesia Talent Festival at Pluit Village Mall. It was a talent-scouting competition held by tisi Pratama Management, one of talent agency in Indonesia.

The singing competition started with audition round, followed by 15 singers. Three of our students made it to the Semifinal round. Now we are waiting for the results whether they will make it to the Final round. Well done our Star-to-be !!

Here we upload videos of the semifinal round.We can see one of the judge held his thumb up to one of our Star :)

Fiona Mariella

 

Alexa Ovilia

 

Grace Victoria

Sweet treats

Miniature mouth-watering donuts with different toppings. You can learn this in Miniature Clay lesson :)

A Little Joke (by Dimitri Kabalevsky)

This song is a beautiful exercise for Slur and Staccato exercise. Catherine did a very clear Staccato and Slur while playing this song.

 

 

Legato Phrasing 2

This video is showing another Legato Phrasing exercise performed by Jonathan from The Little Pianist Op. 189 (Kohler).

 

 

 

Legato Phrasing

One of the most important technique required to play a beautiful Sonatine is legato phrasing. A lot of legato exercises can be found in exercises composition by Czerny, Gurlitt and Kohler.

This video showing Madeline performing "Memory" (by Gurlitt). We can hear Alberti Bass (the characteristic of classical piano accompaniment), long Legato phrasing and slur in this E minor piece. Madeline managed a beautiful slur and phrasing

Clay Art Exhibition on A.S.L.I Concert, June 22nd, 2013

Finally after a long and tiring weeks preparing the A.S.L.I Concert, We are BACK!
Here are the pictures of clay art creations "Mushroom House" themed created by our students for the exhibition at GoetheHaus - Jakarta.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In this exhibition Janice's Mushroom House was chosen as the Most Favourite Clay Art Creation by the audiences.

 

Congratulations to Janice!

 

The photos and videos about the A.S.L.I Concert will be uploaded soon after it's done.

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

Sight-Reading

When it comes to sight-reading session, it's always the most stressfull seconds in the cold and almost silent exam room. To be honest, there is no other way to get better at sight-reading than practicing. In this post, I would like to share some tips on how to improve your sight-reading. Think marathon rather than sprint.

1. Take in as much information as you can before you begin, including time signature, key signature, tempo markings, dynamic markings, phrasing, rhythm and fingering. Don't miss the clef.

2. Be aware of the range of notes within any given bars. Take a quick look over the lowest notes and the highest notes.

3. Keep going!!!!! DO NOT REPEAT, slow down the tricky part a little bit if you have to but do your best to avoid coming to a complete halt.

4. Focus on reading by the interval rather than worrying so much about the name of the notes.

5. Find your fingering. If a fingering is not mark, try to accomodate as many notes as you can in the SAME hand position to avoid any unecessary change of hand position.

6. Try to keep your eyes on the score at all times, imagining that your fingers as sticking to the keys, feeling their ways towards the next notes.

Good luck! Wish you get better at sight-reading...and start loving it! :D

Joanna

Joanna Christie Liem (9 years old) will perform the song "Part of your world" from Disney's Little Mermaid on 22nd June 2013. She will be singing as Ariel who desires to be part of the human world. We upload a video of Joanna practising the song. Don't miss her live performance as she will swim into your heart.

Contact us for reservation 087 888 179 319 (Pin 21366FE0)
Regular ticket Rp. 50,000.-
VIP ticket Rp. 75,000.-

A.S.L.I Banner (II)

Haha...this is what all of us are waiting for. A super giant banner (9m length) and it took us more than one hour to put it up in front of our training center. Everybody looks so cool there.

Concert Prep (III)

Another cool composition by our student, Nathan Aldrich (9yrs old) who is going to perform on the A.S.L.I concert this 22nd June 2013. Nathan's composition is about cyclone of war. The video uploaded is just an excerpt of the scene where the canons are boomings. Come and watch Nathan playing live in the concert. You won't regret ^^

Hand Bouquet

What is this bouquet for??? We will let you know soon :D

A.S.L.I Banner

This big banner is about 4m in lenght, and is hanging proudly in front of our training center ^^
We will put on a bigger one next week. You will love it dear students and parents :D

Stars of the A.S.L.I concert

As I mentioned previously all the stars in the A.S.L.I concert and clay art exhibition are below 15 years old, but now we have a new member joining us, Christy Jo, she is 16. A smart and confident young lady.

Today we upload the picture of all the stars and we also would like to express our gratitude to all the sponsors who have trusted us and supported us to make this show possible.

1. The Kiddie Shop, supplies cute stuff and characters collections
2. Boss Jeans (PT Erward Garmindo Tama)
3. Sumibian Japanese Restaurant (Mangga Dua Square lantai 3 Blok A)
4. Maharaja Coffee - Indonesia Ring of Flavor
5. Lili Boutique, custom made Wedding Dress, Gown and Batik (Pluit Village lt.2 no.109)
6. Personal support from Mr. Heru, Mrs Tjendera and Mrs Lisna

Come on and reserve your seat now ^^

NB. VVIP tickets are sold out-- thank you so much

Mushroom Houses (II)

Mushroom House project is progressing well. More and more students are participating and creating their own unique mushroom houses. They are truly creative. All the kids are not more than 13 years old. The winner of the Most Favourite Mushroom House will be announced on  22nd June 2013 after the A.S.L.I music performances.

Great Mushroom Houses all around our training center ^^ so cute!!!

Colorful Birds (II)

Remember the previous colorful birds project we uploaded a few weeks ago? Today another upload of colorful bird drawing by Jonathan (8 yrs old). It's the blue Kingfisher. He joined us 3 months ago and had no confidence in drawing. He always say he can't draw a good shape, and that's not true. Look at this drawing. Will you agree that he can't draw??? The answer is definetely NO ^^ 
 

Gabriella Graziella

Gabriella (9yrs old) is one of the smartest student in IPEKA Pluit. She is chosen to be the representative of her school for the Science Olympiad in Jakarta. No matter how busy she is with her school work, Gabriella always find some time to practise her piano at home. She is now preparing for the ABRSM grade 2 exam in August 2013. Below is her video playing "Bear Dance" from one of the ABRSM grade 2 exam pieces.

 

 

Concert Announcement

This is our first A.S.L.I music concert presenting students' ASLI (which means original in English) Piano Compositions and also their skilfull voice performances. Clay art works by students and Drawing exhibitions will be at the same day,too. All the children are below 15 years old and have been working hard to bring out their best in music and art to the audiences.

 

There will be voting and award for the Best Composition, Best Voice Performance and Best Clay Art work. Please come and give your vote to your favourite Star to be ^^



 

 



Concert starts from 15.00 - 17.00

Dress code formal, and unfortunately children below 5 years old is not allowed, so sorry :(

The venue will be at Goethe Institut Indonesien (Menteng)

Tickets are open for sale now. Tickets price :

VVIP        Rp. 100,000.-

VIP           Rp.   75,000.-

Regular     Rp.   50,000.-

 

Quickly reserve your best seat now!!! Contact us 087 888 179 319 or Pin BB 21366FE0

 

Clay Art and Drawing Exhibition starts from 10.00 - 18.00 ( Free Admission)

Ecossaise

Ecossaise is a type of contra dance in scottish style and usually in 2/4 times with a lively rhythm. It has a significant dynamic contrast where pianissimo and fortissimo appear very close together.

In this video, Mathilda (9 yrs old) is performing Ecossaise in G by Beethoven. She managed to play it in a very lively style.

Enthutiasm in Practising

Ralph Waldo Emerson once said “Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.”

So, students come on up and start being enthutiast in practising (^o^)/

Concert Preparation (II)

After being absent for almost a month, Nathaniel Arifin (8yrs old) came back with his creative original composition. He managed to catch-up with his fellow pianist friends. Nathaniel's song is about a clumsy soldier who keeps making trouble within his troops. Today we upload only an extract of his composition. For a complete version, please come and join our concert on 22 June 2013, and vote for your favourite composition, singer and clay work. 

The Art Center

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The Pretty Duo

Can't Help Loving That Man is taken from The Show Boat musical soundtrack. Here, Edeline has shown a very good interpretation of this song. Her 'jazzy' voice character has developed from time to time. And guess what??? She is just 12 years old!! She likes this song so much and has been practicing hard for her debut concert.

Levina is singing Somewhere from West Side Story. This song is about hope and optimism. Levina picked this song because she wanted to share with the world that there is always a Hope in your life. This 14-year-old girl has a very positive attitude and mind. Music is the best way to express herself.

Want to see them singing live?
Contact us for tickets information.

Grace

This is another recording of Grace (7yrs old) practising the song "I dreamed a dream" from Les Miserables. We uploaded a recording of her practising vocalizing exercise a couple of weeks ago. The purpose of the vocalizing exercise is to enhance her ability in singing this song. She likes the song very much and is working hard on it for the upcoming concert.

Colorful Birds

Parrots by Antlia

This pair of parrots is drawn by Antlia. She drew on A3 size paper and colored them using colored pencil Luna. The feathers are nicely shaped and shade. She has worked hard on this picture. Antlia has shown a lot of improvement in 4 months. Good Job! We are looking forward to seeing more works by you ^^

Below are steps of drawing Northern Cardinal in Oil Pastels done by our drawing Instructor Sir Eko.

Interested to join us? Just drop us a line :) 087 888 179 319

Vanessa

This 7-year old girl used to cry sometimes in the piano lesson because she thought she couldn't play the piano well, but look at her now....she plays so well,. Vanessa is also preparing for grade 1 ABRSM piano exam this year. As we always know Practice makes Perfect, that's what Vanessa do to improve her playing. Greatest thanks to Vanessa's mom, too, for being so supportive and encouraging. Mom is always the best ^^

Vanessa plays "March" (Shostakovich)

Fiona

Fiona is a new comer to our training center. She is just one month here. This pretty girl is a very quick learner. She shows a great improvement in just one month, from a raw singing voice to a musical way of singing. She always listen seriously to the instructions by the teacher. Here is a video of her singing "Edelweiss'' from the Sound of Music.

 

 

Mushroom Houses

Look at these cute little mushroom houses made by our students...love it..love it!!! Even they are just half-done, they are already so lovely. Our students are now getting more and more creative, we are so proud of you guys ^^

Look at those cute windows, covered with leaves, cute wizard hat-like roof, lively colors and so on. They told me they are going to make more decorations. Let's wait patiently and see the wonder of their clay world.

cute mushroom houses <3

Concert Preparation

Today uploads are about piano students' composition for our upcoming student concert in June 2013. We upload just extracts of their compositions. If you would like to find out more of the complete songs, please come and join our concert ^^ The venue, date and time will be announced soon.

It is so exciting to see each students have their own unique character in their music. Each song has it's own colour and innocent imagination by the children. 

This first song is performed and composed by Ferryn (9yrs old). Her song is about the wizard cat who is trying to do some magic on it's broom. 

This 2nd song is performed and composed by Angelika Riyanto (11yrs old). She writes song about a birthday party, probably she's imagining her own birthday party ^^ It's a very lively song.

The 3rd song is performed and composed by Shanice (12yrs old). This song is truly romantic!! I bet  most of the girls will love it. It's about a wedding. You can feel the atmosphere of every girls' dream wedding.

The next song is composed and performed by Nicole Carolyn Utomo (9yrs old). Purple is her favourite color, so she named her song "My Purple Song".

This time is a pretty melancholic song. It's about an innocent love of a young girl waiting for the moment to come. The song is composed and performed by Janice Kathryn Utomo (13yrs old).

Well, hope you will like it and don't forget to follow our updates on the Time, Date and Venue of our concert ^^

Long Notes Practice

This is another video showing long notes practice performed by Alexa Ovilia (12 years old). We picked the song "Somewhere" (from Westside Story) for her. This song might sound simple but actually strong voice is required to sing it and the interval skips are also very tricky. It is a really good song for intermediate students. It helps to develop strength and voice elasticity. This is the 2nd lesson of Alexa singing "Somewhere". We will upload her next recording in the near future.

 

 

Our students might not be perfect for some people, but we are training them to perfection. We upload their video because we have confident in them and we believe it helps their progression. Listening to your own recording is the best way to evaluate yourself instead of just being spoon-fed by teacher.

Fine Arts Drawing

In our training center, drawing students are introduced to the fine arts drawing technique which means, they will be trained on how to draw from the very basic steps starting from black and white sketching, understanding the shading technique, so realistic and dimensional pictures are not impossible to draw even for a beginner level.

How about about coloring? Yes, we do train students on coloring, but not just simply coloring as in common. Coloring are done step by step to get the proper shade and tone to make the picture drawn even more realistic and close to the real objects.

Below we are showing a few steps of coloring technique taught in our training center.

Pictures shown are drawn by the teacher of The Art Center, Sir Eko.

Voice Student

Voice lesson is not just about training students to sing the right notes and memorizing the text, but it  involves the technique of voicing, dynamic, musical interpretation, stability and also developing strong voice. Here we are showing one of our dilligent student practising long notes and high notes. We picked the song "Tomorrow" (from the motion picture Annie) for Mathilda as the practice material. This song is a good choice to learn long notes and powerful high notes. She did quite well in this recording. We will soon upload her next recording. Keep up, girl!

 

Mathilda (9 years old)

New Link

Now we have a new link "Video of the Month". It is at the right side of this blog, just click on the title and you will be able to watch them. They are recommended-to-watch videos for music students. Hope you will like them ^^

Young Entrepreneur

Remember Janice? yes...she is the girl who won the 3rd prize in Yamaha Piano Competition last week. Now she has become a young entrepreneur. She was asked by her classmates and friends to create cutie clay stuff for them. She is making money now. We are so proud of you, Janice!

 

Janice's first order. Aren't they cute??

 

Here She is.......

Miss Veronica

Miss Veronica and students

Here I uploaded the picture of our sweet teacher Miss Veronica, as I promised :) She is a Bachelor in Accounting and currently working in one of the most prestigious Japanese Company in Jakarta. Her passion and love for clay makes her come to our training center every weekend to share her skills and knowledge about clay to our keen students who are also eager to pick up everything from her. Thank you so much Miss Veronica :)

Media

We were on the KAWANKU Indonesia teenager magazine January 2013 issue, yippie...^0^ We will upload the printed version in the Media Page on this blog. We gathered some of our teenager clay students for the photo-taking session. Everybody was so excited. Here are some pictures of us during the interview session.

Do you see something interesting behind us?

Yes!! It is an ice-cream freezer. Home made natural ingredients Tropic Snow ice cream cups are also available at our training center :D It's delicious, no preservatives and very affordable. If you happen to stop by our training center one day, give it a try. We also deliver to your home with a minimum order of 20 cups for PIK, Pluit and Muara Karang area. Drop us a line :D

Phone : 087 888 179 319

April Project

This April our theme for the clay project is making baby fairies. They are about 8cm in height (including the mushroom and the base). Students will learn how to make cute mushroom, tiny baby fairies, the pom-pom skirt and any other decorations that they would love to add on. Here are some examples of our baby fairies project. These fairies in the pictures are made by the teacher. We will be uploading the students' fairies as soon as they are done with them.

Cory the dreamy fairy

Lulla the sleepy fairy

Sherry the shy fairy

Student's Clay Art Work

Today we uploaded a few pictures of students' past projects. They did a great job. We love to see all those colorful art work by the children. Sometimes they will just come up with cute  and creative ideas. And we also would like to express our gratitude to Miss Veronica for teaching the students with love, passion and patient. You are a great instructor ^^ thumbs up for you. We will upload her pictures in the next few days, so you can see which one is that great teacher. Stay tune!



by Shanice (12yrs) and Ferryn (8yrs)

by Joanna (8yrs)



by Janice Kathryn Utomo (13yrs)

                                                                     Joan (4yrs)

                                                                     Kaykay (4yrs)

                                                                   by  Mathilda (8yrs) 

                                                                    Elviona (12yrs) 

                                                                       by Shanice (12yrs)

Belinda (6yrs)





Here is another picture of clay art work made by our adult student. She is a mother of one beautiful daughter. She loves to make miniature cakes to play with her daughter. I am very sure her daughter loves her work.

by Jacquelyn

 

All the pictures here are taken in our studio and made with a safe non-toxic Japanese air-dry clay.