Bonnie is currently in eighth grade at Bunger Middle School. She has been taking piano lessons with Virginia Lee for the past four years. Bonnie is a motivated student and an enthusiastic learner. She has made a lot of progress over the years. When Virginia assigns music pieces for the upcoming week, she practices diligently and not only does well on her assignment, but also works on additional pages.
Bonnie has performed in Virginia Lee’s studio piano recital twice each year and memorizes her pieces all the time. Bonnie also plays the flute in her school band, and enjoys reading and drawing. In addition to being a talented musician on both instruments, Bonnie has many academic achievements and even helps in her parents’ restaurant from time to time. She has defined goals and is driven to work hard and achieve them. She has already demonstrated success as a model student.
A fun fact about Bonnie: she was wanting her own cell phone recently and her dad told her if she could pass her driving permit test on the very first try (after only 24 hours of studying the book) he would let her have a new cell phone. Guess what she did.. she aced it!
Congratulations, Bonnie! Keep up the good work!
Aaron Hansen is an experienced K-6 General Music educator, passionate about bringing music to life through the Orff Approach. He holds both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Music Education from the University of Northern Iowa. Aaron has completed comprehensive Orff Teacher Training, including three levels at the University of St. Thomas and an Orff Master Class. His dedication to the Orff method took him to the Summer International Course at the Orff Institute in Salzburg, Austria. Aaron also shares his expertise by teaching movement at various Orff Teacher Training Courses and conducting workshops for local Orff Chapters.
