Congratulations to the students who completed the Practice Your Age challenge right through our unexpected break: Brandon, Megan, Shamirah, Isaiah, Joshua, and Ezra. Very dedicated students!
Unfortunately, all the March and April piano events were cancelled due to the coronavirus. Twenty of my students were able to complete their Michigan Music Teachers' Association sponsored Student Achievement Day Tests in studio/online. They are: Brandon, Megan, Hannah, Adrian, Olive, Jaewoo, AmySue, AnnaJoyce, Jonathan, BeretAnna, Paige, Maggie, Isaiah, Joshua, Katrina, Shamirah, Izzy S, Amelia, Evelyn, and William. Congratulations to everyone for sticking with it during these hard times!
February 21, 2020: 9 of my students played in the final Holland Piano Club meeting of the year. They are Adrian, Brandon, Ezra, Isaiah, Joshua, Katrina, Megan, Shamirah, and Wyatt. Great playing everyone!
January 17, 2020: Many students performed at the Holland Piano Club meeting today! They are Beret Anna, Cadence, Isaiah, Izzy S, Jaewoo, Joshua, Katriya, Maggie, and Shamirah.
December 2019: The 30 Day Challenge is complete. Students were challenged to practice at least 30 days in a 35 day period. About half of them were able to accomplish their goal and earned a gift certificate to a candy store. They are: Aiden, Amelia, AmySue, Andrew, AnnaJoyce, Ari, Ashton, Ben, Evangeline, Evelyn, Ezra, Hannah, Izzy S, Joshua, Katriya, Maelyn, Maggie, William, and Yavin. Awesome work!
October 25: the first Holland Piano Club meeting of the year was dedicated to duets, lots of fun! Students of mine who performed were Megan, Brandon, Jaewoo, and Izzy S.
November 15: the second Holland Piano Club meeting was held at Hope College. Eight of my students played memorized solos: Adrian, BeretAnna, Cadence, Ezra, Izzy S, Maggie, William, and Wyatt.All did a great job!
October 2019: we began the year with a scale review challenge, it was definitely challenging! Only 17 students were able to complete their level of review. They are Aiden, AnnaJoyce, Ashton, Ben, BeretAnna, Brandon, Evangeline, Ezra, Hannah, Isaiah, Izzy S, Jonathan, Katriya, Maggie, Megan, Olive, and Shamirah.
May 2019: we ended the year with a 6 week Practice Your Age challenge, it was so challenging that less than half of the students were able to complete it! So BIG CONGRATULATIONS to those who worked so hard: AmySue, AnnaJoyce, Ashton, Ben, Cadence, Evangeline, Evelyn, Ezra, Isabel, Izzy R, Izzy S, Jonathan, Megan, Maelyn, Paige, and Wyatt.
May 18, 2019--most of my students performed a memorized solo and a duet with me or a family member for the annual Spring Recital. They are: Evelyn, Caroline, Isabel, Izzy, Ezra, Londyn, Evangeline, Madelyn, Isabelle, Jacob, Amelia, Patrick, DeAnna, Olive, Ben,Wyatt, Anna, Ashton, Aiden, AnnaJoyce, Sieger, Nora, Ariana, Hannah, Jaewoo, Emma, AmySue, Brandon, Jonathan,& Cadence. Two seniors performed concertos for their last recital: Jaela and Blake. Honors and awards were given out at the end of the recital. Congratulations to all for such a fine recital!
April 27, 2019--students from all over Michigan competed in the Michigan Music Teachers Association Semi Finals, winners go on to compete at Finals in May. Several of my students were eligible to compete: Megan,AmySue, Brandon, Jonathan, and Blake. AmySue chose to compete in the Semi Finals, congratulations to all of you!
April 13, 2019-- the following students participated in the Holland Piano Club Competition: Isabella in the elementary division, Wyatt and Megan in the intermediate division, and Cadence and Brandon in the senior division. Cadence won 2nd place in his division. They each performed 2 memorized pieces for a judge who chose 1st and 2nd place winners in each division. Congratulation to all who played!
April 15, 2019--8 of my students were invited to perform at the annual Honors Recital hosted by the Holland Piano Teachers Forum. Each year, the 2 students from each level of the Student Achievement Testing Day who earned the highest scores on their level are invited to play at the Honors Recital. Those who performed were: Isabella, Hannah, Megan, AmySue, Brandon, Jonathan, Jaela, and Blake. I'm very proud of all of you for working so hard and doing so well!! Congratulations!!
Unfortunately, all the March and April piano events were cancelled due to the coronavirus. Twenty of my students were able to complete their Michigan Music Teachers' Association sponsored Student Achievement Day Tests in studio/online. They are: Brandon, Megan, Hannah, Adrian, Olive, Jaewoo, AmySue, AnnaJoyce, Jonathan, BeretAnna, Paige, Maggie, Isaiah, Joshua, Katrina, Shamirah, Izzy S, Amelia, Evelyn, and William. Congratulations to everyone for sticking with it during these hard times!
February 21, 2020: 9 of my students played in the final Holland Piano Club meeting of the year. They are Adrian, Brandon, Ezra, Isaiah, Joshua, Katrina, Megan, Shamirah, and Wyatt. Great playing everyone!
January 17, 2020: Many students performed at the Holland Piano Club meeting today! They are Beret Anna, Cadence, Isaiah, Izzy S, Jaewoo, Joshua, Katriya, Maggie, and Shamirah.
December 2019: The 30 Day Challenge is complete. Students were challenged to practice at least 30 days in a 35 day period. About half of them were able to accomplish their goal and earned a gift certificate to a candy store. They are: Aiden, Amelia, AmySue, Andrew, AnnaJoyce, Ari, Ashton, Ben, Evangeline, Evelyn, Ezra, Hannah, Izzy S, Joshua, Katriya, Maelyn, Maggie, William, and Yavin. Awesome work!
October 25: the first Holland Piano Club meeting of the year was dedicated to duets, lots of fun! Students of mine who performed were Megan, Brandon, Jaewoo, and Izzy S.
November 15: the second Holland Piano Club meeting was held at Hope College. Eight of my students played memorized solos: Adrian, BeretAnna, Cadence, Ezra, Izzy S, Maggie, William, and Wyatt.All did a great job!
October 2019: we began the year with a scale review challenge, it was definitely challenging! Only 17 students were able to complete their level of review. They are Aiden, AnnaJoyce, Ashton, Ben, BeretAnna, Brandon, Evangeline, Ezra, Hannah, Isaiah, Izzy S, Jonathan, Katriya, Maggie, Megan, Olive, and Shamirah.
May 2019: we ended the year with a 6 week Practice Your Age challenge, it was so challenging that less than half of the students were able to complete it! So BIG CONGRATULATIONS to those who worked so hard: AmySue, AnnaJoyce, Ashton, Ben, Cadence, Evangeline, Evelyn, Ezra, Isabel, Izzy R, Izzy S, Jonathan, Megan, Maelyn, Paige, and Wyatt.
May 18, 2019--most of my students performed a memorized solo and a duet with me or a family member for the annual Spring Recital. They are: Evelyn, Caroline, Isabel, Izzy, Ezra, Londyn, Evangeline, Madelyn, Isabelle, Jacob, Amelia, Patrick, DeAnna, Olive, Ben,Wyatt, Anna, Ashton, Aiden, AnnaJoyce, Sieger, Nora, Ariana, Hannah, Jaewoo, Emma, AmySue, Brandon, Jonathan,& Cadence. Two seniors performed concertos for their last recital: Jaela and Blake. Honors and awards were given out at the end of the recital. Congratulations to all for such a fine recital!
April 27, 2019--students from all over Michigan competed in the Michigan Music Teachers Association Semi Finals, winners go on to compete at Finals in May. Several of my students were eligible to compete: Megan,AmySue, Brandon, Jonathan, and Blake. AmySue chose to compete in the Semi Finals, congratulations to all of you!
April 13, 2019-- the following students participated in the Holland Piano Club Competition: Isabella in the elementary division, Wyatt and Megan in the intermediate division, and Cadence and Brandon in the senior division. Cadence won 2nd place in his division. They each performed 2 memorized pieces for a judge who chose 1st and 2nd place winners in each division. Congratulation to all who played!
April 15, 2019--8 of my students were invited to perform at the annual Honors Recital hosted by the Holland Piano Teachers Forum. Each year, the 2 students from each level of the Student Achievement Testing Day who earned the highest scores on their level are invited to play at the Honors Recital. Those who performed were: Isabella, Hannah, Megan, AmySue, Brandon, Jonathan, Jaela, and Blake. I'm very proud of all of you for working so hard and doing so well!! Congratulations!!