BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Library Market//iCal Export//EN BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Learn to Play Piano Through Your Favorite Movie Themes for Ages 7- 12 UID:211693 DTSTAMP:20260508T094400Z DTSTART:20260725T183000Z DTEND:20260725T191500Z LOCATION:New Canaan Library, 151 Main Street, New Canaan, CT 06840, United States ROOM: Arlene H. Grushkin Children's Program Room + Program Room B DESCRIPTION:Join accomplished pianist and teen volunteer Cary Wang to lear n basic music concepts and start piano playing through your favorite movie themes. The program is designed for children ages 7-12 with some piano ex perience. The children will explore the notes on the keyboard and learn t he note values, key signatures, dynamics and triads. There will be a final Concert with everyone performing their favorite movie themes!  Please p lan to attend all 4 sessions. This class meets on 7/11, 7/18, 7/25, & ; 8/1 from 2:30pm-3:15pm.Sample songs include:  Let It Go, How Far I’ ll Go, Can’t Stop This Feeling, Into The Unknown, We Don’t Talk About Bruno, Kung Fu Fighting, Hakuna Matata, A Whole New World, You’ve Got a Friend In Me, Star Wars (Main Theme), Fly Love, Can You Feel The Love Toni ght and Beauty and The Beast.Cary Wang, Junior at Horace Mann School and P re-college student at Manhattan School of Music (MSM), has been invited to perform in Carnegie Hall 17 times, Vienna’s prestigious Ehrbar Hall and Mozart Haus, London Royal Albert Hall, Lincoln Center, Kaufman Center, an d 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 a cademic and leadership development.Cary started his piano learning journey at 6 and has been Piano major at Manhattan School of Music since 2018 wit h the honor of Dean’s List for a 4.0 GPA each year.  At the age of 9, h e accomplished Piano Level 10 Assessment of Royal Conservatory Music Devel opment Program with First Honors. In June 2023, he completed the highest l evel, Associate Diploma of Piano Performance with Honors. Cary has won ma ny piano competitions since 6. He was named as the Alternative Winner of t he 2024-25 Music Teachers National Association (“MTNA”) Connecticut Se nior Piano Competition, the Sole Winner of the 2022-23 MTNA Connecticut Ju nior Piano Competition, the Alternate Winner of 2023-24, and the Sole Winn er of 2019-20 highly competitive MSM Piano Concerto Competition. Cary made his orchestral debut with the New York Concerti Sinfonietta in January 20 20 at Lincoln Center.Cary’s Music Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@jo hnwang5673 URL:https://www.newcanaanlibrary.org/event/hold-learn-play-piano-through-y our-favorite-movie-themes-ages-6-12-211693 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR