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Let's a take look at piano scholarship winner cozy's practices. We'll be bringing you the latest updates through interviews and videos
Interview #1
Passed the Preliminary Round!
Congratulations to cozy who snagged a 1st place win at a local preliminary competition in June! Superb!
We can't wait to see you perform at the national competition!
The national competition is being held in Tokyo in November. Congratulations on your win and good luck on your next competition
Previous Performances
This video was taken last December. Back then she was practicing for her hobby piano club.
Piano Background
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10 years old
Quit piano after about 5 years
"I started losing interest after moving onto sonatine, then I also had trouble commuting to lessons after moving somewhere further away from my piano teacher's house"
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2014
Started playing piano again after a roughly 30 year long break
"I suddenly got the urge to play the 2nd movement of Beethoven's Pathetique Sonata"
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Sep. 2015
Began taking piano lessons on Cafetalk Previous Performances
"Because I liked the freedom of being able to learn whatever song I wanted, whenever and however much I wanted."
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Apr. 2016
Became A Cafetalk Piano Scholarship Student Interview #1
"I wanted to challenge myself to try something new, but needed something to encourage me to take the first step."
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Jun. 2016
Currently taking lessons in the Cafetalk Scholarship Program
"I'm choosing content rich 1 hour lessons over my usual short lessons and improving step by step."
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Jun. 2016
Won first place at a preliminary competition! Passed the Preliminary Round
"I was shocked. But I was so glad I put everything I had into it♪ It's all thanks to my teachers"
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Nov. 2016
The Finals!
"I hope I can give a performance that shows my improvement since the preliminaries."