Caitlin Newson, who won the Best Keyboardist prize at the Bay of Plenty's Rockshop Bandquest over the weekend, says she likes every kind of music except opera - not just rock.
While she struggles to name a favourite band, the Mokoia Intermediate pupil said she plays all kinds of music with the school band Reverb.
"I don't think I have a favourite," she said, before naming Justin Timberlake and his backing band, the Tennessee Kids, as one of her favourites.
Music was always present in her home, the Year 7 pupil explained. Her father, mother and brother all played instruments or sang.
"It runs in my family, we all like to play different instruments."