Vinca is a gifted young pianist who started her musical journey in our Harmony Road program when she was just 3.5 years old. She has not looked back since and continues to thrive in her piano study with Dr. Alexander.
1 What is your name and how old are you?
My name is Vinca and I’m 13.
2. How long have you been studying piano and how old were you when you first started?
I’ve been studying piano for 9.5 years. I started at 3.5 with the Harmony Road program taught by Director Christine in NMSM’s old church location.
3. What instrument are you studying now, and who is your teacher?
I’m studying Piano with Dr. Alexander. I have also studied Guitar for a couple of years with Teacher Larry.
4. What pieces are you currently working on?
I’m currently working on a few pieces in various stages:
Fantasie-Improptu in C# Minor by Chopin;
Winter Wind Etude in A Minor Op. 25 No. 11 by Chopin
Revolutionary Etude, in C Minor, Op 10. No 12 by Chopin
Intermezzo in A Major by Brahms
5. How often do you practice?
When I was younger I practiced a bit more (roughly 1 hour a day), but now with busier schedule I try to practice 30-45 minutes a day. Sometimes longer when I feel motivated or in the mood for improvising/composing.
6. Tell us about some of your musical accomplishments.
I just won 2nd place for the Best Chopin Performance for the Great Composer Series Competition. Last year I won 2nd place in the US open music competition in the category of Piano Solo Showcase Junior. Just recently, I also arranged and performed a broadway musicals medley to help my school friends with a Zoom Fund Raising concert to help the Broadway Costume Industry Coalition.
I’ve also participated in the US Open music competition in 2015, 2016 and 2017 and won 1st place every year, cross the categories of contemporary elementary level, Baroque intermediate level and mid-level open solo. As a prize winner of the American Protege Piano Competition, I performed at the Carnegie Hall in December 2019.
7. Why do you love music?
Music provides a unique way to express myself that cannot be replaced by anything else.
8. What are some things you like doing besides music?
Pondering about the meaning of life, Playing Minecraft, creating memes, and sometimes playing different types of Rubik’s cubes.
9. What do you want to be when you grow up?
Thermal Dynamics plus Chemistry theorist
