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Studio Awards 2019-2020

As the piano studio year (from September to August) comes to an end, it is time to award the studio medals and trophies to those students who either achieve a certain milestone (Achievement Awards) or who are the best-prepared for each lesson (Annual Awards).

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:

Helios Arias, 

Pablo Ramírez Guzmán, 

Aarya Davit, 

Krishen Davit

Skilled Trophy: 

for intermediate students that move into Late-intermediate level:

Jonathan Reno

Master Trophy: 

for Early-advanced students that move into Advanced level:

Abigail Soares

Annual Awards

This 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:” 

Diego Ramírez Guzmán 

Distinguished Performers Trophy: (350 or more points)

Diego Ramirez Guzman, 

Colten Frentzel, 

Reid Pfaltzgraff-Carlson, 

Ahana Duggal, 

Helios Arias, 

Myra Sahay, 

Aarya Davit, 

Krishen Davit, 

Tarini Narayan-Saran, 

Sofia Arthur.

Distinguished Performer Gold Medal: (330-349 points)

Abigail Sores, 

Penny Cooper, 

Willa Cooper, 

Adi Duggal, 

Owin Abeysinghe, 

Mateo Ramirez Guzman.

Special Achievement Silver Medal: (310-329 points) 

Mathias Weil, 

Julia DiBenedetto, 

Saharsh Stanley, 

Soren Fairfield, 

Caroline Gehring, 

Marianna Gehring, 

Sachet Abeysinghe,  

Pablo Ramirez Guzman, 

Daphne Steele.

Honors Bronze Medal: (290-309 points)

Gabriela Santiago

Here are the specific guidelines for each award: https://olgaruapiano.com/awards/

Congratulations to all awards recipients!

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Student of the month May, 2020

Hello, I’m Mathias. So happy to be “Student of the Month”. I’m 13 years old, entering 8th grade next year. I’ve been playing piano for 6 years and am also learning drums and ukelele now. Thank you Dr. Rua!!

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CMA Re-opening Plans

CMA will be reopening for in-person lessons. Dr. Rua Piano Studio will offer both in-person and online lessons starting Saturday June 6th. Students are not required to do in-person lessons and may continue doing lessons online. I know that many people are not ready to return.

For those who are returning we will be implementing several measures:

  • Students will be asked to wait in the parking lot until lessons are about to begin.
  • Waiting areas are not to be used and will have chairs removed.
  • Teachers should wear masks or face coverings while  in common areas at CMA and require students to do the same.
  • Individuals with health symptoms, regardless of cause, should not enter the building.
  • CMA staff and guests must adhere to social distancing guidelines at all times.

The building will be sanitized daily by a professional cleaning crew. Additionally, personal hygiene and disinfecting products will be placed at entrances.