Congratulations :)

The ABRSM theory certificates finally arrived! Congratulations again to my four students who all passed, and three of them with merit, with 2-3 marks towards distinction! :) They looked really happy when I handed them their certificates, which made me really happy. :) Granted yes, I chided them for being careless in certain areas, but I know they tried their best, and it makes me happy. :) Congratulations :)

The schedule for July ABRSM practical exams are out. Interestingly, all my students who have July ABRSM practical exams are all scheduled on the exact same day, even though my July diploma student signed up on an independent account with my help. Plus, they are consecutive in time, though different in venues. Therefore, I will be receiving a row of consecutive calls that exam morning day after their exams. It will be an exciting morning for me that day! ;) I am glad the schedule worked out so magically. I do hope the exam schedule for August comes out soon too. :) Practice hard students! ;)

I am looking forward to the Piano Festival coming up! :) The last piano concert I went to, Boris Berezovsky playing Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30, was simply breathtaking and beautiful!! :) He played my favourite Rachmaninoff prelude in D, Op. 23 No.4, as his first encore. :) He even had stamina to replay part of the concerto's third movement, as well as the famous Rachmaninoff prelude in g minor as his two other encores. Simply AMAZING!!! :) I got my tickets for the upcoming Vladimir Feltsman concert way early. I am so looking forward to that! :) I have also gotten my Li Yundi concert ticket too ;) I heard from one of my students that the tickets for Li Yundi's concert sold out completely five days after it is opened to the public. I got early tickets to Mozart's Requiem too....I love that piece a lot.....I love Mozart ;) For my students reading this, if you would like me to get any concert tickets, please feel free to ask me. :) I have received my Friends of SSO card, and I am always happy to help get tickets. :) I am always happy if students go to more concerts and have more exposure. It's a good thing. :)

On the last minor note....I think I am FINALLY slowly recovering from my pimples.......very happy about that one ;)