Caden's Piano Recital - 18 March 2017

Teacher Jasmin organized a piano recital for her students on 18th March. It was meant to be held sometime last December but I supposed quite a number of us were out of town during the school holiday and Christmas season so she had to postpone to this March holidays. 

Venue was held at some piano academy in Bras Basah (near Manulife Centre), it was a cosy place which could accommodate most of the parents and grandparents for some who bought extra tickets.

Caden did not have alot of time to practise for his performance piece because he was busy preparing for his Grade 5 exams which happened 4 weeks back (so technically he only had 4 lessons to polish his piece). Thankfully he managed to pull through his 'Mission Impossible' well on the stage.

First time taking the centre stage playing his piece for the audience

I think this is quite a good experience for him, given that he heard how the other performers have played their pieces and also having an opportunity to play for an audience. My lou closed his eyes in the second half of the recital and when I asked if he had fallen asleep, his reply was he was enjoying the pieces with his eyes closed..

At the end of the recital, Teacher Jasmin provided a few surprises:

1) Providing a certificate of achievement for the participation in this recital

2) Rewarding students who had done well in their recent ABRSM practical exams

Caden felt so happy when he got 2 rewards from her, one for his Merit in Grade 4 achieved in last year's exam, and another for his Distinction in Grade 5 in the recent Grade 5 practical exam. What a nice gesture from Teacher Jasmin!

With most of the performers at the end of the recital (the very young ones are the siblings of the performers). We realised that some of her students can really play very well from this recital.

This marks the closure of his 7 years piano journey for now, as we decided to take a break from his piano lessons till PSLE is over. I am not sure if he is still keen to continue taking piano lessons after September, but we will definitely continue to support him if he request so!