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The Piano Podcast HD with Mario Ajero

Home of The Piano Podcast with Mario Ajero in High-Definition. Formerly known as "MarioCast", The Piano Podcast is an internet TV show focused on piano performance, lessons, and interviews. This page is dedicated to providing the videos in high-definition.
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Episodes

Mozart Piano Concerto in D Minor, K. 466 - Olivia Ajero & LMC Orchestra

13-year-old Olivia Ajero performed the third movement of the Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466 with the Luzerne Music Center Junior Orchestra conducted by Eliezer Gutman. Olivia earned the opportunity to perform by being one of the winners of Luzerne's 2022 Concerto Competition.

Jul 22, 2022

Sleigh Ride Duet Fantasy

Season's Greetings from the Ajero Family! Olivia Ajero and Antonio "Nio" Ajero perform "Sleigh Ride Duet Fantasy" by Leroy Anderson arranged for piano by Zach Heyde and Frank Tedesco. Link to sheet music: https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/sleigh-ride-duet-fantasy-sheet-music/19903568?aff_id=198335

Dec 14, 2020

How to fix the pitch of the Zoom H4n microphone on a Mac Computer

Dr. Mario Ajero shows how to fix the pitch of the Zoom H4n Handy Recorder when used as a USB external microphone or audio interface on a Mac computer. Making sure the frequencies match on both the device and the Mac's Audio MIDI setup is the key to making your voice not sound like a chipmunk in both recording and online lessons.

Apr 04, 2020

How to compress videos into smaller file sizes optimized for online delivery

Dr. Mario Ajero shows how to compress videos into smaller file sizes optimized for online delivery. As teachers and students shift to online classes and lessons due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it has become more apparent that if we want to exchange video files of our lectures/lessonsand students’ assignment submissions, we need to be able to make these file sizes as small as possible without compromising quality of the video so they can be shared quickly and easily. This video will demonstrate tha...

Mar 25, 2020

Stephen Hough Piano Sonata No. 4 (Vida Breve)

Piano Sonata No. 4 (Vida Breve) composed by Stephen Hough performed by Antonio "Nio" Ajero, pianist. Recorded live in Cole Concert Hall at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas.

Nov 22, 2019

Nirvana - Heart-Shaped Box (piano)

Transcription of “Heart-Shaped Box” by Nirvana performed on piano by Mario Ajero at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. Link to sheet music: https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/heart-shaped-box-from-westworld-digital-sheet-music/20737283?aff_id=198335

Oct 02, 2019

out...standing for one piano six hands by Kevin Olson

"out...standing for one piano six hands" by Kevin Olson performed by the Ajero Family at the Sugarmill Music Festival in Alexandria, Louisiana. Mario Ajero, Antonio "Nio" Ajero, & Olivia Ajero, pianists

May 20, 2019

Sleigh Ride Piano Duet

Come on, it's lovely weather for piano together with you! Here's a 4-hand piano duet arrangment of "Sleigh Ride" performed by Olivia and Mario Ajero. This arrangement comes from the online music library of Piano Marvel but can also be downloaded digitally here: https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/sleigh-ride-digital-sheet-music/19816817?aff_id=198335...

Dec 19, 2018

Liszt Transcendental Etude No. 10

14-year-old pianist Antonio "Nio" Ajero performs Transcendental Etude No. 10 in F Minor by Franz Liszt. Recorded at the Cremona International Music Academy's Winners Concert in the performance hall of the Museo del Violino in Cremona, Italy.

Jul 31, 2018

How to play Havana on piano

Video lesson on how to play the piano part of "Havana" by Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug. To download the sheet music, visit: https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/havana-digital-sheet-music/20504743?aff_id=198335

Feb 17, 2018

Debussy Clair de lune arranged for piano six-hands

"Clair de lune" by Claude Debussy arranged for piano six-hands by Greg Anderson. Pianists - Mario Ajero, Antonio "Nio" Ajero, & Olivia Ajero Recorded live at Cole Concert Hall at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas.

Sep 23, 2017

Great Crush Collision March by Scott Joplin

Learn about Scott Joplin's piano piece, "Great Crush Collision March" which was named after and inspired by a publicity stunt on September 15, 1896 near Waco, Texas. This online lecture/performance is part of the centennial honoring 100 years since Scott Joplin's death in 1917.

Sep 15, 2017

Romance for Six Hands by Rachmaninoff

Romance for Six Hands at One Piano by Sergei Rachmaninoff performed by Mario Ajero, Antonio Ajero, and Olivia Ajero in Cole Concert Hall at the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music in Nacogdoches, Texas.

Feb 12, 2016

Vote for Antonio Ajero (Paganini Variations) by May 21

Improvised piano variations on a theme by Paganini (Caprice No. 24) by 10-year-old pianist Antonio "Nio" Ajero. Please vote for his video at http://www.socialmusicworks.com or http://ow.ly/Mozj3 before May 21, 2015.

May 17, 2015

Auld Lang Syne for piano and iPad

6-year-old pianist Olivia Ajero plays an arrangement of "Auld Lang Syne" by Phillip Keveren from "More Christmas Piano Solos Level 5" published by Hal Leonard . She plays with MIDI accompaniment powered by Home Concert Xtreme by Timewarp Technologies . Happy New Year from the Ajero Family!...

Dec 31, 2014

Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town

6-year-old Olivia Ajero plays this jazzy piano arrangement of "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town" by Phillip Keveren from "More Christmas Piano Solos for All Piano Methods Level 4" from the Hal Leonard Student Piano Library. She is playing with the digital audio accompaniment that comes from the enhanced CD that comes with the book: http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/more-christmas-piano-solos-level-4-sheet-music/19496242?aff_id=198335 The iPad app that she is using is AnyTune Pro+: http://www.anyt...

Dec 24, 2014

Somewhere In My Memory from Home Alone for piano

Somewhere In My Memory from the motion picture Home Alone performed on piano by 6-year-old Olivia Ajero. Composed by John Williams, this arrangement by Mona Rejino comes from "More Christmas Piano Solos Level 5" published by Hal Leonard. The enhanced CD comes with digital audio and MIDI accompaniments. Learn more at: http://www.halleonard.com/piano Olivia is playing with the MIDI accompaniment program Home Concert Xtreme. You can learn more about it at: http://www.timewarptech.com...

Dec 22, 2014

Chopin Impromptu in A-flat Major, Op. 29

Impromptu in A-flat Major, Op. 29 by Frédéric Chopin performed by 10-year-old pianist, Antonio "Nio" Ajero. Recorded live at Cole Concert Hall at Stephen F. Austin State University on October 24, 2014. View the entire recital at: http://youtu.be/Oj3AoTNOE64

Dec 20, 2014
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