2015 Summer Recital: Guest Performer (Alex Wang)
The 2015 Summer Recital closed with a guest performance from a student who started with us at six years old.
The 2015 Summer Recital ended recently with much success. I am happy to hear that everyone who attended loved how organized and on point we were this year.
One of the changes we made this year was to bring in a guest performer — and that was Alex Wang. He started with us when he was six and graduated our curriculum in three years. He is a bright young musician and I am sure he will do much more as he continues to pursue his passion for music.
“I’ve never envisioned music to be part of my life, especially when I was six years old. At that time, I just wanted to do what every six year old did — play games and make friends. My mother was actually the one who wanted me to start learning music. She believes that music can make people smart, tender and detail oriented, which will be useful in life. Because of that belief, she entrusted me to At Home Music Lessons to start learning piano. Kenny was actually my first teacher; he was extremely patient and nice to me.
At times it can be difficult to perform a song since it seems advanced. But I didn’t want to give up, so I kept practicing every day. I had to break down the sections of the song to make it easier to practice. Once I was able to play the song, I felt accomplished. I graduated from the At Home Music Lessons curriculum within three years, completing all five books of Piano Adventures through perseverance.
Currently I am studying with another teacher to continue my passion for music; I passed the MMTA’s level 5 Achievement test in February 2015. I have performed in various venues like churches, Evola, Oakland University and Rochester College to showcase my progress.”
What he played
- River Flows in You — Yiruma
- The Great Smoky Mountains — David Carr Glover
— At Home Music Lessons