Saturday, February 3, 2024 by Judith Owens | Awards

It's been a few months since I've recognized all the students who have been doing amazing things with piano!  So proud of you all!

  Abigail Esch     Hannah Vaughan    Olivia Freeman      Ivana Lau

  Friday, November 3, 2023 by Judith Owens | Awards

Our students have hit the ground running this new school year! We all have been working hard on our practice targets, earning lots of bullseyes and having great fun making music! Here are some more great things they have accomplished the past 2 months:

Orange Belt:   Isaiah Kim

                     Estelle Catlett

Yellow Belt:    Asher Kim

Blue Belt:       Ivana Lau

                     Anna Holmes

Black Belt:      Hannah Vaughan

                     Reagan Vaughan

Practice Champion:

          Hannah Vaughan

          Reagan Vaughan

          Asher Kim

          Abigail Esch

Chord Challenge Apprentice:

          Anna Holmes

          Asher Kim

Chord Challenge Enthusiast:

          Asher Kim

60-Second Challenge Apprentice:

          Kelsey Korotka

          Veronica Doody

Congratulations Everyone!  Keep up the great work!!

  Friday, April 28, 2023 by Judith Owens | Awards

Congratulations to following students for their wonderful accomplishments this month!!

Isaiah Kim    Piano Olympics Red Belt

Hannah Esbrandt     Pentascale Star

Jordan Brungard received the Award for Excellence in the Arts (AEA) from the Washington D.C. chapter of the National Society for Arts & Letters for Damascus High School. Each year, high school faculty nominate junior-year students who excel in any of six artistic disciplines. They collaborate to select one Award for Excellence honoree from each school. Each year, the AEA program recognizes juniors from some 30 high schools in the DC metro area. This year the awards ceremony will take place at National Presbysterian Church on May 23.

Jordan is very involved in the music program at Damascus High School. She plays French horn in the band and piano in the jazz band & pit orchestra for 2 musicals each year and is taking AP Music Theory.  Jordan is the Tri-M Music Honor Society president and has performed in their annual recitals.  This year on May 10, she has the distinct honor to perform Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue with the band accompanying her!

Abigail Esch- April Student of the Month!!! 

Abigail receives this award not only for her ambition, but also her follow through in achieving her goals.  In September, she made an ambitious goal of preparing a 10-piece guild program. She has stuck to her long-term practice plan with determination, persistence, and consistency and is finding herself very well-prepared with everything in order! Furthermore, Abigail is always looking for as many opportunities to perform as she can, and has just recently taken the initiative to enter a competition in June.

  Tuesday, March 28, 2023 by Judith Owens | Awards

Congratulations to the following students for their achievements in March!!

Piano Olympics:

     Green Belt:  Anna Holmes
     Purple Belt: Evan Hays
     Black Belt: Kate Miller
     
Practice Champion:  Reagan Vaughan

60-Second Challenge  Zen Master: Asher Kim

30-Piece Challenge Winners:

    Abigail Esch
    Reagan Vaughan
    Hannah Vaughan
    Justin Lau

March Student of the Month:  ANNA HOLMES!!

    Anna receives this month's award because she has been tackling challenging new skills & concepts with great enthusiasm, diligence, and persistence, thus resulting in great success! Congratulations Anna!!

  Saturday, January 14, 2023 by Judith Owens | Awards

In lieu of a December Student of the Month, I’d like to acknowledge those students who gave the gift of music during the holiday season! So many of you played for your families, which I am sure they enjoyed and were blessed by your beautiful music!!  

I also want to give special recognition to those who were able to share their music outside their homes this December:

    Played for their Community Bible Study Christmas program:

        Anna Holmes

        Abigail Esch

    Played for her great-grandmother’s memorial service:

        Estelle Catlett

    Played Jingle Bells for her music class at school:

        Reese von Staden

    Played for their grandmother at her rehab center:

        Kate Miller

        Ben Miller

    Played for several Advent & Christmas church services:

        Abigail Esch

    Accompanied her high school’s musical, A Charlie Brown Christmas:

        Jordan Brungard

I am so very proud of all you and the progress you are making in your piano journey!  Always keep a look out for ways & places to share music with your families & communities!  Music is a gift!!