The Sound of Gold with guest The Art of Piano Playing

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0:51 Hi, welcome to the Sound of Gold. If you've been here before, welcome back. If you're new, then welcome as well. I do the show for you, and I do the show for musicians and music venues, music teachers, music schools. And my passion and my heart felt purpose for doing this is I want to be the voice to keep music alive. Music is so important in our lives. It is so important. Everywhere we go we hear music, even if it's not like the radio music. When you're outside, you hear a breeze, you hear the birds singing. It's they're different sounds, and to me, that's music. More So, focusing on instruments and playing music is even more important because it's not only beautiful to hear, but as a musician and as a teacher to teach music. It's a craft, it's a trade, and it is something that we grow with and it's you know, it's not like making a peanut butter sandwich, like you have the brand, you have the peanut breas to the jelly. You put it together and it's done, and you know you have your sandwich.

2:05 With music, there's just there's more than just the peanut butter, jelly and bread. There's so much. There's so much layers, so many layers in music to learn and it's never ending. It's a lifetime commitment to learn and as a human being to begin with and adding music to that, it's just like a step above just I don't know, to me being a musician, being a musician, just learning more and learning more about music fills my soul. And you know, with that said, and I do teach. I teach piano. I think it's so important, especially in today's day and age and as we're moving forward in the years to come, generations looking forward, we want to keep music alive. We want to keep music alive in studios, we want to keep music alive at music venues. And I'm not going to give away my age, but it's fun playing it's fun being out there, it's fun teaching. However, the younger generations are the ones we want to focus on. They are the ones that we want to help develop and grow into musicians that we want to continue to listen to.

3:21 So in order to do that, we need to keep it alive. As a teacher, as a professional, we want to we want not incorporate, but we want to inspire, right, we want to inspire each other. We want to inspire generations, you know, younger than us, and we want to make an impact. So with that being said, I want to I want to focus a little bit more on the public school systems today on my show. And I want to, or I already did. I invited the president of the Art of Piano Playing to our show today and Diana, are you backstage? Are you here with us?

4:02 I'm here, Hello, Hi, Hi, welcome, thank you, and thanks for having me. So so they are piano playing well. First off, even before I always love to introduce my guests, because you've taken the time out. I want to know you. I want to like, what is your your journey to playing? I know you play piano or you teach piano. What began your journey to to bring us to where you are today, because there's so much we have to talk about, saying, there's so much to share. So if you would be so kind. Sure, sure, I would say. It's rather a long story.

4:44 You know. My background goes back to northern Russia. My parents are from Ukraine, but they immigrated, you know in the times of the USSR to north of Russia. That's where I was born and where I grew up. And I went to a music school there. You know, the Russian music education consists of three steps. So I started around actually studied late, I would say, you know, unlike a modern trend, you know where you can see students playing three and four and five, you know, like little buzzards. I was pretty well aware of what I was doing, you know, at the age of almost nine, and I was dreaming living under the piano literally, you know, I was smelling the keys.

5:35 I love the wooden smell of the keys. You know. I had an upright there. And yeah, and so I attended the music school, you know for seven years. Then I went on a couple of hours you know, away from the place where I grew up to study in the music college for four years. So this was already another serious. Step towards you know, more professional education because I realized. That I am I am bit by the bug, you know. Oh it took. It's really My parents showed me a tape of a very famous musician. It was a pianist. His name is Fataslav Richter. It's a Russian pianist and composer of old days.

6:20 And when I. Saw him sitting in front of this gorgeous grand piano in a quiet, you know atmosphere of a beautiful hole filled with people that are like amazed, and they're looking at him and then waiting for him to say the word, you know, musical word on the piano. By studying with the first note, that was it. I'm still having chills. Like what about this? You know. So once I saw that magic happening on stage right in front of me, that was it. I got myself. Through you know school, and nobody really had to insist on me practicing. I was doing it for hours and hours, and that's that's how I got through all my schools, you know, after the four year of college, after a lot of heavy competitions you know, abroad and domestic, after a lot of scholarships.

7:10 And mayor awards. You know, I went on to study in Moscow. That's where I went to. It's I would say legendary school. You know, it's Agnessonnissence Music Academy. So there was two rivals at Moscow. There are you know, the Moscow Conservatory by Tchikovsky and the Naissance Academy. That's where I spent another five years of studying. So a lot of studying, a lot of competitions, a lot of practice rooms. You know. Yes, So that's that's what brought me eventually to the United States where where I went to Eastman School of Music and I completed my it's an I guess considered second master's degree of years. So more more practice, more collaborations, you know, being around a lot of pretty famous musicians, you know, collaborating with them, per forming. It was it was amazing, just an amazing journey.

8:09 You know, I'm honored to know you. There's so much I don't I didn't know. Thank You's so wonderful. So what I have so many questions. What I had mentioned before you got on was being the voice and being an inspiration in the public school system and for our listeners who are listening the reason why I said that, and I'm I feel silly, but I'm gonna say, Dina, you are one of your like I mean, I'm my own boss, but you're also one of my bosses because I teach. I work with you to teach in the public school systems, and there's been so much, I think, in so many ways taken away from this public school systems that you have. You are the president of the Art of Piano Playing. Tell us a little bit about how you came upon creating that. And I know it's not only here in Florida, but it is here in Florida, but it is also in New York as well, So I'm asking us once.

9:12 Yes, it is in New York indeed, and I'm right now in New York. Actually it's pretty child, That's why I'm wearing the sweater. Yes. So it started around twoenty twelve and started with a studio. I was always passionate about teaching, and I knew it's very important, you know, to pass on your passion and your education and your experience to the other generations you know of children. And it's basically started with my overgrowing studio that I couldn't handle anymore, you know, when you become a popular teacher, you know, and the students love you and you do recitals with them. It just overgrew pretty quickly, and that's how it ended up in more of a school setting. And then I started to, you know, think, why is the piano class, why does the piano class should be limited to just a private class just to select few, where all children should be you know, privileged to be able to read those symbols on the page, you know, not just a few that actually take private classes.

10:27 So that's where I got an idea that, you know, maybe it's time to bring music to schools where children are, you know, because not everybody can't afford right a private piano class or have time to travel to the teacher or time after school. So it only made made sense, you know, to go into a school. So that's that's how it started. Started with a couple of schools, you know, and then we just grew in New York City and now we're in Pumbach County. Yes, which is wonderful. And you know it, I know a little bit about like overseas, and I have family in Europe, and I know, like my cousin's a piano player, and I know I've learned of friends in like England, and there's different it's a different approach when it comes to the schooling for music, and it's not the same as it is in America, or at least how I was raised. I had my you know, the private teachers, and I didn't. It wasn't something. It wasn't an option in the public school system. So I love that it is an option now. And in what ways, uh, somehow we got connected over the years, And in what ways do you kind of advertise doing the public school system to get attention for families to sign up.

11:55 So first of all, I want to come in. I'm very happy with man and I look forward to, you know, collaborating even more. But the way the way we do it, So we we approached school and h you know, we sign a contract and we advertise we bring flyers to schools. Actually, so those flyers, we call them back back flyers, So they go into teacher's mailboxes and then they end up in folders going home with the students. So I imagine that once a student comes home after the classes, you know, their parents check the folder and they see how a little flyer, you know, advertising, So that's that's how they sign up and then you.

12:36 Have Okay, so here, Palm Beach County in New York, do you have are you in New York City? I mean for our listeners, I don't know, people are tuning in from everywhere. So for both New York and Florida. Tell us how if our listeners want to connect or maybe you know, want to make make it possible for their children to sign up. Okay, yes, that would be great. So yes, So it's in New York City, it's in Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn. And in order to sign up, they can go on our website. They I can, if I am allowed to say the website or it will be it's it's art. It's w w W dot art of Piano Playing dot com. And they can always give us a call. And if let's say, their school does not offer a similar class, you know, they can always raise our awareness and then we will approach the school and you know, try to see if we can set it up in their school.

13:41 Oh, I love it, And what what feedback? You've been doing this for a while now. Actually, let me go back. So in Palm Beach County. Do you have the same contact information as as you would in New York. It's just one website, so either New York or Florida. Yes, yes, we have a couple of phone numbers, so one is for New York, but you know they are both right in front of me, so it goes to the same place. We We're happy to receive a call on any number, whether it's New York or so. I know. For the time I've been working at some of the public schools for our listeners to know. When we teach at the public schools, it's usually from my experience, you know, one class, one teacher and then as many as how many twelve students would you.

14:29 Say, so, I would say it's between eight and ten. So we try not to overwhelm anybody too much, you know, it's we keep try to keep it small just so every student can get you know, equal attention and time with one instructor. And we also provide instruments for the class and headphones so they can work individually and you know, practice their assignments. And also materials are provided. So we always say just bring yourselves. You don't to bring anything to the class and everybody's welcome, you know, beginners, students that have been, you know, doing this for a while. Because our teachers, you know, they they're experienced and they can they know how to handle multi level uh student groups at the same time.

15:19 Now, what what okay, So the students, I'm going to kind of pretend a little bit that I don't know so because I want our listeners to know more. So we have we have a class. Right, Let's say I'm teaching the class, I have ten students, and then the materials that there is okay, they don't have to bring anything. What would your suggestion be though, if you have if you're let's say, teaching the student not just the black and white keys and the names of the notes, if you're starting to develop, maybe teaching a song or teaching you know, how to practice that, and maybe they don't have an instrument at home yet, or maybe they have an instrument, but you're not sending them home with any type of material because you know their brain is doing ten different things and sometimes you come back the next week and you're doing the same lesson. So I'm not sure if I'm asking the question correctly, but how what would you recommend as far as having a student follow up at home. We know what you just taught them, but they have nothing to look.

16:30 At right, right, So what we do actually, when somebody signed ups for the class, we send them a welcome email. With a whole packet. We do have attachments there. Yeah, so we follow our special curriculum that we've worked out over the years that works in that kind of setting that covers beginners, and once students finish the ABC stage of songs and they ready to read music quation and start learning you know, the trouble clap and class and the notation, little by little, we switched them usually to the Piano Adventures by Favor, which is a fantastic method. Yes, so we attached the link for that so parents can maybe purchase a book, you know, and eventually buy maybe a keyboard for the house practice. We always do recommend that because obviously, you know, if you practice, if you solidify what you learn in class, your progress is faster.

17:30 Yes. I remember specifically, one of one of the boys who stood out the most at the end of the class, and it's usually the ones that give you the hardest time at the end of the class. The whole class. He didn't seem like he was. He was in his own world, doing his own thing. And then the end he goes, I need to give me one of these books. He says, I don't know. Maybe I don't know if it's maybe more emphasis on the parents printing out the work for the kids so they have that to go home to so they're not I just it just seems like some of the kids have been not everybody's on the same page.

18:18 Right, right, Well, we try to, you know, cover everybody. We send an email with all the attachments and we even follow up with the text, so please go see your email, you know, but you know, everybody has a business life, so things happen. So we do remind, you know, after a couple of sessions that hey, you know, we sent you an email, get the materials. But they're definitely no, it's all right. There's definitely always room for improvements, right, how to carry and relaze certain information to the parents to make sure they do learn, they do progress. Excuse me, I do want to mention that for our listeners is that when we have these classes, they're not like a year long. They are only a few weeks.

19:06 Right, that is correct. So what we do, especially. In Pump Beach County. So in New York it's a little different, and I will cover New York as well. I'll start with pump Beach Counties. So we do it in three. Trimesters usually, So we start at the on the last week of August, because as we know, you know, Floridians started going to school earlier, around you know, August ten twelve usually, and we give them a couple of weeks to get into the swing of things, and then we start you know, our we call piano club classes at the end of August, and they'll run until December. So it's usually on average about ten ten eleven sessions, right, depending on the holidays and the calendar. Then the next one is from January to March. I'm sorry, December. I made a mistake, So it's August. It ends just before Thanksgiving.

20:02 This is our current session actually that we are running right now, so it will end before the Thanksgiving. And then the second one is from December to February. And then the class one is March through May. And so what I always say, you know, that's just enough, you know classes, good amount of classes that gives let's say a beginner are good understanding of what this is all about. It gets their feet wet, you know, and if they like to continue, let's say after ten to twelve classes, they can finish right at the let's say ideal conditions. Let's say this is a fantastic group. They all behave, they all pay attention, they all practice at home. So I would say in ten to twelve classes, they should be able to finish the ABC the pre notation type stage right of the curriculum. And after that, so for the next session, the next trimester, they should be able to start reading music notation so they can continue. And a lot of students, do you know, they just follow from one trimester to the other. So, you see, we enroll a new group because we do want you know, all students to try this class, or at least as many as possible. Again, because the number of seats are limited to only you know, a to ten students, so we want you know, as many children as possible to try this class to see if they like it or not.

21:33 But we do see a lot of students just follow us, you know, from trimester to trimester. But then eventually, you know, they realize that, okay, they learned a certain certain amount of basics and they say, well, now I want to do a private piano class, you know, with. That teacher that was teaching the group class. We get that a lot. What what age do you start with? Sorry about that. That's okay. So usually we say that the class is best suited for grades one through five. In schools where we are able to open up two days, we usually separate, you know, grades two to five on one day and the second day we open up to kindergarteners and first graders. So we group them more together because it's more ideal, you know, development wise and you know, level wise, it's it's best if you know, they're grouped like that.

22:39 Okay, and then at the end of the year, is there any like recital? So what we do actually, we used to do some schools, we used to do open classes where we would invite parents to observe the class. This year we actually changed the to a video update. We do a couple of video updates throughout the session. But we realized that, you know, not everybody can come. Unfortunately, you know, because during the day it's afternoon, people work, and some students get upset because some parents would come and you know, have that proud moment, you know, and take videos and photos, and some students would get upset that their parents didn't make it.

23:27 And in some cases, you know, we don't want to traumatize anybody because some children get little nervous. You know, parents are here, like where have they been the whole session? You know, they started to show up at the end, so they get nervous. So we decided not to you know, intervene into the school life too much and just focus on, you know, sending video updates, which parents seem to. Love, yes, and then they're not as nervous, like. You said, exactly exactly. And we do we do offer recitals, but that's for private students. Actually one is coming up on December thirteenth, so it's going to happen. Yes, yes, in New York.

24:07 Are here in Florida. So it's it's in Pombeach. Yes, okay, yes, we do recitals in New York too. This year, were skipping one. We're doing one in a summer. Are we allowed to say where the recital is or is it private? No, we can say it it's. I forgot the name of the church. It's it always happens in the same one, but I never remember the name. It's Exit seventy one and if anybody's interested, I don't know if we can run it as a text somewhere as a comment, but it's open to public actually on December thirteenth at one thirty am PM PM, yes PM, not am.

24:55 No too early. And so I'm getting a little off topic, but is that Are there a lot of performers for their recital or do you just have specific private students that are doing that. It's open to anybody, you know. We sometimes get approached even by students that don't really belong to our school, that don't study with one of our teachers, and we say, sure, we want to give an opportunity to anybody. And you know, usually it would be a student of a teacher that does not do recitals. So they do want to participate in something, you know, because they look forward to it. You know, they practice hard all year and this is something that gives them, you know, stimulus to to look forward to, you know, and have that proud moment and you know, play for their friends and family.

25:48 We also give them a little present at the end. Of the recital, take a common photo, you know, in front of the piano. It's it's it's fun. It's a lot of fun for our listeners. What would be for students that have not taken piano yet, or that have not been introduced to a music instrument, but they're not they're a little afraid maybe to step into the world. What would you what would be your words of inspiration to encourage, you know, students to come forward and try. Mm hmmm, that's a good question, I would say, you know, for me, it's stemmed out of inspiration by my family.

26:32 So I guess who knows better than the parents, right, they know their child the best, like what they like, maybe what kind of songs? What would be that little key for that particular child. Right. So I've had. You know, numerous students over the years, and it all worked very different for each of them. So some some you know, girls that I was akin with, they love Disney songs and I love singing. So a parent buying them a karaoke microphone did it? You know? Then then they wanted private classes, you know, they wanted to study, and I'm sure if it was offered in their school, they would run into it, you know, they would join another student of mine loved Russian music. He loved Romaninov and before even his fingers started to run, I gave him as a gift for his tenth birthday a huge portrait of Rockmaninoff that he put in his bathroom.

27:33 That was it. That was like he was bid by the bug right there. You know he went to Juilliard, you know so and story, yes. So, I've learned over the years, when families are involved with the practicing with the student, not so much with the student, but encouraging and being a support in the music world, especially when there's alreating out very young, it's so important that the families are more involved. And then I want your feedback on this too. But then I also have me personally had students that they're playing because mom said that for them to play, but they have no interest at all, and they don't even practice or give the time of day to do anything. Because for me, I've learned, if the child is into it and wants to learn the instrument and wants to move forward, no matter what their age is, they tell you right. And then as they get older, they grow more Again, this is my experience. And then the kids that are not you know that they're doing it for the parents. They're just not going to learn the same way. Yes, you have the same experience.

28:49 Yes, yes, and I agree with you that, you know, the bar and involvement and the family support, it's definitely very important. Yes, it's definitely you know all that it encouragement and celebrating. Even small results. You know, it gives them, you know, that excitement about what they're doing. You know. So that's why you know we do videos and recitals to support them. It's it's hard. I would say, I don't know what I would do, you know, honestly, in a lot of my colleagues and a lot of my friends that with conservatories, you know, and their teachers. Now, I don't know what I would do in the world of all these you know, social media and technology around me. You know, we didn't have anything, you know, I grew up without a phone, even a home phone. You know, we didn't have a phone home you know, a computer, forget about it. So there's a lot of distractions they have to fight these days. You know, a lot of immediate gratitude, right you press the buttons there, you know, and any other instrument. It's it's a lot of dedication. It's a lot of patients. It's a lot of it's a lot of patients, right, yes, not an immediate result and a lot of scale backs. Right, one day you practice and you sound fantastic. The next day, what happened? Right, you have to start over. So it's it's it's hard, you know, it's hard. So yeah, I guess you know, children that if if if you feel

30:20 like it's their thing, you know, they need to really give it a good try with the support of the family. And for some maybe it's it's not just not their thing, maybe they're good at something else, right, right, So it's I would say, try, right, So parents do the right thing. I got to give kudos to the parents. They try. They give them sports, you know, they try swimming, tennis and music and see what where they're at, right, and then determine what, you know, what they want to invest their time into an effort. Absolutely, and yes, it's it's it's a funny thing as a I mean, my daughter's grown up, but it's a funny thing being being a parent because we think, you know, we're going to make the decisions for them and they're going to do this, this and this. But really like they have The children have their even so young, they have their own kind of idea of what they like and what they don't like. So it's almost like you have to give in to Okay, you know, you like, this is what you like, you know, so and support that in that And you also said something so important in today's the children of today are growing up with so much distraction. I mean, even as adults, with the technology and all that is available, it is so distracting.

31:40 It's almost like I'll make a joke of like, you know the dog that watches the squirrel outside. You know, it's like here's the bone. Oh wait, there's a squirrel. Yes, there's so much distraction for the kids. So I love the fact that you've made this possible in the public school systems and two states. I hope that you get to be in other states as well, because it's so important to focus this discipline, because that's really what any instrument is to learn is it's it's a discipline, and it's it's almost like you need to make an agenda for your practice time, but it's a discipline, yes, And it's just so much harder in our day and age, where there is so much to be distracted by, So how do we how do we make that How do we inspire and motivate younger generations to stick with an instrument and play. We want to make it fun, right, The books are fabulous and there is so much to teach. Uh, it comes down to us the discipline and the focus. Yes, and we don't want we don't want to lose that for the next generations to come, because definitely, yeah, how do we keep it alive?

33:02 It definitely helps, you know, with overall school performance, even attention, and it develops that part of the brain, right, they all the creativity. So but I think really you know, to to inspire them and support them is really to find the key for each child, you know, and we do have fantastic teachers that do that. They have a lot of experience and they see, you know, see child and they know what key to pick. You know, yes, yes, And and in the classroom setting you said it also, you know, each child is at a different level. So when you have a teacher show up and then meet the kids where they're at, it's almost like a little bit of a juggle. But then the ones you develop more of a relationship with understanding where the child is, then you can kind of work with them. It's it actually does take a little bit of extra time to kind of meet everybody's needs because not everybody's at the same level.

34:07 So you know, I have to I'm sorry, I have to mention that actually most students, most of the time, they're all beginners, so that makes it easier. Sometimes we do get students that, you know, already know a little bit about it, so they we don't want to throw them back obviously, we want to build on that. So we do specifically ask parents, please let us know if your child already knows, you know, maybe how to play some songs or they read music notations, so just so we preserve that experience and built on top of it. But you know, most of the time, I would say ninety five percent of time, they're all beginners.

34:49 And for our listeners, could you please share with us. Is it during the day? Is it after school? Is it for an hour? Two hours? So usually it's it's it depends, So in New York it's forty five minute classes, and it is generally it's after they complete their day at school. So in Bombage County it's typically between two ten and three ten. So once they you know, once the bell rings right at two o'clock, they get dismissed and then they go to you know, to find out a piano teacher in the school. It happens right on premises if somebody doesn't know, so they don't have to be brought anywhere. It's very convenient, as we say, so we come straight to the schools.

35:34 Okay, and so it's about for you almost, Well, Pambage County is an hour's class, yes, and then so the parents are emailed the let's say the booklet or the program of what the children will be learning within the three or each semester. Yes, let's say this semester's ending, then we have the next semester of piano club. Well, the parents have the same favor book information or they send something new. Are you talking about a student continuing from one trimester to another, or it's you're talking about a new student.

36:18 I would say just the class itself. The class ends, and then a new class begins. Sometimes go into the new class. So do they start with a new book or it's kind of the same. They continue and then the same book. Let's say, because if they started to read music notation in a previous trimester. We want them to continue with that same book, or maybe if they're just about to finish it, we'll give them the next level. Okay, all right, that's good to know. All right, so tell us again how we get in touch with you? So for our listeners out. There, sure, so, it's our website. You can go on our website which is www Dad part of piano plane dot com. You can also give us a call. Our number is six four six two two one seven five one eight. That's for New York City or in Pumach County it's five six one eight seven six zero two ninety three.

37:18 Thank you. What what are your I don't know if aspirations is the right word to use that. Are you looking to expand maybe into different counties. Yeah, we are looking into it. Yes, it's it's a lot of work, you know, in to maintain and run everything, but hopefully one day. Yes, we're looking to expand into other schools. We all lottle bit more children to benefit from these classes. Yes, I love that you're keeping music alive, and I love that you know piano. I know as one of your teachers. We have for our listeners to know, we bring the keyboards to the to the school, we bring their roll up keyboards. They're easy to use, they're easy for the teachers to handle because we have a card that we bring it and bring it with us and we set up for the children so the children, as you said, don't need anything ride the keyboards, the roll up keyboards.

38:20 Right in some schools, we actually do have digital keyboards that we leave on premises. This is again only regarding Bumbach County, New York. They're all digital keyboards and they're already at schools. Seems like there's a little bit of a difference between the school board in Bumbach and New York. We're hoping that one one day, you know, Bumbach will allow us to leave, you know, digital keyboards at schools so we don't have to carry our roll ups, you know. But it must be some security purposes, you know that they don't allow the digital keyboards in some schools. Not sure, but one thing hopefully. Yeah, but they seem to work fantastic.

39:05 They teach all the basics and you know, they work very well. So backpack flyers right in the public school systems are they provided Let's say the first week of school. Would you say in the public school system. About that, Yes, yes, we want them to go home with you know that information. And you know, by the time we start classes, we run a registration. We give usually parents about two weeks to sign up, so we have time. Yeah, and for our listeners that might be just joining. Now this goes you mentioned earlier, first grade to fifth grade, correct, and then depending on different levels, we just make it work as a group.

39:50 Yes, yes, and again in schools that give us two days of class, which is you know, we're very thankful if we can come in an extra day. We try to separate in that situation because it's more ideal, you know, to group grades two through five on Monday and kindergarten and first grade, so that gives opens up this class to a kindergarten because they can take it too. It's well suited. Our curriculum is well suited for kindergartens as well. Nice Now for our teachers out there, if they want to connect with you and teaching the public school system, which I will also say before have you answer you because as a teacher, you become a part of the public school system, you have to go through the process of you know the different I d the different.

40:40 Yes, A badge, yes, background check and thinker. Yes, this is normally what's required, you know to start working with us in the school setting. Yeah, and then I know, as a Palmbach County school teacher, Yeah, I work with you, and then I have my you know, my certain nutser vacation, but my badge, like you said, yes, yes, that's very important. And so for people parents listening out there, you know, you can feel safe with the teachers we have because they're not just randomly off the street. Not just nobody's yes, everybody's checked, yes, and educated and experienced with children, patient and sweet people and very inspiring teachers.

41:25 We have a great team. I'm blessed. Well you're you're wonderful yourself. So thank you, thank you. Is there anything else you'd like to share with us? We have a few minutes. Is there anything else you don't like to share for our listeners to be to maybe tune in or you know, have their kids, uh, maybe ask if their public school system or mention it if it's not already. Yes, yes, definitely, yes, So I want to thank all the parents that given students this wonderful you know, opportunity. To study music. We believe as musicians and teachers will believe it's extremely important.

42:06 It helps in overall school performance. It teaches discipline and patients, especially in you know like covered you know today this day and age of technology in the destructions. So I want to thank parents for understanding that it is it is important. And if you if you know that your school does not have this particular class, please let us know. You can contact us again. It's www dot Art of Piano Playing dot com or by phone numbers six four, six two two one seven, five one eight that's for New York City and for Pumbage County five six one eight seven six zero two nine three. Let us know if you would like your school to have this class, and we will reach your school and organize it hopefully.

43:06 And like you said, the parents, I mean, if the kids are going into aftercare anyway, or the parents are picking them up, it's already after school. They don't have the parents don't have to take them anywhere, they don't have to wait for anybody. Very convenient, exactly exactly. Yes. So we do have some what we call car writers, especially here in Pumbach County. But there's also a good amount of students that do go to after after care, so they're already at school. So this is very convenient. It's like we say, it's in New York City too. You don't have to bring your child through the whole town, you know, somewhere to meet with the you know in either a music studio or you know, teachers. It's very convenient, yes, yes, and the costs are different than let's say a cost of a private class, and it still gives them an idea and they still or in the basics.

44:01 Well, thank you very much, Dina for being with us today. The art of piano playing you can find it online. And yeah, I mean I mentioned this yesterday, and I mentioned this before. I was at an event yesterday, but I mentioned it yesterday. I mentioned this at the beginning of the show music. Learning music is a gift you give yourself, and it's a gift you give your children when you invest in them taking lessons, even if it's at this level, at the public school system level and not private lessons. If we can't, you know, it's more convenient, and it's it's accessible. I can say that word right. This is accessible and easy.

44:42 So exactly Janie, thank. You so much. We will be in much. I will talk with you soon and thank you. For having me. It was fun. Yes, absolutely, thank you for being here. And stay warm in New York. Thank you, Thank you all right, thank you. Will be in touch to you. Bye bye bye, ladies and gentlemen. For those of you that would like more information, as we said, the art of piano playing is easy to find online. And yeah, if you haven't thought about it before, maybe now is the time to think about it. Kids, grandkids, ask them if they're interested in taking some piano lessons at your public at their local public school. We make it easy or Dina makes it easy for the kids to sign up. And other than that, I'm going to play a little bit of piano as we finish up our show today. Everything is in my world about music.

45:47 There's so much we can do when we learn, We learned to focus, and we learn to be just lend with learning an instrument. For my listeners, you don't necessarily need to have a piano. You can always get a keyboard or start off with even a role of keyboard.

46:50 H Thanks for tuning in today. I look forward to our show next week. Tune in to find out who our guests will be next week. Help music alive in our communities and federations to co