June 5, 2021: 32 students were able to play in a live, in-person recital! It was such a pleasure to be able to share our music with their families. Another 11 students were unable to attend the recital but were included in a youtube recital. Everyone performed a memorized solo and a duet either with me or a family member. Thanks to the parents and older siblings who played the duets, it's really fun to play together.
May 29, 2021: Today was the end of the Practice Your Age challenge, all students were encouraged to log their practice minutes for a 6 week period. Those were successfully completed the challenge received a gift certificate for a local ice cream shop. They are: Andrew B, AmySue, AnnaJoyce, Esther, Ezra, Izzy S, Joshua, Joy, Julia, Nathan, Olive, Oliver, Oona, Shamirah, Thayer, and Wyatt. It was a tough challenge, especially for the older students. Congrats to those who did it!
April 24, 2021: Congratulations to Nathan for being chose as a finalist. He will compete in the statewide Finals next weekend. An honor to be chosen!
April 17, 2021: Nathan competed in the Michigan Music Teachers' Association Western Division Semi Finals. Congratulations to Nathan on a perfect score of 100 in the local SAT testing.
March 13, 2021: The annual Student Achievement Testing, sponsored by the Michigan Music Teachers Association and the Holland Piano Teachers Forum, took place virtually this year, so glad we were still able to do it! Next year, back to normal? 21 student from my studio performed 3 memorized pieces, took a written theory test, and were tested in technique, sight reading, and aural skills. Participating students were: Brandon, Megan, Andrew B, Hannah, Zach, Olive, AnnaJoyce, AmySue, Paige, Nathan, Joshua, Shamirah, Katrina, Oliver, Sophie, Andrew R, Elise, Isabella, Julia, Lucy, and William. Congratulations to everyone, your hard work paid off in very good scores.
January 9, 2021: Brandon was the first place winner in the annual Norbert Mueller Concerto Competition held by the Holland Symphony Orchestra. He performed the first movement of Mendelssohn's Piano Concerto #1 in g minor. Each year, the competition winner receives a cash prize and the opportunity to perform their concerto with the Holland Symphony Orchestra. Awesome accomplishment, Brandon!
From November through early December, the students were challenged to practice 30 days out of 35, encouraging them to play almost every day and see what progress they would make. It was a tough challenge but 22 of them were able to do it! These are the ones who successfully completed the 30 Day Challenge: Izzy S, Joy, AmySue, AnnaJoyce, Katriya, Shamirah, Andrew B, Ken, Natalia, Esther, Julia, Lucy, Wyatt,Thayer, Maelyn, Izzy R, William, Oliver, Andrew R, Elise, Brandon, Megan. They earned a gift certificate to a local candy store!
We always start the new school year with a scale review challenge! Quite a few students rose to the challenge and successfully played all the scales they had learned: Andrew B, Andrew R,Brandon, Elise, Evangeline, Ezra, Isaiah, Izzy S, Joshua, Ken, Naomi, Nathan, Shamirah, Silas, Sophie, William, and Wyatt. They earned a candy bar and more importantly, are super prepared to start learning their new scales for the next level! Congrats all!
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.
May 29, 2021: Today was the end of the Practice Your Age challenge, all students were encouraged to log their practice minutes for a 6 week period. Those were successfully completed the challenge received a gift certificate for a local ice cream shop. They are: Andrew B, AmySue, AnnaJoyce, Esther, Ezra, Izzy S, Joshua, Joy, Julia, Nathan, Olive, Oliver, Oona, Shamirah, Thayer, and Wyatt. It was a tough challenge, especially for the older students. Congrats to those who did it!
April 24, 2021: Congratulations to Nathan for being chose as a finalist. He will compete in the statewide Finals next weekend. An honor to be chosen!
April 17, 2021: Nathan competed in the Michigan Music Teachers' Association Western Division Semi Finals. Congratulations to Nathan on a perfect score of 100 in the local SAT testing.
March 13, 2021: The annual Student Achievement Testing, sponsored by the Michigan Music Teachers Association and the Holland Piano Teachers Forum, took place virtually this year, so glad we were still able to do it! Next year, back to normal? 21 student from my studio performed 3 memorized pieces, took a written theory test, and were tested in technique, sight reading, and aural skills. Participating students were: Brandon, Megan, Andrew B, Hannah, Zach, Olive, AnnaJoyce, AmySue, Paige, Nathan, Joshua, Shamirah, Katrina, Oliver, Sophie, Andrew R, Elise, Isabella, Julia, Lucy, and William. Congratulations to everyone, your hard work paid off in very good scores.
January 9, 2021: Brandon was the first place winner in the annual Norbert Mueller Concerto Competition held by the Holland Symphony Orchestra. He performed the first movement of Mendelssohn's Piano Concerto #1 in g minor. Each year, the competition winner receives a cash prize and the opportunity to perform their concerto with the Holland Symphony Orchestra. Awesome accomplishment, Brandon!
From November through early December, the students were challenged to practice 30 days out of 35, encouraging them to play almost every day and see what progress they would make. It was a tough challenge but 22 of them were able to do it! These are the ones who successfully completed the 30 Day Challenge: Izzy S, Joy, AmySue, AnnaJoyce, Katriya, Shamirah, Andrew B, Ken, Natalia, Esther, Julia, Lucy, Wyatt,Thayer, Maelyn, Izzy R, William, Oliver, Andrew R, Elise, Brandon, Megan. They earned a gift certificate to a local candy store!
We always start the new school year with a scale review challenge! Quite a few students rose to the challenge and successfully played all the scales they had learned: Andrew B, Andrew R,Brandon, Elise, Evangeline, Ezra, Isaiah, Izzy S, Joshua, Ken, Naomi, Nathan, Shamirah, Silas, Sophie, William, and Wyatt. They earned a candy bar and more importantly, are super prepared to start learning their new scales for the next level! Congrats all!
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.