Piano Studio
Ten students from the studio performed at the Masquerade Musicale on October 25th, 2025, at 2:20 PM, at the Madison Place.
It was so much fun to hear each student play on their Halloween Costume. The participants were: Amelia Hossain, Brody Santiago, Gabriela Santiago, Vivian Grannan, Curtis Grannan, Akshara Baskar, Daphne Steele, Michael Wagner, Akanksha Pallanti and Anuhya Pallanti.
Starting the school year, our first Student of the Month for the 2025-2026 school year is Marcel Monnin. Congratulations to Marcel for being the best well-prepared student for his lessons this month with a score of 38 out of 40 points.
As the piano studio’s year ends, let us honor the students who achieve a milestone and who were best prepared for each lesson during the school year September 2024 to August 2025.
Here are the students who received an award for their dedication and hard work last school year:
Achievement Awards
Here are the students who achieve a milestone this past year:
Apprentice Trophy:
for beginner students that move into Early-intermediate level:
Krishna Vongooru
Skilled Trophy:
for intermediate students that move into Late-intermediate level:
Mai Nguyen
Anuhya Pallanti
Master Trophy:
for intermediate students that move into Early-advanced level:
Juste Kirieliute
Annual Awards
These awards reward mainly attendance and preparation for each lesson:
Student of the Year:
Each students earns preparation points for each lesson. The student with more points each month becomes “Student of the Month;” the student with this honor for more months during the school year becomes “Student of the Year:”
Vivian Grannan
Distinguished Performers Trophy: (350 or more points)
Marcel Monnin
Distinguished Performer Gold Medal: (330-349 points)
Vivian Grannan
Amelia Hossain
Michael Wagner
Special Achievement Silver Medal: (310-329 points)
Patricia Perez Moreno Torres
Honors Bronze Medal: (290-309 points)
Curtis Grannan
James Henderson
Akanksha Pallanti
Dr. Olga Rua 