Students of the Month: May 2020

Noah G.

My name is Noah and I enjoy playing the piano. One of the reasons I enjoy playing the piano is because of the unique sound it has. I also love music and it’s fun to be able to play the songs I like listening to. I love when I've been working on a complicated piece and then I play it correctly. It fills me with a sense of accomplishment. When I play the piano, everyone in the house can hear me play, which is really fun. One of the coolest features about the piano is that you can open up the top of the piano and see all the moving parts.
-Noah

Noah practices diligently and is always prepared for his piano lessons.  He is motivated, and challenges himself to learn new concepts and techniques.  I was very impressed with his recent CD project because he prepared and recorded 17 songs! Noah is an excellent pianist, and I am grateful to be his teacher.
-Ms. Beth

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Ayala M.

​I like music because it always makes me feel happy when I am sad. I enjoy it because when I play on my guitar to people they have fun, especially my brother and sister. When i play to myself I always feel like I am getting better and better, and I like it!
-Ayala

Ayala has been studying with me at Orpheus for about a year and a half. In that time, I've seen her consistently improve as a guitarist and musician. She always brings a positive attitude to our lessons, and she always comes ready to play her best and learn more. Ayala shares her love for music with her family - her father Yarden often attends our lessons to support her and learn more about guitar himself, and her younger sister Avigail helped to present Ayala's first concert and host a bonus interview on Ayala's debut album.
Ayala just recently completed recording her first album entitled Deep In The Heart of Texas. Ayala sings and plays a variety of pieces on the album from a diverse array of musical cultures and styles, including selections from famous movies, pieces by great classical composers, and raw blues and folk music. This album features collaborations with professional musicians including cellist Sara Bravo and guitarist Michele Cotrufo, and was produced collaboratively by me and Yarden Mazor through the online digital audio platform, Bandlab.
-Vijay

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Caroline L. 

“It is such a delight to have Caroline in my studio! She never fails to bring a positive, can-do attitude to the lessons, and her openness to receiving feedback and trying out new ideas in her home practice has allowed her to make incredible progress in our time together.  I'm always so impressed by her focus and enthusiasm in the lessons which makes it clear that she takes her music study very seriously, but while still being able to have lots of fun, too!  Thank you, Caroline,  for your hard work! I am very glad that such a talented and goal oriented person as you joined Orpheus community!" - Ms. Anastasiia

"Music makes everything better!  I like music because it makes me happy!" - Caroline