YaGe Community Arts Center

30/05/2018

Our April Student of the Month is a sweet little girl named Cong Cong! At only 3.5 years old, she is one of YaGe's youngest students, and she is part of the Toddlers music class that meets on Saturdays. Her favorite animal is the zebra because the stripes are really pretty. Cong Cong's favorite cartoon is Paw Patrol - especially the character named "Chase". She loves to eat meat and blueberries, and her favorite color is yellow. Cong Cong loves to sing and her favorite song from class is the Color Song (it is a song that asks what color you're wearing and then has you stand up, spin, and show everyone). She is excited to continuing learning and singing more songs!

30/05/2018

Congratulations to our student of the month, Elsa! Elsa is 8 years old and takes piano lessons with Ms. Katie. She likes the color white because it is the color of angels and her favorite food is vanilla ice cream. She also likes Pokemon and ice skating. Elsa's hobbies at home are drawing and reading - she loves to draw and read about animals because she loves animals! Her favorite animal is the wolf because wolves live in the forest and she likes forests. She would love to visit South Africa someday, and when she grows up, she wants to be a zookeeper. For now, she is happy to have a puppy at home named Chocolate.

19/03/2018

We are seeking a violin teacher for this Fall. If you know anyone who would be a good fit for our team, please let me know! 25 string students are waiting for their teacher!!!. Here are the details on our website: http://yagecommunityarts.com/en/hiring/

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09/02/2018

We’re excited to introduce our student of the month, Haohao. Haohao is 8 years old and became a big brother last year. He started taking piano lessons in Spring 2017 with Dr. Jonathan and also attends theory class every week. He loves the Pirates of the Caribbean! Haohao’s favorite color is blue, and his favorite food is ice cream. His favorite animal is a dolphin because they are so cute. He doesn’t know what he wants to do yet when he grows up, but he loves to play with Legos in his free time. Dr. Jonathan is very proud of Haohao because he practices consistently and comes well prepared for his lessons every week!

30/09/2017

Yage Summer Arts Academy 2017!

30/05/2017

Meet Sarah, our student of the month! Sarah is in 2nd grade and has lived in Kunming all her life. A newer student to YaGe, she is currently a part of the recorder ensemble and Cherub Singers. Her teachers say that she has worked very hard since she started studying music! Sarah loves to sing and also enjoys playing with her cat, a little white kitten named “Little Rainbow”. Her favorite color is yellow!

01/07/2016

We are happy to feature Tony as July's Student of the Month! At seven years old, Tony has studied piano for nine months and is making steady progress. He chose to play the piano because he likes its' sound. One of his favorite songs he has learned is "We Wish You a Merry Christmas." He also enjoys music theory because it is fun and has stories. Tony will soon be in second grade; of his classes at school, he likes art and music best. In his music class, students play accordion, sing, and clap rhythms. Tony's hobbies include running and riding bikes. When he grow up, he wants to be a pilot if he can, or a racecar driver. If Tony could choose somewhere to travel, he would go to SanYa and Australia.

14/06/2016

For the month of June, YaGe's feature student is Maria! Maria is a violin student at YaGe, taking one-on-one violin lessons, group violin, and ABRSM music theory. She is in the first grade and is six and a half years old. Her favorite class is violin small group class because of all the games they play together. She loves to learn new pieces on the violin - currently Piece No. 5 "Gavotte" from Suzuki Book 3. Maria has studied English since she was three years old; her current favorite phrase is "just like fire." When Maria grows up, she wants to be a designer. In addition to music, her hobbies include doing crafts, doing makeup, playing chess, and acting.

16/05/2016

YaGe's featured student this month is Clare! Clare is eleven years old and has taken classes at YaGe for over two years - currently, piano and English. Clare likes music and so enjoys her piano lessons, especially playing scales. Her current favorite piece is Black Forest Polka. Clare's favorite parts about English lessons are the story books, the game Clue, and, according to her teacher, playing games as fast as she can. Stories she has read in English include Around the World in Eighty Days, Tristan and Isolde, and Rip Van Winkle. Clare's favorite English words are "No" and "Why." In addition to piano and English, Clare also enjoys drawing, especially rabbits. If she could go to a foreign county, she would choose Switzerland so she could play in the snow.

18/04/2016

Our student of the month - Zijiang! At six years old, Zijiang is in upper kindergarten and is a very enthusiastic person. He takes private and group violin at YaGe; he started initially because his mother wanted him to, but as he learned more he started to love playing. His favorite piece of music is Beethoven's Ninth Symphony; he listens to whatever music recordings his dad puts on. If Zijiang could play another musical instrument, he would play piano. If he pursued a career in music, he might be a conductor. Zijiang's hobbies include doing crafts, such as paper cuts, and playing with friends.

16/03/2016

This month, we are happy to feature one of our wonderful violin students, Julie! At seven years old, Julie not only studies violin with Miss Christina, but also plays for group class and ensemble and takes bells and theory classes. Of all of these classes, she most likes Bells Class because it is really fun. Julie attends school on the west side of Kunming and thinks recess is the best part of each day. Her favorite TV show is "My Little Pony," because she thinks Princess Celestia, one of the ponies, is very beautiful. If she could be an animal, Julie would like to be a flying unicorn.

14/01/2016

January's featured student is Colin! Colin is four years old and currently in kindergarten. Here at YaGe, Colin takes English classes with Miss Morgan. One of his favorite English words right now is "No." He often helps his teacher clean up the classroom. Colin enjoys art - his favorite part of English class is coloring, and he likes drawing mushrooms in his drawing class at kindergarten. His favorite animal is the elephant (大象 "da xiang") because it has such a long nose.