New Canaan Library – Learn to Play Piano Through Your Favorite Movie Themes for Ages 7-12

Saturday, July 11, 2026, 2:30pm–3:30pm
Saturday, July 18, 2026, 2:30pm–3:30pm
Saturday, July 25, 2026, 2:30pm–3:30pm

Join accomplished pianist and teen volunteer Cary Wang to learn basic music concepts and start piano playing through your favorite movie themes. The program is designed for children ages 7-12 with some piano experience. The children will explore the notes on the keyboard and learn the note values, key signatures, dynamics and triads. There will be a final Concert with everyone performing their favorite movie themes!

 Please plan to attend all 3 sessions. This class meets on 7/11, 7/18, 7/25 from 2:30pm-3:30pm. 

Sample songs include:  Let It Go, How Far I’ll Go, Can’t Stop This Feeling, Into The Unknown, We Don’t Talk About Bruno, Kung Fu Fighting, Hakuna Matata, A Whole New World, You’ve Got a Friend In Me, Star Wars (Main Theme), Fly Love, Can You Feel The Love Tonight and Beauty and The Beast.

Cary Wang, Junior at Horace Mann School and Pre-college student at Manhattan School of Music (MSM), has been invited to perform in Carnegie Hall 17 times, Vienna’s prestigious Ehrbar Hall and Mozart Haus, London Royal Albert Hall, Lincoln Center, Kaufman Center, and Yamaha Artist Piano Concert, etc. Cary has been an avid volunteer leader at the New Canaan Library and has held similar sessions like this in the last 2 years. This initiative aims to help students expand music education and develop a lifelong interest in art appreciation by integrating with academic and leadership development.

Cary started his piano learning journey at 6 and has been Piano major at Manhattan School of Music since 2018 with the honor of Dean’s List for a 4.0 GPA each year.  At the age of 9, he accomplished Piano Level 10 Assessment of Royal Conservatory Music Development Program with First Honors. In June 2023, he completed the highest level, Associate Diploma of Piano Performance with Honors. Cary has won many piano competitions since 6. He was named as the Alternative Winner of the 2024-25 Music Teachers National Association (“MTNA”) Connecticut Senior Piano Competition, the Sole Winner of the 2022-23 MTNA Connecticut Junior Piano Competition, the Alternate Winner of 2023-24, and the Sole Winner of 2019-20 highly competitive MSM Piano Concerto Competition. Cary made his orchestral debut with the New York Concerti Sinfonietta in January 2020 at Lincoln Center.

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