Friday, May 29, 2020

Recognition of Awards

Federation Festival - Florida Federation of Music Clubs
Federation Festival Gold Cups are in! I grew up in participating in this program in New Jersey. It was something I looked forward to every year. I am glad to recognize the following students who have earned their first Gold Cup, which has taken three to four years of hard work.
                          National Federation of Music Clubs          Calendar

Alek Agustin – Music Theory
Ezekiel Brito – Piano Solo
Ezekeil Brito – Music Theory
Hadassah Cowart – Piano Solo
Hadassah Cowart – Music Theory
Jackson Cowart – Music Theory
Joshua Ibrahim – Piano Solo
Christian Golino – Piano Solo
Christian Golino – Music Theory
Evana Lin – Music Theory
Savannah Ryan – Piano Solo
Savannah Ryan – Music Theory

The following students have earned their second Gold Cup, which has taken six to seven years of hard work.
                                                      Junior Festivals
Haley Bondurant – Music Theory

Rachel Hedaria – Music Theory
Paris Johnson – Music Theory
Olivia Varela – Piano Solo
Emily Wagner – Piano Solo

Emily Wagner – Music Theory




Florida State Music Teachers Association Student Day

Florida State Music Teachers Association - Florida State Music ...About Cynthia - Cynthia's Studio of Piano 
Just as the athletic Olympics is a showcase of the elite athletes, I view Student Day as a showcase of the elite music student. Students train in written theory, aural theory, keyboard skills, and give a performance of two to three solos by memory. It is a program designed to build the all around musician. This year I had fifteen students participate. Due to Covid-19 students had to do all these evaluations remotely, which took an extra level of work. I am pleased to say everyone passed with not one single low score in any category! The following students earned Honors for their work, meaning they scored a 90% or higher on their performance.

Sebastian Bradley     Level 1   Honors
Trenton Browning     Level 5  Honors
Gabbie Calhoun        Level 3   Honors 
    *Her performance of "Girl with the Pearl Earing" (Rollin) was chosen for an Honors Recital video.
Monroe Crawley       Level 1   Honors
Christian Golino       Level 3   Honors
                  * His performance of "Starry Night" (Rollin) was chosen for an Honors Recital video.
Rachel Hedaria         Level 4   Honors
                  *Her performance of "Romanza" (Marshall) was chosen for an Honors Recital video.
Joshua Ibrahim        Level 2    Honors
Paris Johnson          Level 5    Honors
                 *Her performance of "Invention #1 (Bach)" was chosen for an Honors Recital video.
Evana Lin               Level 2     Honors
                 *Her performance of "Pirate's Tarentella" (Rollin) was chosen for an Honors Recital video.
Savannah Ryan       Level 1    Honors
            *Her performance of "Crazy for Lemons" (Stevens)  was chosen for an Honors Recital video.
Landon Varela        Level 2    Honors
  *His performance of "Winter Memories" (Bober) was chosen for an Honors Recital video.
Olivia Varela         Level 3     Honors
  *Her performance of "Mona Lisa" (Rollin) was chosen for an Honors Recital video.