Sunday, April 28, 2013

AvantGrand Piano Recital Part Four

Part four of 8-year-old pianist, Antonio "Nio" Ajero's recital on a Yamaha AvantGrand N2 Hybrid Piano features a performance of "Some Nights" by fun with help from the NoteStar App for iPad.

Recorded April 2, 2013 at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

AvantGrand Piano Recital Part 3

Part three of 8-year-old pianist, Antonio "Nio" Ajero's recital on a Yamaha AvantGrand N2 Hybrid Piano features Etude in G Major, Op. 91, No. 7 by Moritz Moszkowski and Boggy Slough by Stephen Lias.

Recorded April 2, 2013 at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas.

Friday, April 19, 2013

AvantGrand Piano Recital Part 2

Part two of 8-year-old pianist, Antonio "Nio" Ajero's recital on a Yamaha AvantGrand N2 Hybrid Piano features all 3 movements of the Piano Sonata in B-flat Major, K. 570 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). I. Allegro II. Adagio III. Allegretto Recorded April 2, 2013 at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas.

Sunday, April 14, 2013

AvantGrand Piano Recital Part 1

Part one of 8-year-old pianist, Antonio "Nio" Ajero's recital on a Yamaha AvantGrand N2 Hybrid Piano features "Angry Birds Theme Music" by Ari Pulkkinen and "Invention No. 13 in A Minor, BWV 799" by Johann Sebastian Bach. Recorded April 2, 2013 at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas.

Thursday, March 07, 2013

Mozart Sonata in B-flat Major, K. 570, III. Allegretto

8-year old pianist, Antonio "Nio" Ajero, plays the 3rd movement (Allegretto) to the Piano Sonata in B-flat Major, K. 570 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Recorded at Grace Covenant Church in Nacogdoches, Texas.

Monday, December 10, 2012

Mozart Piano Sonata in B-flat Major, K. 570 (I. Allegro)

8-year old pianist Antonio "Nio" Ajero performs the first movement (Allegro) of the Piano Sonata in B-flat Major, K. 570 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). Recorded in Cole Concert Hall at the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music in Nacogdoches, Texas.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Winter Scene by William Gillock

8-year old pianist, Antonio "Nio" Ajero performs "Winter Scene" by William Gillock.

Thursday, November 22, 2012

Kabalevsky Sonatina in C Major, Op. 13, No. 1 (3rd mvt.)

8-year old pianist, Antonio "Nio" Ajero performs the 3rd movement (Presto) from the Sonatina in C Major, Op. 13, No. 1 by Dmitri Kabalevsky.

Sunday, October 28, 2012

Angry Birds on Piano

Antonio "Nio" Ajero and his sister Olivia Ajero play the theme from Angry Birds by Ari Pulkkinen - http://www.aripulkkinen.com

Happy Halloween!

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Invention No. 8 in F Major by J.S. Bach

Two-Part Invention No. 8 in F Major, BWV 779 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) performed by Antonio "Nio" Ajero, pianist.

Monday, May 07, 2012

Sonatina in C Major, Op. 13, No. 1 by Kabalevsky

7-year old pianist, Antonio "Nio" Ajero performs the 1st movement (Allegro assai e lusingando) from the Sonatina in C Major, Op. 13, No. 1 by Dmitri Kabalevsky.

Recorded May 5, 2012 in Cole Concert Hall at the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music in Nacogdoches, Texas.

Monday, April 30, 2012

Divertimento in C Major by Haydn

7-year old pianist, Antonio "Nio" Ajero plays the first movement of the Divertimento in C Major, Hob. XIV:4 by Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) as part of the Yamaha Disklavier Piano Concerto Festival at Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth, Texas.

The orchestration and optimization for Home Concert Xtreme and the Garritan Personal Orchestra was created by Dr. Stella Branzburg Sick: www.stellarpiano.com

Friday, March 30, 2012

Antonio "Nio" Ajero's Piano Recital III - Part Four


Part Four of Antonio "Nio" Ajero's Solo Piano Recital III. Originally broadcast via Yamaha RemoteLive on February 15, 2012 at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas.

Featured repertoire includes:
1. Floating by Christopher Norton - www.christophernortonconnections.com
2. Don't Get Around Much Anymore by Duke Ellington- www.halleonard.com/piano
3. Take the 'A' Train by Billy Strayhorn - www.halleonard.com/piano
4. Lady Gaga Fugue Duet by Giovanni Dettori - www.halleonard.com/piano

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Antonio "Nio" Ajero's Piano Recital III - Part Three


Part Three of Antonio "Nio" Ajero's Piano Recital III. Originally broadcast on February 15, 2012 via Yamaha RemoteLive at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas.

Featured Repertoire includes:
1. Waltz in A Minor, Op. Posthumous by Frédéric Chopin
2. Somewhere in My Memory (from "Home Alone") by John Williams arranged for piano by Mona Rejino (www.halleonard.com/piano)
3. Caribbean Mood by Christopher Norton (www.frederickharrismusic.com)

Wednesday, March 07, 2012

Antonio "Nio" Ajero's Piano Recital III - Part Two


Part Two of Antonio "Nio" Ajero's Piano Recital III. Originally broadcast on February 15, 2012 via Yamaha RemoteLive at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas.

Featured Repertoire includes:
1. In Church, Op. 39, No. 24 by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
2. Sonatina in C Major, Op. 36, No. 3 by Muzio Clementi
I. Spiritoso
II. Un Poco Adagio
III. Allegro

Thursday, March 01, 2012

Antonio "Nio" Ajero's Piano Recital III - Part One


Part One of Antonio "Nio" Ajero's Solo Piano Recital III. Originally broadcast via Yamaha RemoteLive on February 15, 2012 at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas.

Featured repertoire includes:
1. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring from Cantata No. 147 by J.S. Bach and arranged for piano by Fred Kern (www.halleonard.com/piano)
2. The Merry Wanderer by Cornelius Gurlitt
3. Study in G Major by Carl Czerny
4. Dance of the Dragonflies by Eduard Rhode

Monday, February 06, 2012

Lady Gaga Fugue Duet for One Piano, Four Hands


Lady Gaga Fugue Duet for One Piano, Four Hands by Giovanni Dettori based on the theme from "Bad Romance" by Stefani Germanotta and Nadir Khayat. Performed by Mario and Antonio "Nio" Ajero.

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring by J.S. Bach


Antonio (Nio) Ajero plays "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" from Cantata No. 147 by Johann Sebastian Bach, arranged for piano by Fred Kern. From "More Christmas Piano Solos" Level 5 courtesy of the Hal Leonard Student Piano Library: http://www.halleonard.com/piano Merry Christmas from the Ajero Family!

Wednesday, November 02, 2011

Dance of the Dragonflies by Eduard Rhode


Dance of the Dragonflies, Op. 76, No. 7 composed by Eduard Rhode (1826-1883) performed by Nio Ajero, pianist. This piece is listed in the Level 5 Studies/Etudes for the Royal Conservatory of Music and Carnegie Hall Achievement Program and is found in the book, Celebration Series: Perspectives Piano Studies/Etudes 5 published by Frederick Harris Music.

Monday, October 24, 2011

The Merry Wanderer by Cornelius Gurlitt


The Merry Wanderer, Op. 210, No. 29 composed by Cornelius Gurlitt (1820-1891) performed by Nio Ajero, pianist. This piece is listed in the Level 5 Studies/Etudes for the Royal Conservatory of Music and Carnegie Hall Achievement Program and is found in the book, Celebration Series: Perspectives Piano Studies/Etudes 5 published by Frederick Harris Music.

Monday, October 17, 2011

The Tae Kwon Do Kid Trailer


I got a Gold Medal in Olympic Sparring and a Bronze Medal in Forms at the Way of the Warrior Martial Arts Tournament in Shreveport, Louisiana.

Tuesday, September 06, 2011

Take the "A" Train


Take the "A" Train by Billy Strayhorn performed by Nio Ajero, pianist. This arrangement comes from the book "Duke Ellington - 2nd edition" published by the Hal Leonard Corporation.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Promotion to Yellow Belt



Nio Ajero is promoted to Yellow Belt in Taekwondo and tries to break a wood board with a side kick.

Thursday, January 06, 2011

Believe from The Polar Express


In a piano recital, Nio Ajero performs "Believe" from the Warner Bros. Motion Picture "The Polar Express". Words and Music by Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestri. Arranged by Fred Kern. ;

From "More Christmas Piano Solos - Level 4" published by Hal Leonard: http://www.halleonard.com/piano

Monday, October 25, 2010

Practicing Innocence on the piano



Practicing Innocence, Op. 100, No. 5 by Johann Friedrich Burgmüller on the piano with MIDI accompaniment while two-year-old sister Olivia follows along.

Wednesday, August 04, 2010

Thursday, July 01, 2010

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Keecho 1 Orange Belt Test


Performing Keecho 1 as part of the Orange Belt Test in Tae Kwon Do at Nacogdoches Black Belt Academy.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Two Classical Piano Pieces


Quadrille by Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) and Scherzo by Anton Diabelli (1781-1858) adapted by Fred Kern. Performed by Nio Ajero, pianist (Age 5).

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Cherry Hill Snow


It snowed in Cherry Hill, NJ on the last day of 2009 and we got to play in it outside of Lola's house.

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Learning Snap Kicks


Learning snap kicks at first Taekwondo lesson with Master Maness at Nacogdoches Blackbelt Academy
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Friday, July 24, 2009

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Saturday, September 06, 2008

Vertically Challenged Basketball


Playing basketball in the driveway.


"All I Rap About is Filipinos" by Filipeanut

From The Podsafe Music Network at: http://music.podshow.com

Formats available: MPEG4 Video (.mp4)

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Saturday, February 09, 2008

Piano Pieces


Program includes: What Zebras Eat, Hot Cross Buns, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, and Three Blue Pigeons. Thanks to Dr. Julie Knerr for teaching how to play What Zebras Eat through YouTube. Check her blog out at: http://pianosafari.blogspot.com
Formats available: Quicktime (.mov)

Monday, November 19, 2007

Training Wheels



Riding on a bike with training wheels for the first time. "Diamond Bike" by Offcutts is courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network at http://music.podshow.com

Thursday, September 20, 2007

Nio goes to the Aquarium


Went to the aquarium at Moody Gardens in Galveston, TX. See all the fish and other underwater sea creatures. It was a bit scary at first, but the sharks were my favorite! Music is J.S. Bach's "Prelude in E Major" from The Well-Tempered Clavier performed by my daddy on The Podsafe Music Network. http://music.podshow.com http://marioajero.blogspot.com
Formats available: Quicktime (.mov)

Sunday, September 09, 2007

Nio meets the Gulf of Mexico


First time to see the Gulf of Mexico via Galveston, Texas.

Grandpa also shows the alphabet in the sand.

Music is "Bach on the Beach" by The Tsunami Experiment from The Podsafe Music Network.

Formats available: Quicktime (.mov)

Sunday, August 19, 2007

Sunday, July 08, 2007

Monday, April 30, 2007

Showtime with Nio



Nio singing "Clean Up" and "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" in preparation for American Idol.

Thursday, March 15, 2007

Presidential Message


A message from the future President of the United States of America.

Sunday, March 04, 2007

Nio rides the train



Tag along with Nio for a ride on the choo-choo train! Beethoven's Pathetique Sonata in C minor, mvt. 3 was used courtesy of Daddy who is available on the Podsafe Music Network.

Monday, January 01, 2007

Nio goes to the zoo



Nio visits the zoo with friends Jonathan and Rebecca. See all the furry and feathery animal friends.

Friday, December 22, 2006

Merry Christmas from Nio


Season's Greetings from Nio! He sings "Santa Claus is comin' to town". I think he's shooting for the Bruce Springsteen version.

Friday, July 21, 2006

Toys R Us Kid


Nio's a Toys R Us kid, and apparently so is daddy. Check out Nio working the scooter in the 2nd video.

Monday, June 05, 2006

Splash Water Park


It's summertime! My family takes me to a trip to the splash water park to cool off.
Thanks to Filipeanut for his song, "All I Rap about is Filipinos" from the Podsafe Music Network

Sunday, April 30, 2006

Meet Grandparents at Airport

I go to the airport to meet my grandparents. I wear traditional Chinese clothes to greet them for this special occasion.

Thank you to Adrina Thorpe for her song, "Fly, Fly, Fly" which can be found on her debut CD, "Elusive", and on the Podsafe Music Network.

Duration: 4:10
File Size: 23.5 MB
File Format: MPEG-4 Video Podcast (.m4v)

Friday, April 14, 2006

Easter Egg Hunt


I meet up with the Easter Bunny and go on an Easter Egg hunt with other kids in the neighborhood! Pardon the brightness on the video. My daddy may have accidentally pushed the backlight button on his camera to make the picture overexposed.

Many thanks to Poundcake for their song, "The Midas Brush", from the Podsafe Music Network.

Happy Easter!

Duration: 8:05
File Size: 46.2 MB
File Format: MPEG-4 Video Podcast (.m4v)

Friday, March 17, 2006

21 Month Photo Slideshow


Yay! I'm 21 finally...months that is. To celebrate, my daddy made this slideshow with pictures from when I was just born to photos from just this past week. The music comes from the Podsafe Music Network and is entitled "Angel Light" by Jeremy Kushnier from his album, "In Time".

Duration: 4:14
File Size: 21.4 MB
File Format: MPEG-4 Video Podcast (.m4v)

Monday, February 27, 2006

Piano Improvisation


This is an improvisation at the piano.

I hope you enjoy!

Duration: 3:23
File Size: 19.51 MB
File Format: MPEG-4 Video Podcast (.m4v)

Thursday, February 09, 2006

Climbing the Table


I try climbing up and down on the table in front of the TV. Will I succeed without hurting myself? iTune in to find out!

By the way, it looks like I was way off on my Super Bowl pick. Congratulations to the Pittsburgh Steelers and all their fans. Look out for the Philadelphia Eagles next year! (maybe...)

Also in the news are rumors of yet another new video iPod. From what I've heard, they're thinking of making it a bigger screen and that it would also be a touch-screen. So it may be goodbye to the click-wheel, or perhaps there will be a 'virtual' click-wheel on the screen. We'll see.

Don't forget to tell your friends about me, and subscribe through iTunes!

Duration: 1:47
File Size: 10.4 MB
File Format: MPEG-4 Video Podcast (.m4v)

Thursday, January 26, 2006

Preparing to Go to the City


Before going to the city, I look around the front of our house and explore the wonders of our car and Christmas lights. You'll notice that I'm sporting a new Philadelphia Eagles knit cap that I got for Christmas. Who do I think is going to win Super Bowl XL? It's a tough choice. My initial gut feeling is that the Pittsburgh Steelers will win because they've been there before. However, Seattle Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren is no stranger to Super Bowl success. I'm going to go out on a limb and say the Seahawks win, 28-10. They beat the Eagles so bad this season that I'm hoping that Monday Night Football loss was justified by the fact that they were a stepping stone for the Super Bowl champs.

Sorry if this video podcast is so dark. My daddy tried to adjust the brightness and contrast as best as he could.

Duration: 1:45
File Size: 10.3 MB
File Format: MPEG-4 video podcast (.m4v)

Wednesday, January 11, 2006

Yay! I'm in the iTunes Top 25!


Well, don't get too excited. My daddy switched my podcast category from 'Arts & Entertainment' to 'Family'. So I checked the iTunes Music Store this morning and saw that my podcast was ranked NUMBER 23 (in the Family section). There was a bit of a boost in subscribers according to Feedburner.com.

Yesterday was an eventful day at Apple Computers. At their MacWorld Expo, CEO Steve Jobs introduced their first Mac computers with the Intel Processors. Among them were a new iMac and a new laptop called the MacBook Pro. With these new Intel Duo Core processors, they're saying that the MacBook Pro runs 4X FASTER. We'll see if these claims are true in the near future. Some cool features about the MacBook Pro include the built-in iSight camera as well as an Apple Remote for running Front Row.

My guess is that Apple is phasing out the Powerbook and iBook names from their notebook product line. They want to make sure they get the word 'Mac' in each product name. So I think the MacBook Pro will replace the Powerbook, and later this year we'll see a MacBook consumer-level model that will replace the iBook.

They also released a new iLife '06 suite. My daddy and I use iLife a lot to create our podcasts. The new GarageBand looks like it will have a lot of features that will be fun for podcasters to play with.

iTunes was also updated to version 6.0.2. Nothing major here. They created a mini-store at the bottom of the iTunes window which is a little annoying. My daddy had a tough time figuring how to disable it as I'm sure a lot of other people will to.

Here's how to turn off that mini-store:
Go to the Edit Menu and select 'Hide MiniStore' (The keyboard shortcut is Shift-Apple-M)

They also have a little button on the bottom right to Show/Hide MiniStore, but it looks exactly like the Show/Hide Artwork on the left hand side. So it's not exactly the most intuitive thing in the world. Anyway, how many times have you used those buttons on the bottom right hand corner of iTunes?!?

Well, there's your Nio-Mac-Tip-of-the-Day!

Wednesday, January 04, 2006

I Eat Yogurt


I think the title is self-explanatory.

Duration: 1:25
File Size: 7.1 MB
File Format: MPEG-4 Video Podcast (.m4v)

Happy New Year!

Thursday, December 22, 2005

Backyard Nio


No snow in this video podcast. This short 51 second video was shot in my backyard during the warm month of September. The grass was green, and I didn't have to wear a jacket. It looks like the temperature is going to be in the 60s for December 25th. Oh well, maybe a white Christmas next year.

Duration: 0:51
File Size: 4 MB
File Format: MPEG-4 Video Podcast (.m4v)

Special hello to Ryan from North Philly who sent this Nio TV mail:
Hey, I was looking on iTunes for an Eagles podcast and somehow I got your Nio tv thing. You've got an adorable kid!

Thanks, Ryan. Good to know those 'hidden' keywords in my feedburner feed work. Heh..heh...
Oh well, hard to be an Eagles fan this year, but here's to next year!

Thursday, December 08, 2005

Let It Snow


It wasn't the first time that I had seen snow, but it was the first time that I was old enough to get out and play in it. Mommy let me out even though it was cold, but snow doesn't come very often here in Oklahoma.



Duration: 1:44

File Size: 8.7 MB

File Format: MPEG-4 Video Podcast (.m4v)

Wednesday, November 23, 2005

Journey down the street


What happens when I'm unleashed and take a journey down the street? iTune in to see!

Length: 2 minutes
Size: 10.7 MB
File Format: .m4v

Saturday, November 19, 2005

Say hello to Nio


Here's a 30 second video podcast to introduce myself to you. As you can see, I love to walk around and tap dance. I hope you will enjoy my video podcast journeys here on Nio TV!