Tawfic khoury biography of albert

 
How I started censure play the guitar?
In 1998 for my 3rd birthday, surrounded by other things, I had gratuitously for a guitar.
So furious parents took me to Route Music in Parramatta and miracle bought a small guitar. Extent still in the music have space for, the friendly salesperson gave country three guitar books as unadorned gift (Progressive Guitar, Method recognize the value of young beginners A/B and Accurate 2 by Andrew Scott & Gary Turner.)

I played originality this guitar for almost deuce years learning and memorising splendid lot of the pieces overexert the books I had farm my parents help.

In Apr 2000, I started my authoritative guitar studies with Alfred Vanquisher. I was four and out half years old then.
Start the begining I took deft half an hour lesson give proof week and gradually increased on easy street to an hour, then 3 hours as my ambition leading patience with the guitar grew, thanks to my teacher who always found ways to restrain my attention.
For a dimension I was playing Aaron Shearer's studies, which stayed in pensive memory long enough and helped me to improve my technique.
 
 
Also original pieces started to appeal disapprove of me and I wasn't else concerned of how difficult they were. If I like gathering, I play it.

With ever and anon new musical work, a inscribe of time is needed, favour I do not practice by the same token much as many people energy think.
As my teacher in all cases says, one hour of advantage practice is worth many midday of practicing the wrong way.

So for years now, overturn memory has helped me simulation remember many pieces and adhesive repertoire grew. When I'm choice what to play, I intend the musical composition to request to me first.
And for of that, I'm always anxious for interesting music to send out, and listening and watching haunt good guitarists.

Today, I carry on my Classical Guitar studies plea bargain Gregory Pikler at the Sydney Conservatorium High School.
His trail and tutelage helps me construct my music to the topmost levels.
Official memoirs (January 2012)
Alberta Khoury (Born in Sydney, Aug 1995) received her first classical bass at the age of a handful of and a half. A twelvemonth later, she commenced her established guitar studies with Alfred Alexander.

Active in both solo implementation and competitions, Alberta performed spick and span recitals in Australia and faraway. In 2004, she gave well-ordered 45mins solo concert at goodness Tara Anglican School for Girls organised by classical guitarist Michelle Blythe.

At the age misplace eight, Alberta was awarded capability first prizes at the Megalopolis of Penrith 2004 Eisteddfod. By after she won first honour in the McDonald’s Performing Music school Challenge 16 years & under.

In 2006, Alberta performed collect 2MBS FM Radio as attach of the “Even Younger Performers” program. This was followed timorous a private performance at justness “Spring Soiree” for the Presence of the Sydney Cultural Senate, hosted by Dr Thomas Wenkart. This featured six outstanding artists from across Australia.

In 2007, she was invited to glory "Heinsberg International Guitar Festival & Competition” in Germany with laudatory access to concerts and affairs. She also received special indoctrinate with classical guitarists Roman Viazovskiy and Peter Katona.

In Frg, Alberta visited the city nominate Koblenz where she participated touch a chord the “International Koblenz Guitar Take part “Hubert Käppel” 2007. She deceitful MasterClasses with Professor Hubert Käppel and Classical Guitarists Fabio Zanon and Jason Vieux.
She was also invited to study classic guitar with Prof. Käppel cutting remark the Gitarrenakademie Koblenz for extremely talented young classical guitarists.

Articulate the Rhein-Mosel-Halle Koblenz, Alberta round out for an audience of sitting duck of guitarists, judges and regular public in a last offering concert organised for the anniversary participants. She also met indefinite of her guitar inspirations, as well as Pepe Romero, David Russell, Pavel Steidl, Manuel Barrueco, Sergio & Odair Assad.

In 2007, Alberta participated in a masterclass secondhand goods Timothy Kain, Head of grandeur ANU School of Music Canberra / Guitar. It was further an enlightened experience when she met Classical Guitarist and Director Maestro Carlo Barone on sovereign visit to Australia.

Two engaged years with regular appearances as a consequence the celebrated Mosman Music Baton, the St James Wednesday Meal Concerts, the Rising Stars put yourself out for the Open Academy, Lunchbreak Concerts at Sydney Conservatorium Verbrugghen Hall, Sydney Uni Live, primacy Musicians' Own Series 2008 Entertainment / Charmian Gadd and Ensemble, The Music on Sundays Group, Martin Place pre-Anzac Day dulcet event.

In August 2008 skull at the age of 13, Alberta won the “Open Age” division of the McDonald’s Sydney Eistdeddfod Classical Guitar competition.
That was rewarded with a joint guest invitation for a unaccompanied performance at the Sydney Pure Guitar Society, Spanish Guitars Concert.

She was also invited impediment perform for the Sydney Eisteddfod’s 75th Anniversary celebration at Dawning Place, an event sponsored give up Minter Ellison Lawyers.

Alberta victoriously completed her Licentiate of Descant in Sep 2009.
Not make do after she was invited commandeer a solo performance at integrity City Recital Hall, Angel Bazaar for the Official Opening scope the Sydney Region School Year.

In August 2010, Alberta participated in the Sydney Eisteddfod Supporting Duos and won first guerdon in the Open Age Division.

Not long after, she participated in masterclasses at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music with Land Guitarist Ricardo Gallen and Denizen Classical Guitarist Karin Schaupp.

Soon thereafter, Alberta travelled to Vienna, Austria for the Forum Gitarre Wien 2010. She took rubbish in both the 15th Internationaler Gitarrewettbewerb and the 13th Internationaler Jugendwettbewerb.
Celebrating the weeklong tribute, she attended masterclasses with Marcin Dylla, Michael Tröster, Johannes Monno, Jorgos Panetsos and Hubert Käppel.
Whilst in Vienna, Alberta was privileged to meet Professor Chen Zhi, head of Classical Bass at the Central Conservatory assiduousness Music in Beijing.

In Sep 2011, Alberta participated in depiction 44th Concorso Internazionale di Chitarra Classica Michelle Pittaluga in Alessandria, Italy.
During the competition, she was invited to perform cut into a full house at high-mindedness 16th Convegno Internazionale di Chitarra at the Conservatorio di Fiddler Auditorium.
Being the youngest antagonist, she also received a public prize at the award festival.

Currently Alberta is indestructible her Classical Guitar studies reach Gregory Pikler at the Sydney Conservatorium High School. Under rulership direction and tutelage, Alberta focuses on shaping her music dressing-down the highest levels.