Hello, my name is Averie Wu. I am ten years old, and I am a 5th grader. I started learning piano with Dr. David Leifer when I was five. Shortly afterwards, I studied piano with Chloris Li for two years, and she helped me build a solid technical foundation for my piano performance. I was lucky to join Mrs. Clarfield's studio in 2018. Studying piano with Mrs. Clarfield is so much fun. She is a wonderful teacher who is extremely knowledgeable about music and piano performance. She teaches with a good sense of humor and has a lot of imagination. She always challenges me with a positive attitude, and I enjoy every minute in her class. I appreciate her efforts to help me understand and enjoy music and become a better pianist. I have won prizes in NJMTA Young Musicians Competition (1st, 2nd, HM, 3rd), Greater Princeton Steinway Society Classical (2nd place), Piano Teacher's Congress of New York Honor Program (1st place), Cecilian Club Young Artist Competition (1st place), VIVO competition (winner) and NJMTA spring audition (high honor), XI Chopin International Piano Competition Hartford (3rd prize), Beethoven Musicale Festival (silver), Best Beethoven Performance (1st prize). I have played in Weill Recital Hall in Carnegie Hall and in Victoria Theater in NJPAC. My performances have been aired on radio via Kids on the Keys-AM program. Besides piano, I enjoy reading, writing, drawing, biking, and swimming. I also play violin in the school orchestra.
