Dear Mr. Sussman,

I can’t believe a whole year has passed since this pandemic started.  Your uplifting and positive attitude over Zoom has been a bright spot in our week. Thank you for your continued patience and encouragement.  

Best regards, Bettina Eikeboom

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It has been great having Catherine as a guitar teacher and I look forward to having more lessons with her.  

Izy Amsden

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We send deepest appreciation to our teachers and conductors during our ten years at RSC, including Christopher and Susan Memoli, Susanne Friedrich, Lindsey Robb, Colleen MacDonald, and Jason Bielik.

Bethany and Jude Correll

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To Mr. Loschen and Mr. Fraser,

Thank you for your patience, knowledge and kindness! You both taught me so much in subjects I knew very little about. I hope to have the opportunity to continue learning from you both next year.

Mason Klein

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David Tobin: You have been a kind, patient teacher for Derek for so many years. Derek is so fortunate to have you in his life and you have taught him so much more than just to play piano.  Thank you! -The Moeller Family

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Dear Eve,

Thank you so much for being such a kind and amazing voice teacher! I am truly so lucky to have the opportunity to expand my vocal technique from you and to be your student. You have helped me grow from a shy girl to a confident young woman and have deepened my passion for singing and the performing arts. I am so grateful for all of your support. You inspire me so much and I can’t wait to continue to grow as an artist alongside you!

Sincerely,

Catherine Curran

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Dear Ms. May!

Thank you very much for teaching us so well even over Zoom. We haven’t had much to look forward to because of the COVID restrictions, but your lessons have given us that push to keep us playing during the pandemic. Thank you again for all the support!

Sincerely,

Leah and Jenna

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Tiffany, Sarah, Sharon, Piotr, Marta, Angel, Dan Loschen, Dan Shaud, Ethel, John, Kirstin, Marc, Dr. Halloran, Steve Sussman, Susanne, Vytas, Lindsey, Ron—I have the fondest memories of working with all of you throughout my childhood and adolescence. You have all contributed so much to my love for music and the role it still plays in my life. RSC will always hold an extremely special place in my heart. Melanie Snider

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Mr. Piotr Buczek is a wonderful violin teacher. I have learned a lot from him, and he makes the violin fun to play. 

From Christopher Kim

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Dear Jeanie Lee, 

Thank you so much for being my piano teacher for 7 years. You make lessons fun and I always look forward to our chats about life. You have helped me grow as a pianist and a person in many ways and you always push me to be better. Thank you for being a friendly face every Monday each week.

Joyce Do

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Eve and Zoë – Thank you for creatively bringing song, music and joy into our household and our hearts during this especially challenging year! The Salyer Family

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Mrs. MacDonald,

Thank you so much for the great job you have done conducting Philharmonia!! Despite all the COVID restrictions in place, you have made orchestra such a fun experience! Thank you also for working so hard to improve our orchestral experience this year by constantly trying to find better practice spaces for us where we can all play together as a whole orchestra instead of in cohorts. You have done such an outstanding job conducting Phil and I sincerely appreciate all the hard work and care you put into teaching us this year!

Anne C.

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Jenae,

Thank you so much for all your great work with Grace Colsman this year! Your encouragement and support mean the world to Grace!  

Best,

Christy and Grace

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Dear Erin Lindsey, Nancy Dimock and Alexander Badalov – thank you for supporting our musical education. You make it fun!

Andrew and Alex Ho

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Dear Mr. Shaud,

Thank you for always supporting Chelsea in the past three years. She loves to play both piano and flute more and more. We feel so lucky to have you as her teacher!

With deep gratitude,

Ray Yan & Weiyu Li

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Thank you Mr. Jones for making it fun even during COVID!  Judson

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Adam Vaubel,

Thank you for making virtual lessons so successful this past year. Your support and encouragement is second to none! Presley enjoys studying violin with you and our family appreciates your willingness to make this new way of teaching successful. She looks forward to lessons and has really enjoyed playing a variety of music. Thank you for your patience, thoughtfulness and dedication to your students.

The Jacobson Family

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Tiffany Pomeroy – Thank you for imparting the love of violin to Ben! We are grateful for RSC and the amazing music education and experience that our kids have gotten there.

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We wish to thank Sarah Tenney for sharing her talents as a teacher, ensemble coach, mentor and friend to so many young students, including our son. Sarah and The Rivers School Conservatory have been a bright spot during this difficult pandemic year.  

With gratitude,

Linnea Bardarson and Joel Wolfe

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Zoë Iacovelli – Thank you for the joy and enthusiasm you bring to teaching every day! 🙂

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Thank you for all your work with Jaden and Markus!

Sailer Family

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Tom Marks – Thank you for your perseverance, creativity and humor while conducting “parking garage” chorus this year!

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Mr. Jones – Thank you very much for all your hard work teaching Chase the saxophone! 

Sincerely,

Beth, Jim and Chase Holzman

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Ms. Chris, thank you for a great year at RSC. You are a great teacher, and I hope that you have a great day.

From, Tyler Salomone

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Dear Ms. Sandy,

Thank you so much for all your effort to keep Maily in the spirit of learning and practicing piano! No matter if it is in Zoom or in person, you always make your class a fun place to learn piano! Without you, Maily would not have made such great progress in the past pandemic year! Thank you with our whole heart!

With Love, The Hia family

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Dear Ms. Heninger,

Thank you for teaching me clarinet! I’ve learned a lot from you and appreciate all your hard work teaching me music especially during the pandemic. You are kind, patient, and the BEST clarinet teacher! Thank you again!

-Joshua K.

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Hi Mrs. Budnick!

I really loved being in your class! It feels just quite comfy, even though I am not really there. I also like how you are able to find songs that I like, and find out ways for me to sing songs I pick! 

Always great to be in your class, I always look forward to it!

Arya Bhargava

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Dear Mr. Mottaz,

Thank you for sharing your passion for music and the guitar with me! I really enjoyed learning how to play my favorite songs, and I can now accompany myself while singing.

Thank you again,

Isabelle Canty

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Dear Ms. Heninger,

Thank you so much for being such an outstanding and encouraging clarinet teacher! I am so grateful to have the opportunity to learn clarinet from you. You have boosted my self-confidence so much and have deepened my passion for the clarinet. I am so lucky to have you as my teacher, I can’t thank you enough for all you have taught me and all you have done to inspire me. Thank you for always challenging me and believing in me. I look forward to continuing the rest of my journey playing the clarinet with you!

Sincerely, 

Catherine Curran

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Piotr Buczek – Thank you for your continued support, encouragement and patience!

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Thank you to Steve Sussman, for a great year of piano! I’m enjoying the lessons and I appreciate your patience and flexibility.  

Sincerely,

Griffin Schutte

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Leah, thank you so much for being our teacher! We have learned so much from you this year and are so appreciative of the way you have introduced us to the piano!

Sincerely,

Tommy and Emily Hennessey

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Thank you, Ron, for all of your hard work teaching and guiding Andrew and William, as well as all of your students. Words can’t describe how thankful we are for your dedication and all of your care. Warmest wishes, Caroline and Howard Kim

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Ms. Popa is a treasure — warm, patient, rigorous, and phenomenally talented. Our family is so grateful to have worked with her for the last six years!

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Dear Mrs. Memoli,

Thank you so much for conducting Sinfonia.  I learn a lot and have a lot of fun playing in the orchestra.

Max Wei

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Ms. Farny, As I write, I can hear flute music drifting through our house, a sound we have enjoyed throughout our daughters’ years at Rivers. You are a wonderfully dedicated, demanding, and supportive teacher. Thank you for teaching her the disciplines of practice and fostering her love of music. With great appreciation, Sarah and John Butter

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Thank you, Liana, for a wonderful year in violin. I am very happy to have you as my teacher. I love playing the violin, and that is partly because of you.

Julie Wilkins

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Dear Phil,

Thank you so much for being such an amazing teacher through the pandemic. Your ability to make my week, month after month, is amazing. 

Thank you for everything,

Walt

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To Mr. Rivera, the best piano teacher in the whole world. We are so lucky that two generations of our family have been blessed with you as our teacher. We so miss not being able to see you in person and cannot wait until we can!

Love,

Matthew and Sueyoung

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Bruce Coppock,

Thank you for going above and beyond as Lot’s coach and friend. In the few months that you have been working with Lot, you have made a huge impact on his cello playing. 

Thank you 

The Bates Family

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Hi Mr. Loschen!

It is always a pleasure going to class on Thursdays! I really love how you are able to find songs that fit in the category I adore. It’s also fun how things that confuse me end up becoming much simpler after you teach me.

I am grateful to be your student.

Arya Bhargava

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Dear Tiffany,

Thanks for making the violin lesson so joyful for me. You always bring the positive energy to the class. I wish that every class with you can last longer. It is my pleasure and luck to learn violin from you. Ariel Zhou

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Bill Jones

Thank you for making Kevin grow and laugh along the way. 

Kamanitz/Dakers family

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Bill, Dan, and Mike, thank you so much for sharing your talents, passion for jazz/improv, and joyfulness with our daughter. There is no greater gift than the chance to study with each of you — and to be a part of the Conservatory Program. Gabriella, thank you for your leadership in making all this magic possible!

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Dear Sandy, thank you so much for teaching Maily. And thank you for all your effort helping Maily make great improvements!!! Yuxin

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Dear Ms. Popa, the best piano teacher ever,

Thank you so much for your wonderful teaching, and helping me improve my piano and musical skills. You make piano lessons fun and I really thank you!

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Dear Sarah:

Thank you for the many years of bringing the joy of music to our family. You have provided an immeasurable positive influence and given us a lifelong appreciation of music. 

Michael & Nancy

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Tiffany,

Thank you for being Kai’s teacher all these years and helping him get through these challenging times with your dedication, humor, and musical spirit. We will always remember our lessons together, when Kai was not towering over you as he is now! We hope to see you around Rivers again.

All our best, Kai and Julie

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Dear Vytas,

Thank you so much for all your support with the children in the past years, thank you!

Appreciatively,

Zhongling

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Dear Dan Loschen,

Thank you so much for all your hard work helping me improve both my classical and jazz ability. I really appreciate all the time and effort you put into helping me learn new music, improve my skill, and participate in junior and senior districts. Thank you!

Kally Proctor

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Dan, 

Thank you so much for being an amazing teacher to Kally.

Hua

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Thank you Mr. Tobin for being an amazing teacher and for your encouragement.

Alessandra

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Dan Loschen has nurtured a comfort with and love of piano in our son, and it has been a real gift to him.

Steve Sussman encouraged our daughter to keep striving, and her confidence grew along with her enjoyment of playing.

Thanks to them both!

The Barz-Snell family

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Dear Ms. Sandy,

Thank you for all you have done for our family and for being the best teacher we could imagine for Henry, Audrey and Julian! In a year when nothing was certain and things were cancelled left and right, you were our rock – you really got us through. You found creative and fun ways to keep our kids engaged and growing, not just during the school year but also throughout a very different summer. We loved how your voice and positive spirit reverberated through our Zoom speakers and filled our home with the greatest energy every week. You have helped our kids be the best that they can be, never losing sight of them as individuals. Our whole family always looks forward to seeing you. We’re sending you big hugs and THANK YOU!

With love,

The Tushman family

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Dear Mrs. Farny,

Thank you for making music and flute (and piccolo now!) so fun. From flutter tonguing to “Uncle Joe,” I always end up laughing and learning something new at every lesson. Thank you for giving me so much advice and so many different ways to practice efficiently and accurately. I’m really excited to continue studying flute under you! 

Chloe and the Zhong family

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Mr. Memoli,

Thank you so much for your awesome work as a conductor this year, even in the face of COVID. I really enjoy attending rehearsal and I appreciate the effort you put into allowing us to make music.

Nadia Wilkins

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Dear Liana,

Thank you for helping me improve over the past two years. I’ve learned so much working with you!

Sincerely,

Anna Menyalkin

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Dear Mrs. Memoli,

Thank you for a great year so far in the Sinfonia orchestra. I’ve had a lot of fun playing many different diverse pieces. I hope I can continue to have more fun for the rest of the year and I wish you and your family a happy and healthy rest of the year.

Thanks,

Jeromy

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Mrs. MacDonald, 

Thank you so much for making orchestra fun even through Covid. 

Ellie

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Dear Jenna, 

Thank you for being such an encouraging and engaging teacher to Kavi and Anay! You always know when to nudge them forward and when to go easy on them. And somehow you know how to make them listen!! We really appreciate all you’ve done for our family. 

Love,

Nidhi, Avin, Kavi and Anay Bansal

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Dear Mr. Mok,

Thank you for being such a great teacher with incredible patience and passion for music. You bring the beauty of violin to our home.

Katie

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Hi Leah!

Thank you for being a great piano teacher. I loved the pieces we played.

Have a great day!

Amy (Guinea 🐷)

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Thank you for being such great teachers in a pandemic year and helping me to grow in my music. I am very lucky to have you as my teachers.

Love, Gaiyatri

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Dear Mr. Sussman,

My piano playing has improved so much this year. Thanks also for being flexible with my schedule. I look forward to working with you again next year.

Sincerely,

Charlie Overman

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Catherine,

Thank you for keeping Devin busy playing his classical guitar during this unusual year and mastering his technique. Your passion for music is contagious!

The Howes

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Dear Lindsey,

Thank you for continuing to encourage the girls and helping them progress during this very challenging year…and having them leave lessons with a smile on their face (usually)! 🙂

Deepika, Saavani, Vanita, Sandip

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Mr. D’Aveni,

Zoom trumpet lessons have been a staple of an otherwise unpredictable year. I really hope we will be able to play again in person soon!

Thank you

Ian

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Dear Mr. Lowry,

Thank you for helping me and teaching me. You are always patient and give me different ways to approach learning a new piece and practicing trouble spots. I am super glad you are my teacher. And I can’t wait for us to talk about live Red Sox and Celtics games with cheering fans in the stands.

Thank you! Hamilton

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Kudos to Mrs. Peltz!  She has been wonderfully patient with Tyler in these past few years and we are beyond grateful to her on the “cellist” whom Tyler has become [and yes, he could be stubborn at times}! THANK YOU VERY MUCH Mrs. Peltz!

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Thank you Jin-Kyung Joen for introducing Wesley to the ChamberMusicLab program and bringing us a season-long joy during the pandemic. As an added benefit, it also gives me a good reason to drive on a regular basis, which is valuable to my car’s health during WFH year.

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To Mr. Jones,

Thank you very much for sharing your continuous optimism, humor and obvious love of music. It has added so much to my positive experience in Big Band. I hope to be able to find ways to play with you in future years!

Mason Klein

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Dear Ms. Perrone!

Thank you so much for being an incredible and amazing piano teacher. I cannot believe that it has been 3 years since I first began studying piano with you. I am so grateful for the endless amounts of wisdom you have bestowed upon me and your guidance has made me a stronger musician. Thank you so much for dedicating so much time to finding new pieces as well as continuing to instruct me to push myself to become better. Even though this year has been difficult due to the pandemic, you have been able to communicate and coach me through it all. Piano lessons are always a joy to attend and I look forward to many more lessons and performances to come. 

Sincerely, 
Arielle Chin

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Thank you to Eve Budnick, Karen Heninger, Bill Jones, and Clayton DeWalt for instilling a love of music and learning in our children. We are so thankful for all that you have done over the past few years and especially this year. We recognize that teaching music over Zoom is not ideal and we appreciate your dedication, patience, and time. Thank you for all that you do!

The Curran Family

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Jenae,

Thank you so much for your excellent work with Grace Colsman during this difficult pandemic year! Even with all the challenges of FaceTime lessons when in person wasn’t safe, and masking, you were always there with a smile and encouraging words for Grace.  

Best, 

Christy

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Patrick,

Thank you for keeping Devin involved and enriching his technique in electric guitar during this unusual year. Your music discussions with Devin are always fun and great learning experiences for him!

The Howes

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Ms. Klaudia Szlachta, 

Thank you so much for your help and support with Zaiyi’s violin lessons. We can see she has been making significant progress. We appreciate your and RSC’s effort in making the last year as easy as possible for us and all students. 

The Yang Family

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Thank you Steve Sussman for your support and dedication to Owen’s piano lessons. He has thrived under your direction and his interest in piano has never been higher.  

The Popkowski-Smith Family

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Hi Eve,

Thank you for working with Thomas. He enjoys the lessons and is making nice progress. We are glad that he continues his voice lessons through high school.

Peter & Laura

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Dear Mr. Jones,

I really appreciate how much time and effort and passion you put into teaching at Rivers. Even in the small amount of time we have worked together, I have learned so much from you. 

Ian

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Dear Mr. Lowry,

Thank you for putting so much effort and care into your teaching and mentorship. Countless times, you have gone above and beyond to support me and I can’t thank you enough. You inspire me to keep improving and enjoying music! I feel so lucky to be your student.

Thank you,

Andrew Y. Kim

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Dear Mr. Lowry,

Thank you for teaching me cello! You make learning really fun and I can’t wait to learn more with you. Also, I hope that we can play basketball with you sometime soon! 

Thank you, 

William Kim

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I’d like to say thank you, Mr. Sussman. You’ve helped me improve my piano skills, and you’ve helped me practice methods to improve them. Again, thank you so much!

Sagine S. Cazimir

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Thank you Junko and Zoë for sharing your gifts and talents with me and helping me grow as a performer! Anya Carroll & Family

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Thank you, Mr. Jones, for your excellent teaching and fun learning style. Ben has really enjoyed getting to know you and improving his saxophone skills! 

The Schechters

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Mr. Crettien,

Thank you for facilitating so much fabulous music making even in the challenging circumstances of this year.

Ian

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Dear Mr. Jones,

Thank you for sharing the gift of jazz and making learning music fun and rewarding. 

Behrens Family

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Paul Huberdeau – Thank you for being an integral part of Marissa’s childhood choral experiences at RSC! Your encouragement, kind presence, and talents make a big difference.

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Dear Ron,

I have learnt so much from you on how to better appreciate my son and his learning style. Thank you for teaching us both.

Marguerite

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Dear Phil, 

Thank you so much for all the guitar technique you’ve taught me. With it, I’ve been able to play the songs I love proficiently, and even when I couldn’t, you’ve been there to help me. Over the years, my passion for guitar has been continually growing thanks to you. I look forward to another amazing year.

Greg Chung

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Ms. Lisa, Thank you for teaching me.  I’ve liked learning all the new pieces since COVID and am excited about shifting and doing more vibrato. Hope to see you soon. Everett.

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To: Alexander Badalov

Thank you very much for teaching me for the past couple of years at The Rivers School Conservatory. I really appreciate all of your hard work with me to become a better cellist with lots of musical ideas and sophisticated music making. I am thankful for all the time and effort that you give to me in each lesson. Our lessons are always really enjoyable and yet extensive learning experiences.

One aspect that you have helped me with is my bow technique. We work on how to get the correct style of bowing for each passage in a concerto. For example, in Elgar we are working on the spiccato for the fast movement and learning how to create a richer and deeper tone for the cadenza in the beginning of the piece. 

Also, we work on  pitch. You make sure that my pitch is up to the highest standards and you don’t let anything go unnoticed. I really idolized you as an extraordinary cellist. 

With appreciation, 

Celeste McGinty

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Thank you David Tobin and Alison Hannah for being such enthusiastic and kind educators! Your patience and knowledge have helped instill a lasting love of music in Darian. 

From, the Hong family

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Dan Loschen,

Thank you for inspiring Frederic to love music theory. It continues to help with violin and voice. He really looks forward to class- whether in-person or virtual. And thanks for your fun attitude and sense of humor!

The Courtin Family

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Dear Mr. Rivera,

Thank you for sharing your incredible piano knowledge with me. I have enjoyed every one of our lessons, and I am so grateful to be learning with you. I hope to see you in person soon!

Sincerely, 

Claire

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Dear Adam Vaubel,

We are so grateful for all you have done for your students. You made violin lessons so much fun. Your encouragement and support meant so much to your students. 

Thank you!

The Lippa Family

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Dear Catherine O’Kelly,

Thank you for the amazing teaching that you do with our son Yiannis. I love hearing the progress he is making and, more importantly, how much he enjoys his lessons!

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Ms. Lee, Ms. Lindsey, Mr. Shaud,

Thank you for your commitment and dedication to teaching especially with all the challenges of the pandemic. We couldn’t be happier with the music education Gaiyatri is receiving and are so grateful for this.

Sonali and Bijoy Mathew

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Dear Geri Bergonzi, Bill Jones, and Philippe Crettien:

Thank you for all the hard work and your encouragement and inspiration.  

Will’s love of music and jazz has flourished during his high school years.

The Randall family

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Dear Mr. Rivera,

I could never thank you enough for your support and guidance. I am learning so much from you and I look forward to our lesson every week. Your love and passion for music is always inspiring. Thank you for being a wonderful teacher! With appreciation, Marco Suri

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Dear Mr. Badalov,

Thank you for being my teacher and helping me get better every week.

Sofia

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Dear Mrs. Pomeroy,

Thank you for being such a supportive and fun teacher! You have helped me grow musically so much in the past year! I look forward to our lesson every week. Thank you for being such a wonderful teacher! With appreciation, Marco Suri

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Mr. Loschen,

Thank you so much for exposing me to jazz this spring! I’ve really enjoyed working with you and singing a new kind of music.

Adele

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Dear Piotr, thank you for being a great teacher for nine years. I’ve learned so much from you, both musically and personally. Thank you for supporting me.

Max

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Marta,

Happy Faculty Appreciation Day! Thank you so much for making Camerata rehearsals as wonderful as they are and for always being there for me. I enjoy making music together and I’m so happy with the community Camerata creates.

Nadia Wilkins

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Dear Dan,

Thank you for sharing your time and talent with Hunter. He looks forward to his piano lesson each week and we appreciate that you taught him that practice is just as important as playing. 

Heather and Alex Ross

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Thanks to all our teachers and the school – we love you and the music you nurture. Bravo!!!

Emilia, Katarina and Sim

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Dear Ms. Sanna, Ms. Marta, and Mr. Shaud,

This year has been very challenging, but with your help, Ghaniel has been able to keep up with his music assignments. Thank you so much for your support!

Gina Jean-Gilles

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Dear Kirstin Peltz – From the first Summer Music program to this final year of high school, you have been the steady and patient guide for Hannah’s musical journey. Your encouragement and enthusiasm are so appreciated, especially with the challenges of this last year.  Thank you so very, very much! Fondly, the Brennan/Stairs Family

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Mr. Mottaz, 

Thank you so much for teaching me! I’ve learned so much from your class.

Leah Berger

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Dear Ms. Marta,

How much I have learned since joining your studio, and how much I have appreciated and enjoyed having you as my teacher. This past year in a pandemic was very challenging but our lessons, having my violin and continuing to make music provided a respite. Thank you for all your dedication, energy, patience and honesty and for sharing your love of music with me. I am lucky to have you as my teacher and all that you give to me.

Warmly, Jonathan

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To Ms. Heninger – Thank you so much for always pushing me to improve as a musician and challenge myself with workshops and recitals, no matter how much they make me nervous. It feels like my growth as a clarinetist has been exponential in the two years that I have known you, and I’m looking forward to continuing on that path during my next two years of high school!

Julia Lanzendorf

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Dear Alex,

Thank you for being a FANTASTIC teacher to us! We love learning to play the cello with you! 

Jayanth and Hema

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To Mr. Shaud:

Thank you for all the work you do with the wind ensemble as well as the whole orchestra! I’m so excited for my next two years of orchestra and conservatory.

Julia Lanzendorf

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Our family has so appreciated RSC’s ability and willingness to safely meet in person and enable our children to thrive musically this past year. Thank you so much, Chamber Music program and Youth Orchestras! We feel so incredibly grateful to be a part of both. 

The Biederman/MacPherson family

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Dear Ms. Tenney, 

Thank you for your unwavering enthusiasm and heartfelt encouragement of Emilia and Lucas as they strive to grow as music students and hopefully future musicians.  

The Diaz Brown Family

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I learned so much from my teachers at Rivers! From my music teachers, to science, math, English, and history, it was my Rivers teachers that helped me find my true passion! 

Kim Stevenson Tutaj

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The list of people our family appreciates at The Rivers School Conservatory is too long to enumerate. The girls’ individual teachers give them an amazing musical education and serve as mentors, often going above and beyond. Their conductors have provided a much needed source of togetherness in safe conditions in an impossible year. Everyone at Rivers has brought their energy and creativity to making this year a musical success – master class workshop opportunities, continued piano rehearsals and recitals, remote and in person recorded concerts and ensemble playing. The only thing we missed so much was the greater community – and treats after recitals and concerts. We cannot wait to see the other RSC families again, and listen to everyone’s kids, watching and hearing them grow. 

The Wilkins family

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Thank you to Whitney Tandon for a wonderful year at orchestra. I love playing in prep, and will remember being a part of it. 

Julie Wilkins

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Dear Ms. Lindsey, 

Thank you so much for your incredible knowledge and dedication. Our lessons, whether virtual or in-person, are always a highlight of my week. Your wisdom around music, composers, background information, nuances and around life itself is incredible and inspiring and has helped me grow and become a better person, musician and pianist. You have given me so much and I couldn’t be more grateful. From Rachmaninoff to Bach, I have loved learning from you and our working together. I cannot wait for more.

Fondly,

Christopher

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Dear Mr. Lowry,

This year being our first year at Rivers, we are extremely happy and thrilled to have you as Amal’s cello teacher. From day 1, I see so much passion and love in your teaching which sends such a positive loving vibration to the students. Your genuine love of arts shows in every action of yours. As a dance teacher, I felt like I should take some of your methods of correcting students. At the same time you have the trick of bringing the best out of a kid. You take pride in all the music that kids bring. Amal has such a personality that he blends and gets to improve with an encouraging but still assertive teacher like you. You are always responsive and take time to reply to us or reschedule if needed. Best move for us this year, Thank you for everything. 

Kalpana and Bala (Amal’s Parents)

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Dear Bill Jones,

Thanks for spending so much time helping me improve my saxophone skill. I truly appreciate you reviewing my junior districts recording and also my high school band audition recordings. I wouldn’t have made it in either if it wasn’t for your help.

Josh Proctor