Leah comes from a very musical family, and this young lady who can play some mean jazz, and is a very confident performer,  just received a very high mark of 91% in Royal conservatory of music piano examination for grade 1. First class honors with Distinction. A gold medal at the Creative Music factory.  She also will be entered into the highest mark for RCM in the local Music Teacher’s Association award ceremony.  Congratulations Leah!!!

Chelsey has shown her musicality once again in her RCM mark of 81 in Violin, a silver medal in the Creative Music Factory!  She is a very disciplined student and it shows in her mark.  Chelsey also plays in duets, ensemble, accompaniment and also assists her younger sister in her violin growth.  Well done Chelsey!!  Chelsey is hoping to move 2 grades this year and is hard at work as we speak!  Grade 4 examination is next!

Congratulations to Mark Schmidt who landed an 80% First Class Honors in Royal Conservatory Violin examination.  This is a very difficult instrument to learn, and even more difficult to get in the First Class Honors category.  Mark’s growth musically and personally has been significant this year, as he moved through the stages in preparation of his first RCM examination.    Well done Mark!!! Mark also plays piano, and will be his focus as well as violin this upcoming year.

Word just came in tonight at 10:15 p.m., and YES I PHONED Lidia, that her mark for grade 1 Royal Conservatory for piano was 94 !!!!

Lidia…..what can I say, I am just so proud of you, you worked so hard, and went in to your examintion confident, excited, and ready to share your music “Lidia style” with the examiner.  You asked me why you got such a high mark and this is why……you found your love of music deep down inside you Lidia, during the preparation of this examination, and you knew exactly what you were capable of doing.  Always remember the infamous moment I tried to prepare you to meet the examiner.  I don’t think I’ve laughed so hard….. Your name and mark will be sent to the local Registered Teacher’s association for a chance at a Gold Medal!  

How many show and tells can you take to class Aimee-Marie.  This girl has won a lot of student of the week awards as well as many others in the CMF.  She has grown significantly in her piano playing and at a very young age is studying with very little help from her mom, who by the way plays a significant role as our vocal group accompanist.  Aimee-Marie has become an independent thinker, knows her patterns and sequences as well as keys and is starting grade 1 RCM in preparation for an examination.  Aimee-Marie is also preparing to play for her school a piece written by Greig called “Morning”.  Nice balance in your hands girlie!!

Jayden has moved so quickly in his music journey it’s hard to keep up with him.  He has a certain flavor that he is looking for in his music, and when I can not find music right away, he’ll just compose it!  This boy has an amazing ear and love for his music.  He uses his digital and combines voices until he has an orchestral piece that suits his vision.  I remember his parents saying when he got home from school, he’d run right to the piano with his napsack still on his back!

This is our Logan……when asked what his goal in music was, he said….I want to do grade 3 and 4 in one year.  Well he is doing it, he is in grade 4 now and doing extremely well.  Logan also plays the violin or any instrument really.  If he picks one up, he can play it! Logan is preparing for his performance of “Way Cool”, and can he jazz that piece up! He will of course play more pieces, but he has a jazz snap to his music that is quite remarkable.

This is Mark, a new addition to our violin section this year, as well as piano.  He is preparing for his grade 1 violin with RCM, so he will be working very hard in the next 4 months. That smile you see if always there, and we have a lot of fun at lesson time.  He is also preparing for his piano performance with “Puff the Magic Dragon”.  Good luck Mark!!

Our Lassie Sarah, all dressed in bobbles and rings.  She has the strongest fingers of all the girls in the studio.  Sarah is also our artist and leaves many pictures to hang on the wall.  Thanks Sarah!