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Caitlin & Ian Wood
Ian and Caitlin Wood with Maki Noyama
Here are notes from Caitlin and Ian Wood of Vancouver, Canada. They
are both students of Lee Kum-Sing. Their notes are so similar and so
revealingly different that they seem to belong together.
Caitlin Wood:
I am 10-yrs-old, and my birthday is on Valentine’s
Day. I started learning piano and violin when I was 4. My favorite
composers are Bach and Mozart. I try to practice every day after
finishing my homework. Ian and I practice in different rooms so we can
practice whenever we want. Ian and I both like music of Bach and Mozart
the most. My favorite books are the Harry Potter series and The Lord of
the Rings series. My favorite movie stars are Viggo Mortensen and
Orlando Bloom. My favorite Disney character is Piglet. I am only fluent
in English, though I am learning French in school. I like math and I am
studying Gr. 7-8 math in gr. 5. I like figure skating, swimming, soccer
(though I may not play it), Ultimate Frisbee, Capture The Flag,
cycling, running, reading, and playing computer games. Ian likes
playing Nintendo more than me because he always beats me. My favorite
dinner is lasagna. I like waffles for breakfast. My favorite recipe is
my dad's clam chowder.
Caitlin's repertoire for study at GCPI:
J.S. Bach
Inventions No 11, 7 & 12
Sinfonia No 7, BWV.793
Mozart
Sonata in C Major K330
Concerto in G Major, K453, I: Allegro
Grieg
Butterfly, op. 43, No 1
Kabalevsky
Variations op. 40 No 1 in D Major
Ian Wood:
I am 12 yrs. old. I started piano at age 6, and
violin at age 7. My favorite composers are Bach and Mozart. My sister
and I share two pianos. One piano is in the living room and the other
is in the family room. We just practice whenever we can find time to.
For me it is usually after school and the school activities. On
weekends, I practice more. Caitlin and I both like classical music,
especially the music of Bach and Mozart. We are not from a musical
family. My father is an automotive instructor and my mom is a
Kinesiologist. They both learnt the piano when they were young but quit
because they did not like it. Actually, my mom did not let me learn the
piano when I asked for lessons at age three. However, I was allowed to
play on my mom's old upright whenever I want, I even remember playing
on it with my toes, my nose, and my bum, and made my parents laugh so
hard. Finally, at 5 1/2, my wish to start piano lesson was finally
granted. I like to read Lord of the Rings. My favorite author is J. R.
R. Tolkein and Shakespheare. I do not speak anything else but English
at home. At school I learn French and Latin. I like math. I am studying
gr. 9 math in gr. 8 at school. I am in school's Mathcounts Provincial
Team this year. I like swimming, figure skating, cross-country running,
track and field, rowing, skiing, playing basketball and ultimate
frisbee. I never try to cook. My favorite recipe is my dad's clam
chowder because it has more bacon and clam than potato in it.
Ian's repertoire for study at GCPI:
J.S. Bach
Italian Concerto (1st Movement)
Weber
Sonata in C Major, op. 24, Rondo
Beethoven
Sonata, op. 14, No 2
Debussy
Arabesque No 1
Shubert
Impromptu in E flat Major, op. 90, No 2
Chopin
Valse, op. 64, No 1
Mendelssohn
Songs Without Words, op. 67, No 4
Mozart
Concerto No 21 in C Major, K467
(with Ian’s own Cadenzas)
Contact Gold Country Piano Institute
Address: P.O. Box 1321, Nevada City, CA 95959-1321
Telephone: (530) 265-8648 or (530) 432-3451, Fax: (530) 478-9485
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Last modified: February 03, 2006
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