- Registration is required for this event.
- Capacity has been reached. Additional registrants will be placed on the waitlist.
- This event is part of a series. If you register for this first event, you will also be registering for future occurrences.
- This event is for registrants age 8 to 14.
Program Description
Event Details
Join accomplished pianist and teen volunteer Cary Wang to learn advanced music theory and enhance your piano performance. Both are critical building blocks for further musical advancement and educational development (such as music schools / programs). The program is designed for children / teens ages 8-14 with 1-3 years piano experience. Within four sessions, it covers major music theory concepts, major and minor scales, triads/inversions, 7th chords, and performance enhancement. The last class will include a concert showcase with everyone performing their favorite pieces!
Please plan to attend all 4 sessions. This class meets on 1/3, 1/17, 1/24, 1/31
Cary Wang, Junior at Horace Mann School and Pre-college student at Manhattan School of Music (MSM), has been invited to perform in Carnegie Hall 16 times, Vienna’s prestigious Ehrbar Hall and Mozarthaus, London Royal Albert Hall, Lincoln Center, Kaufman Center, and Yamaha Artist Piano Concert, etc. Cary has been an avid volunteer leader at the New Canaan Library and has held similar sessions like this in the last 2 years. This initiative aims to help students expand music education and develop a lifelong interest in art appreciation by integrating with academic and leadership development.
Cary started his piano learning journey at 6 and has been Piano major at Manhattan School of Music since 2018 with the honor of Dean’s List for a 4.0 GPA each year. At the age of 9, he accomplished Piano Level 10 Assessment of Royal Conservatory Music Development Program with First Honors. In June 2023, he completed the highest level, Associate Diploma of Piano Performance with Honors. Cary has won many piano competitions since 6. He was named as the Alternative Winner of the 2024-25 Music Teachers National Association (“MTNA”) Connecticut Senior Piano Competition, the Sole Winner of the 2022-23 MTNA Connecticut Junior Piano Competition, the Alternate Winner of 2023-24, and the Sole Winner of 2019-20 highly competitive MSM Piano Concerto Competition. Cary made his orchestral debut with the New York Concerti Sinfonietta in January 2020 at Lincoln Center.
Cary’s Music Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@johnwang5673
Accessibility and Accommodations
We strive to facilitate access to information and Library services for all patrons. If you have questions about accessibility or a request for accommodation, please phone 203-594-5002, email the librarian in charge of this program (see contact info above), or email [email protected] with as much lead time as possible.
Youth Participation Guidelines
If your child is under 12 years old, an adult caregiver must remain in the Children’s Room for the duration of the program. If your child finishes a program early, or if a child becomes ill, distressed, or behaves in a manner that interferes with other participants’ enjoyment of the program, they may be released into the Children’s Room before the program’s end time. Please ensure that your child knows exactly where to find you at all times.
Thank You for Your Support!
The Library is pleased to be able to offer free programs and events through the generous donations of patrons like you. Please consider making a tax-deductible gift to the Library’s Annual Fund so we can continue to offer programs like this one.