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Thanksgiving Break is two weeks, beginning Monday, November 18. Lessons resume Monday, December 2nd. Please refer to the calendar in the student assignment folder.
Make up lessons will be held by appointment only during Monday-Wednesday beginning Nov 18.
Six, December Recitals and Pianothon
Recitals are 10am, 1PM and 3PM on Saturday and Sunday December 7 & 8 at Blackwell Studios. Let your instructor know what day and time you wish to attend.
Pianothon is a public performance opportunity at Town Center Mall and our studio’s performance times are: Friday, December 6 (7:30-8PM) , Saturday, December 7 (7:30-8PM) and Sunday, December 8 (5:30-6PM) after recitals. We will announce exactly where in the Mall the piano will be located when we return from Thanksgiving Break.
Communicate directly with your teacher:
After your lesson scheduling is confirmed, you will text, call and email your instructor directly for scheduling questions and other administrative matters.
- Dr. Francisco Silva, 470-301-4839
- Mireille Silva, 770-265-2619
- Lingyi Guo, 402-541-9083
- Mariya Tsvetkova, 678-559-8103
- Please Note: Dr. and Mrs. Silva will keep track of calls and admin on the studio phone, mainly for business, banking and new student inquiries, 770-565-7177
Join NOW! Silva Music Students, Members-Only Social / Learning Website, silvamusicgroup.com
Our new, interactive website has been in the development stage for 2 years and now we are up and running with our students and teachers. You may register as a student and parents may register as themselves. This site is designed just for our studios and members only, therefore safe from the public eye. Watch instructional videos, share media, general news feeds, forums, courses and more within our community. We will post in-house announcements, documents and answer any questions so that everyone can be informed. This is the place where you can ask questions about your repertoire, practice assignments, exercises and get answers from the instructors in between lessons and during breaks. We are building the Book 1 and Book 2 courses and beyond in the LMS possibilities of this platform. This is still a work in progress!
Technical note: your confirmation code might be sent to your junk mail when you Create an Account, so please check. We look forward to seeing you on our private platform! Click on the image below to reach the “Sign in/ Create an Account” page. If you have any problems signing up, please contact Mrs. Silva.
Admin and Resources
Current Docs, Calendars, Links, Audio Tracks and more!
Studio Policy
Must read! Lesson procedures, missed lessons and more.
Calendar Fall Term 2024
Fall Term 2024 begins August 19.
Calendar Spring Term 2025
Spring Term begins January 13.
Registration Form for Fall 2024-25
Fall Term 2024 begins Aug 19.
Calendar Summer Term 2025
Summer lessons begin May 12.
Piano Resources
Piano Tuner/Technicians
Cary Thrift
Craig Miller
Greg Chryssopoulos: 404-271-8745
gcpianoservice@gmail.com
Buying a Piano Guide
Piano Buyer
Ear Training Example
Ariel sings “My Bonnie” at his 3rd grade class concert. The opening interval is a great example of the interval of a 6th for ear training!
Student Resources
Technique and Practice Guide
Understanding basics of piano technique: All students, please see this!
Learning and Memory at the Piano: Click to open Powerpoint
Book 2 Audio Tracks
Sonatina, Arabesque, Innocence, and Minuet in Sol Major (more to come later!)
New: See Beethoven Sonatina instruction in https://silvamusicgroup.com/
Book 1 Audio Tracks: The Secret to Your Success!
Click to Download
Students: Listen and sing along until the piece/pieces you are working on are MEMORIZED BY SINGING ONLY! Use your music to follow along at first until it “sticks”. If you sing enough times, the process will start to get even easier.
Book 1 Audio Tracks (Streaming)
Students: Listen and sing along with each track until the piece/pieces you are working on are memorized (by singing only). Use your music to follow along at first!
Hot Cross Buns, singing
Hot Cross Buns, bridges
Hot Cross Buns, rocking bridges
Mary, singing
Mary, chords
German Folk Song, singing
German Folk Song, chords
German Folk Song, alberti bass
London Bridge, singing
London Bridge, chords
London Bridge, alberti bass
Twinkles, singing
Twinkles, chords
Twinkles, alberti bass
This Old Man, chords
This Old Man, alberti bass
Go Tell Aunt Rhody, singing
Go Tell Aunt Rhody, chords
Go Tell Aunt Rhody, alberti bass
Are You Sleeping
Running Brook, singing
Running Brook
Saints
French Folk Song, singing
French Folk Song
Spanish Folk Song, siniging
Spanish Folk Song
Czerny Etude
Staccato Etude, singing
Staccato Etude
Happy Birthday, singing
Happy Birthday, chords
Happy Birthday
Brazilian Folk Song
Bulgarian Folk Song
Saint Louis Blues
I’ve Been Working on the Railroad
Were You There
Dr Francisco Silva Performs Beethoven Sonatas at Blackwell Studios
Experience the 32 Beethoven Piano Sonatas! Performed by Dr. Francisco Silva Sunday, October 20th, 3:30 PM and Sunday, October 27th, 3:30 PM at Blackwell Studios You are invited to hear the first and second concerts of Dr. Silva's 8 concert series of 32 Beethoven...
Save the Dates- Upcoming Events at Silva Music
September - October 2024 Announcements We are excited to share various Fall Term activities at Silva Music Studios. Our returning students are making impressive progress, and we extend a warm welcome to our new students and their families. Calendar Stay connected with...
Spring Term 2024 April Announcements
April 2024 Announcements: It's hard to believe we are coming close to the end of Spring Term 2024! Students, you have been doing awesome work and show wonderful progress. We look forward to seeing and hearing each of you peform your recital pieces in May and also in...
Spring Term 2024 Begins Jan 15
January 2024 Announcements: Happy New Year! We are looking forward to seeing our students for Spring Term lessons starting January 15th. We hope you all had a great winter break and are ready for a productive year of learning new music. December recitals were a...
End of Year 2023 Announcements
December Activities: We hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving break! Please note in the calendar in your folders and on the websites, we are still on break this week. Lessons resume next Monday, December 5. The last day of Fall Term lessons is December 15,...
Invitation to OPEN HOUSE celebrations at Silva Music next weekend!
Invitation to Silva Music Studios 2 OPEN HOUSES: 2 DAYS-2 Locations! 1. Hawkins Store Road: will include new student trial lessons and piano sales When: Saturday, August 12th from 10:30 am- 5:30 pm (drop in at your convenience). Where: Silva Music Studios, 222 Hawkins...
Fall Term ’23 Registration Begins!
Fall Term '23 Registration Begins Fall Term Lessons Start Monday, August 21st Fall 2023 Registration is open! We will try to keep your teacher the same as last year. Choose your top 3 days and try to give us a time frame for each day. Click on the Registration Form...
Justin Han Performs all Mozart Program this Saturday!
Concert this Saturday, June 17th! Check the link below for more information. We are very excited to announce that Mr. Justin Han, one of our wonderful teachers is going to play and conduct a Mozart program this Saturday. Let’s come out and support him! This is great...
Recital this Tuesday evening at Silva Music Studios!
Concert this Tuesday, May 9 at 7:30 pm Reserve your seats, limited space! We are very excited to host pianist David Syme, international cultural and brand representative for Pearl River, Ritmuller and Kayserburg Pianos. This private recital will be held at Silva Music...
Action-packed Spring Term coming up!
Spring Term Resumes Today We hope everyone had a great Spring Break. Regular lessons resume Monday, April 17. There are 4 weeks of lessons until the end of the term and the extras are action packed. Next Sunday, April 23rd, at the Hawkins Store Road Studio location,...
