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.

Emma's First End-of-Book Recital

Congratulations, Emma! You've finished your first End-of-Book recital! Emma played ten pieces from Hal Leonard's Piano Method Book One this past weekend.  Here is her program:

Skateboard Doodle (from memory)
My Best Friend (from memory)
Nobody Know the Trouble I'm In
Let Me Fly!
Pirates of the Sea
Trumpet Man (from memory)
Star Quest
Go for the Gold
Long, Long Ago (from memory)
Scottish Air (from memory)

We arranged her keyboard in her living room so it was just right. Mom had little lights decorating the piano and snacks for afterwards.  Emma's sister, Ida, her mom and dad, joined me in the living room as I introduced Emma.  She played her ten pieces and then I gave her her certificate of accomplishment and her new books.

It was an exciting evening for Emma and I!

Student Wall Completed

Student wall art has been added to the Bemus Point piano studio.  Pictures of current students will go on this wall.  The Student of the Month will go on the left.

It was really easy to put up the wall art.  I had Molly Brown's Signs design it for me.  It was inexpensive and looks great.

Other walls will be featured here later.

Gloria's First End-of-Book Piano CD Recorded

Congratulations, Gloria, on recording your first piano End-of-Book CD of Alfred Premier 2B.  Over a period of about four weeks, we recorded the following pieces:

Enchanted Forest
Inspector Beauregard
Jazzy Toccatina
Pirates at Sea
Scales My Way
Science Fair
Musette by Bach
Minuet by Bach (duet with me!)

Gloria's First CD

Congratulations to Gloria.  She just finished recording her first music CD from her level 2B books and two extra Bach pieces.  This is a major accomplishment and she performed very well at all her pieces.

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!

First End-of-Book Piano Recital

Congratulations, Kenny.  You are the first to host an End-of-Book Piano recital in the new studio in Bemus Point.  Today was Kenny's day.  He played ten songs from the Alfred Premier book one.  His favorite ten pieces were:

• Fortune Cookies
• Up the Attic Stairs
• Down the Attic Stairs
• Old MacDonald
• Ode to Joy
• All-Star Game (duet with me!)
• Arrow Head
• Dream Big Dreams
• Merrily We Roll Along
• Waltzing (duet with me again!)

Afterwards, I gave Kenny his Music Excellence certificate and we ate cookies while Kenny entertained us with his robot and dancing.

Great way to start of the new year in piano.  Thanks, Kenny!