Braden Ure
Braden was
born March 30th and is now 10 years old. He is in the 5th grade. He is the son of Darcy and Nathan Ure. He
has an older sister named Caitlin (age 12). He also has 2 younger sisters, Maren (age 8) and Ellie (age 3). He also has
a younger brother, Spencer (age 6). Both Caitlin and Maren also take piano lessons. When asked to describe his personality, he says that he is "nice, helpful and playful".
When he has nothing
else to do he likes to play Wii, make movies and play with Legos.
His
favorite subject in school is science. His favorite color is purple.
He says that his favorite food is ribs! Other than the
piano he plays Basketball and does swimming. He has a pet mouse named Oreo.
When he grows up, he says he
wants to be a Lego Designer!
Braden
has been taking lessons with me since January 2007. He is an intermediate student and is
making progress. His favorite song to play so far is "March Militaire" by Franz Schubert. He still
wants to learn the Super Mario Brothers theme song.
Braden's advice to other students:
"If you practice you will succeed!"
Andres
Zalamea
Andres was born June 11th and is now 16 years old. He is in the 11th grade. He is the son of Elvia
Plazas and Oscar Moreno. When asked to describe his personality he says that he is outgoing, funny and athletic.
When he has nothing
else to do he likes to play soccer and listen to music. His favorite subject in school is History. His favorite color is green. His favorite food is sushi.
He has a dog, an Australian Labradoodle, named "Bondi". Besides the piano he participates in Soccer.
When he grows up he wants to be a professional soccer player.
Andres has been taking lessons with me since February 2007
and is an advanced student. He has made alot of progress. His favorite song to play so far is "You Win Again" by
Jerry Lee Lewis. He still wants to learn " anything that sounds nice".
Andres' advice to other students:
"Keep practicing and play songs you like. It'll motivate you to learn more."
