Young Dannevirke piano students let fingers do the talking

SHARED SUCCESS: Some of the promising young Dannevirke pianists who came through their examinations in noteworthy style.

Local piano students sat and passed their Australian and New Zealand cultural arts practical piano exam, held in Dannevirke on September 27. Many achieved first-class honours. The students were presented for the exam by Ruth Appleton.

• Pictured in the back row are, from left: Maxwell Te Huki, Classical Piano, Preliminary, First Class Honours; Charlise Gundry, Modern Piano, Grade One, First Class Honours; Morgan Harrison, Classical Piano, Grade One, First Class Honours and Ruth Williams, Classical Piano, Grade One, First Class Honours.

• Front row, from left: Reuben Te Huki, Classical Piano, Preliminary, Honours; Paige Appleton, Modern Piano, Preparatory, First Class Honours and Tate Newnham, Classical Piano, Preparatory, First Class Honours.

• Absent: Ashlee Filer, Modern Piano, Preparatory, First Class Honours; Layla Brunton, Modern Piano, Grade 1, Honours; Zach Filer, Classical Piano, Grade 2, Honours; William Murphy, Performance Piano, Grade 2, First Class Honours and Mary Barrow, Classical Piano, Grade 3, Honours.

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