A message from Tony Caramia,

Coordinator of the Class Piano Program and Professor of Piano

  1. We have installed a new system–the Yamaha MLC-200 Music Lab Controller to coordinate instruction.

  2. The piano lab (room 443) has been updated with 14 keyboards, a larger touch-screen monitor, with overhead and side cameras.

  3. We are using the online program called Piano Marvel to improve the sight reading skills of all PCL students.  Each student purchases his/her own Piano Marvel account through a discount code for this.

  4. NOTE:  Students bring a laptop or iPad to class.

If you wish to test out of your current PCL level, you can take a proficiency test. If you successfully pass this in-person playing exam, you will be given credit on your transcript (but of course, no grade).

This link: Proficiency Tests has the proficiency tests for all levels.  When you are ready, contact me.  There is no time limit other than if you wish to enroll in the next higher level of PCL, you don’t want to have missed too many classes.

As always, if you have any questions, please contact me: tcaramia@esm.rochester.edu

For a view of the two labs used at Eastman, as well as short clips from previous piano classes, click on Piano Fun at Eastman

site updated 11/16/25