Age: 9

1.  When and how did you get started practicing your art form?
    I started learning piano in 2020 at age 6 with Christina Krystecki as my teacher.
2. How does winning this scholarship help you achieve your goals?  This gives me confidence in continuing to pursue my goal of being a professional musician.
3. How has your teacher helped you achieve your goals?  
   Ms. Christina has been excellent at setting and stretching my goals for piano learning and motivating me with stories about how she started piano and became amazing at it.
4. Share a story about your time at Place des Arts. It can be about an inspiring moment, an impactful relationship or your fondest memory.  
   When Ms. Christina told me she was going to nominate me for this award it gave me extra motivation.
5. Who is your role model and why? 
   It’s my teacher, Ms. Christina because she’s so good at piano and she inspires me to be good as well.