Columbus Day!

Posted by MaryO on October 12, 2026

If you’re lucky enough to be traveling, I hope you have a wonderful time off and see you next Monday.

Keep practicing!

🥁 Today - Fun with Music for Preschoolers
Step into a world of giggles and song with “Fun with Music" at Pender! This is not just any music class – it's a journey through sound and imagination designed especially for preschoolers and their favorite grown-ups. Since 2013, Jim and Roberta Pont have been creating a space where tiny toes tap, and little voices […]
🦇 NEW! Bat von Flapp’s Fairy Tales and Scary Tunes, V. U. Level D
Interested early-primer OCMS Students may get this (in addition to all music used for lessons) free this week and next to be ready for Halloween. Bat von Flapp’s Fairy Tales and Scary Tunes, V. U. Level D will delight your young piano players with SPOOKtacular musical twists on popular fairy tales. Children using this early […]
🔔 Adult Handbells!
Handbells are not just for children and teens! We have adult handbell groups for beginner to advanced ringers. The difficulty level of handbell music is rated from Level 1 (easy) to Level 6 (most difficult). Each of the groups rings 6-8 times in worship between September and June and participates in the annual Christmas handbell […]
🍁 Fall Listening and Coloring Pages
The Shades of Sound Listening and Coloring Books are a great way to encourage students to listen to great piano and orchestral repertoire. Students of all ages will love coloring the fun pictures while listening to and learning from the music of the great composers. This Shades of Sound Halloween edition includes 13 spooky pieces […]
🎶 “Blessed Be Your Name”
On Sunday, September 29, the Pender United Methodist Church Sanctuary Choir presented “Blessed Be Your Name” by Matt and Beth Redman, arranged by Mark Hayes, as the Choral Offering. This modern hymn of praise, trust, and faithfulness was shared by both the choir and congregation, led by Jane McKee on keyboards and accompanied by Abraham […]
🪉 D.C. Harp Ensemble at Pender's Spring Concert
This wonderful evening included music by Heidi Jacobs, pianist, the DC Harp Ensemble, the Pender Joy Ringers Handbell ensemble, Sean Wittmer, violinist, and an Irish music session.
🎬 "A Song of Glory" by Jerry van der Pol
Enjoy the joyful postlude from worship at Pender United Methodist Church on Sunday, July 12, 2026. "A Song of Glory" by Jerry van der Pol is a festive piano-organ medley celebrating God's glory through three beloved hymns: * To God Be the Glory * We Worship and Adore Thee * Come, Christians, Join to Sing […]
🎼 Pender Music: “The Spirit of the Lord” | Pender Sanctuary Choir
On Sunday, September 20, 2026, the Pender United Methodist Church Sanctuary Choir presented “The Spirit of the Lord” as the Choral Offering during worship. Composed by P. Scholtes and arranged by M. McDonald, this uplifting anthem celebrates the presence and power of God’s Spirit and reminds us of our calling to share God’s love with […]
🧮 Music and Mathematics: The Fibonacci sequence
Named after the Italian mathematician Leonardo Fibonacci (c. 1170- c. 1250) who brought the Indian-Arabic numeral system to Europe, the Fibonacci series appear in nature and in music, and finds application in architecture and in instrument design, much before the Fibonacci Steinway.
❓ What Gives a Piano its Voice?
Picture a seven-foot grand piano in a studio. The lid’s missing, so you can see all the strings. Researchers suspend a rod embedded with 32 microphones over the piano’s body. “We played this middle C at a very soft level, a medium level, and a very loud level,”…

M	T	W	T	F	S	S
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31

	MaryO on Piano lessons not just for…
	Susan Pierce on Piano lessons not just for…
	judy thompson on Beatles AI
	Dr Banerjee on Keys to the Ancient Faith…
	nostalgicitalian on Happy Birthday, Victor Bo…

MaryO'Studio

O'Connor Music Studio Blog

Daily Archives: October 12, 2026

Columbus Day!