Student of the Month Archives

Regan S. – An Incredible Example of Hard Work

Work: exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something. This month’s Virtue for Virtuosos is hard work. As we go throughout our day, I’m sure we’ve all heard something along the lines of “It’s too hard,” “I want it now,” “Isn’t there something easier,” or “I can’t wait that long.” The principle and idea […]

January Student of the Month: Fiona B

Congratulations to our January Student of the Month, Fiona B! Each month, we recognize one of our students who is not only a wonderful musician but who also embodies our monthly “Virtue for Virtuosos.” The virtue for the month of January is DISCIPLINE. There are so many extra-musical benefits that come from learning to play […]

September Student of the Month: Phoebe L!

The “Virtue for Virtuosos” that we are highlighting in September is WORK. Like anything else worthwhile, learning to play the piano takes a lot of hard work! We are delighted to recognize Phoebe L as our Student of the Month for September because she is a stellar example of this virtue. Here’s what Pheobe’s mom […]

August Student of the Month: Mark M.

Congratulations to Mark, who was chosen as our featured student this month! Mark is a consistently hard worker and musical performer. We especially love to see how he exemplifies this month’s Virtue for Virtuosos, persistence. No matter how hard the task, Mark is willing to tackle it and to keep trying until he succeeds! Mark’s […]

May Student of the Month-Brigham!

The Student of the Month for May is Brigham Larson Jr.! We like to choose our students of the month based on our Virtues for Virtuoso’s. The theme for this month is CONFIDENCE. Whenever Brigham gets up to perform, he is always ready and love to share his music with the audience. This especially shows […]

March Student of the Month: Max!

Congratulations to Max, our March student of the month! Our “Virtue for Virtuosos” in March was PATIENCE and Max has made huge progress in that area lately. After he performed in the November recital, Max asked to play “Viva la Vida” by Coldplay for his solo, which has some pretty tricky rhythms in it. It’s taken […]

Piano Academy Student of the Month: Savannah!

This month, we are highlighting a student who exemplifies our virtue of the month – CHARITY for the month of February – in everything she does. Savannah just started at the Piano Academy a couple of months ago, and she consistently impresses us with her Christlike love for others. Here’s what Savannah’s mom shared with us […]

January Student of the Month!

Each month, we like to choose a student who has worked extremely hard, and exemplifies our Virtue of the Month. The virtue for January is discipline! The student that we thought best exemplifies this is Mikayla Randall. Her mom said this about Mikayla, “As a seventh grader, she has a contagious enthusiasm and zest […]