Sophie

Just to confuse everyone, I'm going to post right after Sophia! haha

To start off, I'm Sophie, and I'm going to be a junior this year! Even though I was just recently mistaken for being a FRESHMAN (oh the horror!)

I've played piano for... 10-11 years? I started in first grade, so if I did the math right... yeah. I passed CM advanced level (or level 10) in freshman year. I stopped taking CM for a year, but this year, I plan on trying for panel level. Aside from my piano experience, however, I don't have much experience with other instruments. I played flute for two years in fifth and sixth grade, but I'm pretty sure I don't remember how to play it anymore. My younger brother plays the violin (he's the one playing the violin in the picture, while I'm accompanying on the piano), so I've had some minimal exposure to that. At first, I was only playing the piano because it was something my parents made me do as a kid, but as the years went by, I learned to love it. Now, I use it to destress from the tensions of the rest of my life.

Something un-music-related... during the summer, I went to New Hampshire for five weeks for summer school at Phillips Exeter Academy. I had a great experience meeting lots of international students and making many unforgettable friends, and I would recommend everyone else to take part in a program like it if given the chance. I also speak (in addition to English) Cantonese, Mandarin, and a bit of Spanish.

Oh, and to answer the inevitable question of why I'm posting this so late, it's because I'm a quite nocturnal person ;) So don't be surprised if I always seem tired in class, it's probably because I'm just not a morning person! :D