New Canaan Library – Advanced: Learn Music Theory through Piano for Ages 8-14

Saturday, July 11, 2026, 3:45pm–4:45pm
Saturday, July 18, 2026, 3:45pm–4:45pm
Saturday, July 25, 2026, 3:45pm–4:45pm

Join accomplished pianist and teen volunteer Cary Wang to perfect your favorite piano pieces through advance music theory, foundation for education development and musical advancement. Children/Teens should have piano experience. Best for ages 8-14. Class will cover, theory concepts, major and minor scales, dynamics/articulation, modes, triads/inversions, 7th chords, performance enhancement, expression/interpretation, performance etiquette and public speaking. The last class will include a final Concert with everyone performing their pieces!

Please plan to attend all 3 sessions. This class meets on 7/11, 7/18, & 7/25 from 3:45pm-4:45pm. 

Cary Wang, 10th Grader at Horace Mann School and Pre-college student at Manhattan School of Music (MSM), has been invited to perform in Carnegie Hall 16 times, Vienna’s prestigious Ehrbar Hall and Mozarthaus, London Royal Albert Hall, Lincoln Center, Kaufman Center, and Yamaha Artist Piano Concert Series with Yamaha Artist Mr. Jose Ramon Mendez, etc. Cary has been an avid volunteer leader of the Piano Village Foundation by hosting a quarterly Music Appreciation workshop for young kids and teaching them basic music theory. This initiative provides music education to children and youth, fostering personal growth, confidence, and community engagement through musical expression. It aims to cultivate core values and lifelong interest in the arts, integrating these with academic and leadership development.

Cary has won many piano competitions since the age of six. He was named as Sole Winner of the 2022-23 Music Teachers National Association Connecticut State Junior Piano Competition, the Alternate Winner of the 2023-24, and the Winner of the 2019-20 highly competitive MSM Piano Concerto Competition, the 2020 Gold Award, and the 2017 Silver Award of Piano group SinoVision the Teen’s Talent Show. Cary made his orchestral debut with the New York Concerti Sinfonietta in January 2020 at Lincoln Center. Since 2016, Cary has been invited to perform at the New Canaan Inn, Waveny Lifecare Network, twice a year to share the joy with the seniors there. He received the 2023 Presidential Service Award for his work.

Cary’s Music Channel – https://www.youtube.com/@johnwang5673