Students of the Month for May - Dani and Taj

Congratulations to Dani and Taj for being picked as May's Students of the Month.

This is Dani's first time so here is her interview and tip.

What do you like to do for fun? Go to Midway Park and ride the spinning ride.  It feels like you will bump into the other cars.

What do you hate to do?  Go to school and do reading chapter books and then write about it; especially the writing part.

What’s the best part of piano lessons? Working towards recital.

Whats the worst part of piano lessons? Playing songs I don't like because they are hard, like the Lily Pad.

What music are you listening to (that’s not piano lesson)? The pop song, Give it to me.

What is your tip for beginners? Don't play when the teacher is talking. lol. I love this one!

Taj's second tip for beginners is to always look at the music and not your hands because then you won't make mistakes.  Good tip, Taj!

Students of the Month - March - Kenny and Sam

 

Yea, Kenny! You are Bemus Point's March's Student of the Month again!  Kenny's tip for beginning pianists is to consider it as one of your chores, to practice slowly and practice at a set time.  Kenny is right.  If you will think of piano practice as something you do, like brushing your teeth, making your bed, etc. then you will be successful because it will become part of your daily habits.

Congratulations to Sam for practicing, being prepared, having his written work done, having all his books at his lessons, and having a great attitude during the month of March.  Other students consider for Lakewood were: Brynne, Mallory, and Ethan.

Sam's tip for beginning pianists is Let yourself enjoy playing piano. Instead of having as a chore you do because you have to.

Since this is Sam's first time as Lakewood's Student of the Month, I'm including his interview here so you can get to know him.

What do you like to do for fun?  Look at dog books. Search out dog breeds on-line like the Coton De Tulear. You can see the cuties here.

What’s your favorite thing to do? He like playing piano and violin.

What do you hate to do? Go to bed.

What’s the best part of piano lessons? Playing the piano.

Whats the worst part of piano lessons? Piano Maestro assignments.

What music are you listening to (that’s not piano lesson)? Classical, Schubert or Beethoven piano works and death and the maiden string quartet.  He received a CD for birthday of this music.

February Students of the Month

Congratulations, Bryan and Mallory, you are February's Students of the Month at Cindy's Piano Studio!

Mallory is a student of the Lakewood piano studio.  She has just recently re-started piano after a break to pursue her dancing dreams.  Her piano learning tip is to play one line at a time after playing song through once.  That's great practice directions, Mallory.  Learning to practice in small chunks makes learning a piece easy and more fun to play.  Other students who were in the Lakewood hat are Dani and Sam.

Bryan was Student of the Month in October of last year.  He had just recently started with Cindy's Piano Studio in Bemus Point after moving here from Ohio.  His piano learning tip is think of the beat in your head and play the notes with your hands and look at notes while doing that.  In other words, to keep your eyes on the music while you are counting the rhythm.  Good tip, Bryan.  Keeping a steady beat is always important as are knowing how to move your fingers without looking at them.  Other students in the Bemus Point hat were:  Eliza A and Eliza D, Harper, Kenny, Lillian, and Taj, 

Both Bryan and Mallory received a gift certificate for ice cream at Tim Horton's this month.  Yea!

Congratulations, Bryan! You Are October's Student of the Month

Yea for Bryan!  Bryan is a new student at Cindy's Piano Studio Bemus Point.  He moved here from Ohio where he took some piano lessons for about a year.  Here's his interview:

What do you like to do for fun?  Bryan likes to play with his new friends on the playground at recess.

What is your favorite toy?  He likes his baby jaguar stuffed animal.

What is the best part of piano lessons?  Being the Student of the Month!

What music are you listening to that's not piano related?  TV songs like Wild Krats where they explore the world. You can click on the link to see their website.

I look forward to hearing more from Bryan.

September Student of the Month - Eliza!

Congratulations, Eliza! She was chosen as September's Student of the Month.  You know what that means?  We get to find out a little more about her!

Eliza began piano lessons at Cindy's Piano Studio in March of 2013.  She finished her first end-of-book CD before summer and is now in Level 3 of Alfred Sacred All-in-One.  Eliza is self-motivated.  What does that mean?  She goes to the piano and practices because she wants to.  She told me in her recent interview that she loves everything about piano.  There is no "worst" part for Eliza.  When she isn't playing piano, she is playing sports including gymnastics, soft ball, and soccer.  She has a stuffed animal named Woggy that she has had since she was a baby that is still giving her some precious memories.  She likes to listen to Toby Mac and Britt Nicole when she isn't making her own music.  Eliza also plays with her church's youth praise band.

Congratulations, Eliza!

April Student of the Month - Kenny

Yea! Kenny was picked to be April's Student of the Month!  Kenny is a hard worker and I'm so glad he was chosen this month.

What do you like to do for fun?   Play dinosaurs.
What's your favorite toy? Small baby T-rex that I call "Rex"
What do you hate to do? Move chairs so mom can mop
What's the best part of piano lessons? Learning more of how to play piano
What's the worst part of piano lessons? Nothing
What music are you listening to that's not piano lesson related?  Frozen. I like Let It Go

Student of the Month - February

Isac is February's Student of the Month.  Isac has been taking piano lessons since July 14, 2008.  That's over six years in Cindy's Piano Studio.  

Here's some things you may not know about Isac.

What do you like to do for fun?  Isac likes to play soccer at the Y.  He really like playing offence and making a score.

What's your favorite thing to play with?  Soccer video games are Isac's passion.  He especially like, Fifa.  He thinks it's the best one out right now.

What do you hate to do?  Typical answer for a boy...clean anything!

What's the best part of piano lessons?  M&M's at the end! 

What's the worst part of piano lessons? Owning up to not practicing something assigned.

What music are you listening to that's not piano lesson related"?  Dubstep, it's a genre of electronic dance music that originated in South London, England in the 1990s. Here's an example of a Matthew Parker's Meet Your Maker.  Sounds cool!

So there it is, you now know a little bit about Isac and learned about a new genre of music. 

Student of the Month - January

Congratulations to Stephanie for being chosen as the January Student of the Month.  What a great way to start 2015.  Stephanie recently brought her American Doll to piano lessons and showed me how she teaches her to play piano.  It was fun!

Here's her interview with me this week.

What do you like to do for fun? Stephanie likes to play piano and dance.

What’s your favorite toy? Ashley, my American Doll and her toy piano. Stephanie gives Ashley a lesson and then practices her own pieces. She gives Ashley what she is supposed to do and then Stephanie practices piano.

What do you hate to do? I don't like to play basketball with my brother, Andrew, because he has me do strange things.

What’s the best part of piano lessons? Stephanie loves to learn and make progress at piano.

What's the worst part of piano lessons? She really doesn't like it when she messes up and has to start over again.

What music are you listening to (that’s not piano lesson)? One Direction, Taylor Swift, R5, Vamp, Radio Disney
Can you relate?