Hello, Sofia! Do you recognize me? I am the Maid of Honor of Major and Minor!
I truly enjoyed your performance, so I volunteered to comment on it. The entire Kingdom loved your recital. We even had a long discussion because we could not decide which piece we liked the most.
You stand on stage freely, like a true young artist. We especially admired your stage image. We noticed your excellent sense of rhythm and your ability to play in ensemble — both with your teacher and with the accompaniment track.
And here is what all the residents of the Kingdom highlighted most of all: “Ode to Joy” is quite a challenging piece to perform with both hands. You played it on an acoustic grand piano accurately, beautifully, and with great focus. Moreover, you performed it twice from beginning to end in ensemble with your teacher.
This shows that over the years of working with the Soft Mozart program you have developed not only artistic qualities, but also strong concentration. For a child your age, this is a tremendous achievement.
We congratulate you on your successful performance and look forward to your next concert.
We wish you continued success and joy in learning!
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Hello, Luka!
Do you recognize me? Of course you do — it’s me, Oops. Thank you for the photo. The moment I saw myself next to you in the portrait, I immediately asked for permission to record this video message.
The entire Kingdom watched your performance and admired it.
You performed a piece by Saint-Saëns on an acoustic grand piano. You managed to teach your left hand to carry the melody and your right hand to play the accompanying chords.
This is already a step toward artistic performance.
The ending of the piece was stunning for a boy your age! You finished it powerfully, slowed down slightly, and made everyone feel the depth of the music.
You know, I’m Oops. My job is to count mistakes and throw up my hands when a child doesn’t hold a note long enough.
But this time, I’m throwing up my hands for a different reason — because I can see that you are gradually becoming a true artist.
And I would also like to say a few words about your Rameau piece.
I love everything about it — your performance and the arrangement by your teacher, Larisa Alexandrovna Badanina. I simply freeze and listen…
Queen Tonic once told me that music often cannot be explained in words — and doesn’t need to be.
I can say only one thing: we are proud of your musical growth, Luka.
We are looking forward to your performance at the summer concert.
See you soon!
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Dear Agata!
I am Uncle Tuning Fork. I truly enjoyed your performance, and that is why I decided to record this video message for you.
Thank you very much for taking part in our Winter Butterfly Ball — an academic concert where every participant is unique.
I love it when every sound is exactly in its place. That is why I always carry this instrument with me — a tuning fork.
And you have the opportunity to study with the Soft Mozart program. That is many times better!
You performed so many pieces of different character — lightly, with energy, and from memory.
Agata, let me tell you from the bottom of my heart: well done! You have developed wonderful finger fluency, and you have absolutely no technical obstacles.
I am thinking how exciting it will be to listen to you at the summer concert.
How are things going? Has the preparation already begun? I will definitely be listening and comparing it with this performance. You are growing quite quickly.
The entire Kingdom congratulates you on your first performance. It turned out splendidly!
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Dear Ksenia!
How wonderful that you took part in our Winter Concert, the Butterfly Ball! As the King of our Kingdom, I personally volunteered to comment on your performance.
You played the popular Christmas song “Jingle Bells” using alphabetic notes in the horizontal presentation, in two clefs, with both hands. We noted your excellent coordination of both hands and your confident control of fingering. You did not make a single mistake! The time lag was very small. That means you are growing!
We truly appreciated your diligence, focus, organization, and neatness. As a King of Questions—who can sometimes be absent-minded—I especially value these qualities.
We will be very happy to see your performance this summer. Do you already know what you will be playing?
And yes… I almost forgot… warm greetings to you from all the residents of our Kingdom!
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Dear Olesya,
On behalf of the Kingdom, you are greeted by the personal Guardian of Queen Tonic. We watched your performance at the Winter Academic Concert, the Butterfly Ball, and it made a great impression on us!
You are studying with your teacher remotely and have already learned to play several pieces quite confidently. We noticed that you read musical notation confidently in the horizontal alphabetic presentation. And you do this in two clefs with both hands! For a girl of your age, this is a tremendous achievement.
We can see how, through the process of reading, the coordination of both hands is developing, and you already understand on your own how best to use your fingers when playing with two hands. Let me repeat: this is not just playing — this is playing from the score.
We were especially pleased to see how well you maintain your focus. You are not distracted by the camera. You know how to “stay strong” and keep your composure. This means that success awaits you not only in music, but in school as well!
We are eagerly looking forward to your performance at the summer graduation concert.
Have you already begun preparing?
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Dear Sonya!Thank you very much for your performance at the Butterfly Ball. Our entire Kingdom watched it, and we were happy to see how much you have grown.We noticed that your finger fluency has increased significantly, and you are gradually beginning to master more artistic performance tasks. We especially enjoyed how you played staccato in the piece “Baba Yaga” by Timur Maksimov.In Mendelssohn’s “Wedding March”, you demonstrated an important skill — the ability to play legato in one hand and staccato in the other. This kind of coordination helps develop the work of both brain hemispheres and strengthens concentration.Did you think this was only about music?
Not at all.
Although we are, of course, very proud of your musical progress as well.We could not help but notice how confidently and freely you already handle the pulse: you play easily with auto-accompaniment and in a duet with a percussion instrument.And of course, I would like to personally thank you for the photo with the doll of my friend Mister Oops.
Sonya, you are not only a wonderful girl, but also a brave student of our Academy — you are not afraid of mistakes at all.This means that many beautiful performances are ahead of you.
And we, the entire Kingdom, will be waiting for them with great anticipation.
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