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July 21, 2021
Eight Easy Steps to Playing Piano
Arts &
ENTERTAINMENT
All Libraries Open by End of August
Services return
as public gets
vaccinated
The Multnomah County Li-
brary system has announced that
all locations will be open by the
end of August.
The renewal of branch library
services got started last week as
vaccinations for the coronavirus
reached more than 70 percent of
the adult population.
As branches reopen, patrons
are able to browse, pick up
holds without an appointment,
use computers and Wi-Fi, scan/
fax/print documents and get
help from library staff. Other
library services like in-person
programs, youth story times and
public meeting room use will be-
gin later and expand over time,
official said.
Masks are still recommended
for library patrons.
“I’m proud of the new and inno-
vative ways the library served this
With vaccinations for coronavirus fully available and reaching at
least 70 percent of the adult population, Multnomah County has
been able to safely open more libraries to public access and plans
to have all locations open by the end of August.
community during the pandemic,
but there’s nothing we have looked
forward to more than opening
those doors to serve people in per-
son at every library,” said Director
of Libraries Vailey Oehlke. “I am
grateful to our community for its
support of the library through this
historic and challenging time and
I am eager to embrace our next
chapter together.”
Learn more at multcolib.org.
Portland musician
authors new book
Portland
musician
Kirk
Green’s new book, Eight Easy
Steps to Playing Piano, will be
celebrated on Saturday, Aug. 7
with a book singing event from
2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Vancou-
ver Avenue First Baptist Church,
3138 N. Vancouver Ave.
Members of the community,
music teachers and students of
music alike are invited to attend
the free gathering and discover
a fresh take on the musical arts
with this smartly written, colorful
new book that teaches the funda-
mentals of piano play in a fun
and easy manner.
Written by Green with color-
ful design and sharp layout by
Paul Neufeldt, Eight Easy Steps
to Playing Piano is suitable for all
ages, containing everything mu-
sic students will need to boost the
learning process, including hand
positioning, differences between
high and low tones, dynamics
and different time signatures.
Green explains that after com-
pleting the Eight Easy Steps, piano
students will be capable of writing
their own songs, and play with
ease to all their favorite music.
Teachers will find this to be a
great reference and new students
will follow its format to learn
Portland musician Kirk Green
with his new piano instruction
book, Eight Easy Steps to Playing
Piano. This book is available on
Amazon and iBooks.
how to play piano with ease. The
book is formatted to both visual-
ly and musically understand the
relationship between the musical
grand staff to the positioning of
the black and white piano keys.