New Season, New Start

Finally, I got some times to write my studio blog. New season 2011-2012 started in early September. Good news are those students who took examination in June or May did very well. Viola got 99 in her Basic Rudiments and Rosemary got 94 in her very 1st piano examination. The other also got a high 80. Congratulation!

The bad news are some of my very good students left the studio because of moving home and schedule conflicts. They are very welcome to come back. Then, I got another 7 students to fill up the time slots.

We will have 2 recitals this year. Christmas recital will be held on Dec 17. Then, Year End Recital was originally planned to have it on May 13 but no family liked this date because May 13, 2012 will be Mother's Day and most of the families think the children are too busy in May. So I will postpone the recital to Jun 18. However, we can't have it at Shadbolt because of the busy schedule at Shadbolt in June.

I hope this year all the students will learn well, enjoy playing their repertoires and attend more live concerts and recitals. I feel very proud of those students who did their examinations and festivals well in last season. It was a fruitful year. I hope we can carry on the good work.

Oops, I nearly forgot to write my newsletter. I hope I will have time to do it soon. Co-president work of BCRMTA and committee member of SPG Festival keep me very busy in last few months and till Dec, when SPG honour recital is over.

Festival on the Lake Honour Recital

On Saturday June 4, 2011, 4 of my students were invited to perform in the Festival on the Lake honour recital. All of them performed well. All of them got a trophy. Kavin Kadam also got the Grade 1 the Most Outstanding Student Trophy. I was very proud of them. Thanks for students' hard work and their families' support.

Aries Fung - Introductory - Bouncing On My Bed
Alina Dhanji - Grade 1 Study - Scaly Things
Kavin Kadam - Grade 1 List B - Silly Argument
Justin Yeh - Grade 2 Study - Kangaroo

It was a wonderful day! Beautiful weather, so much fun on Hat Off Day. Then, I enjoyed so much in the honour recital, seeing my students performing their pieces and receiving their trophies. All of them looked very happy and proud. Then, the happiest of all is Canucks won the game 2 in the Stanley Cup Final.

Festival on the Lake Result

I was so thrilled to know that almost all my participating students got Gold certificates in the "Festival on the Lake" music festival. There are 18 gold certificates and only 1 silver certificate.

Ryan Chiu - Introductory Class
Aries Fung - Introductory Class
Katrina Wong - Introductory Class
Kent Tsuyuki - Introductory Class
Alina Dhanji - Grade 1: List B, List D, Studies
Kavin Kadam - Grade 1: List A, List B, List C, Studies
Rosemary Vayalikunnel - Grade 1: List A, List B, List C, Studies
Justin Yeh - Grade 2: List A, List B (silver), List C, Studies

I am very proud of them. Thank all the parents for supporting the festival.

Year End Recital

It is a busy month for me. Last Sunday, I was helping the Celebration of Excellence Recital for BCRMTA Vancouver Branch. It was nice to see so many outstanding students performing in a recital. Those students got 90 or above in their practical examination.

Coming Sunday May 15, it will be my students' recital. There will be about 20 students performing. They are working very hard for it. Some of them are preparing for their exam. The pieces are set and I need to prepare the program and print it nicely. 9 of them will also participate Festival on the Lake in the weekend. It will be busy weekend for them and me. Good luck to them.

The recital will start at 3:00pm at Room 102, Shadbolt Centre for the Art.

Then, next Monday, there will be a piano masterclass with Keiko Alexander for intermediate students. I need to be there to do the introduction and prepare the snack. Then, on Wed, it will be Owen's turn for his festival. I hope he will be fine. He just learns the pieces. It is amazing he can play all those 4 pieces from memory. He learned it less than 2 months ago.

April 2011 Newsletter

I finally got some time to do something for my studio website. I was so busy in last few months. It happened to me that I become the co-presidents of BCRMTA Vancouver Branch. It keeps me very busy organizing different activities for the teachers and their students. To me, it is a new challenge but can be fun. Luckily, we have a good team in the committee board.

I just posted the newsletter. My students are growing up and there will be a few students taking piano examination in June. As usual, I will provide performing / playing classes for those who will take piano exam. When I was piano student, those performing classes really helped me to get through my exam. I hope I can provide the same event for my students.

I finally cancel my membership for Music for Young Children, a program I like. As my studio is growing, I can't find some good time slots for running the MYC class. Besides, I got one more grand piano in the studio and there is no room for children and their parent to do the action and move around. About the grand piano, it is an old Steinway. It is my dream piano. It is still in good condition. I feel lucky to get it for a very reasonable price.