Graduation concerts celebrate the musical accomplishments of ESPS students when they complete a volume of repertoire. The determination and tenacity of our students was evident this June as we celebrated a near record number of graduates, despite COVID-19 and the shift to virtual lessons. Each student performs three pieces at…
Congratulations to Volume 7 Graduate Ksenia Pankratyeva
ESPS congratulates Ksenia Pankratyeva, who has completed her studies of the Suzuki piano repertoire and graduated from the Suzuki piano program at a virtual concert on Sunday June 14, 2020. A student of Nancy Thornhill, Ksenia’s virtual concert featured works by Mozart, Handel, Chopin, and Granados. She also performed one…
Congratulations to Volume 7 Graduate Micah Truong
ESPS congratulates Micah Truong, who has completed her studies of the Suzuki piano repertoire and graduated from the Suzuki piano program at a virtual concert on Sunday May 31, 2020. Born and raised in Edmonton, Micah is a student of the Suzuki Method in piano, violin, and viola. She first…
Now Accepting New Students for the 2020-21 Term
The Edmonton Suzuki Piano School provides musical development to students, parents and teachers, following the Suzuki Method. We seek to create a learning community, which embraces excellence and nurtures the human spirit. For more than forty years, Edmonton Suzuki Piano School and its teachers has offered individual and group lesson programming,…
Virtual Recitals – Have Fun with Recital Bingo
COVID 19 continues to have an impact on how we learn, perform and celebrate, so this June we’ll be going virtual as we conduct our summer recitals. Our ESPS teachers will host special online celebrations that feature performances from our ESPS students. Watch for information from your teacher about when…
Registration Is Open for Returning Families – 2020/21 Term
We’re getting ready for the 2020/21 school year and we hope you are too! It’s registration time, and we want you to join us for another year of individual and group music programming at Edmonton Suzuki Piano School. This year, for returning families, we’ve moved the registration process online and…
100-Day Practice Challenge – Photo Album
Back in January, we challenged ESPS students to develop their practice habit by practicing for 100 days. Teachers checked in with students each week to see how they were doing, and celebrated when students achieved their 25, 50 and 75-day milestones. The deadline to complete the challenge was April 30th.…
April Updates – “Quarantune” Resources, Volunteer Opportunities and June Events
Most of us have completed our first month of online lessons, and our teachers are reporting great progress. The quality of lessons has evolved and improved as our teachers have gained experience and shared resources. Our parents have gotten really creative to ensure their kids have the most optimal learning…
ESPS Goes Virtual – Photo Album
As our world changed this spring, Edmonton Suzuki Piano teachers, parents and students sprang into action to adapt and adjust to living and learning from home. We have shifted to online lessons and our ESPS community is not just surviving, but are really thriving! Families and teachers have been generously…
COVID-19 Update – April 1, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed our world dramatically in the past couple of weeks. At ESPS, the most significant change has been the shift from in-person to online lessons. By now, many of you have already begun lessons in this new format, and the experience may have left you with…