Virtues for Virtuosos 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 […]

A Great Example of Persistence… Vivian F.

Ralph Waldo Emerson once said: “That which we persist in doing becomes easier for us to do; not that the nature of the thing itself is changed, but that our power to do is increased.” This month’s Virtue for Virtuosos is persistence. The dictionary defines persistence as “continuing in a course of action despite difficulty […]

I Can Be Patient By…

Each month we focus on a different virtue from the list of Virtues for Virtuosos to help our students develop both talent and testimony. Through this focus, our students learn not only the piano, but they gain and learn valuable character traits and qualities at the same time. Our virtue for the month of March […]

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 […]

I Can Be Sensitive By…

Here at the Utah Piano Conservatory, we are dedicated to helping our students develop both talent and testimony. Each month we focus on a different virtue from our list of Virtues for Virtuosos. Through this focus, students not only learn piano, but they also learn valuable character traits at the same time. If you haven’t heard […]

Daily Teacher Checklists

At the Utah Piano Conservatory, we teachers strive to meet and keep a high standard, and one of the ways we do that is by using daily teacher checklists. Every day, each of us piano teachers fills out a checklist that reminds us of the things we should do to be better piano teachers for […]

December Student of the Month: Ava R

Congratulations to Ava R, our December Student of the Month! Each month we like to recognize a student who is both a great piano student and a wonderful example of our monthly “Virtue for Virtuosos.” This month’s highlighted attribute is SENSITIVITY. We love how music teaches kids to pay attention to the emotions they are feeling […]

An Attitude of Gratitude

To best help our students develop both talent and testimony at piano lessons, we focus on one virtue each month from the Virtue for Virtuosos list. This month our faculty and students are focusing on GRATITUDE! This virtue ties in perfectly with the season and with Thanksgiving coming up right around the corner. When people hear the word gratitude, […]

7 Ways to Help Your Child Find JOY in Piano Practice

As a faith-centered Conservatory, we like to focus on a different “virtue” or character trait every month that piano lessons can help students develop. (We call them our “Virtues for Virtuosos”—gotta love the alliteration!) This month’s virtue is JOY! We try to talk about the virtue of the month at lessons whenever there’s an opportunity. […]

Virtues for Virtuosos: Discipline

As we start off a new year, we’re also excited to cycle back through our monthly highlighted virtues! At the beginning of the month, we talked a little bit about setting SMART goals – with your goals in mind, now it’s time to think about how to follow through with them. That’s where discipline comes […]

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