I am thanking you on behalf of all of us at Crowden for your many years of dedication and excellent teaching. You are not only an exceptional teacher, as your many fine students can attest and have demonstrated so consistently through the years but you are a kind, warm supportive colleague. I have nothing but admiration and gratitude for you.

Annie! You’re awesome and inspiring! Thank you so very much for your excellent teaching and for having an impact on the students that you touch! I am grateful that you’re part of our faculty and community.  

Dear Annie, it was TRULY a privilege to to meet you over lunch at the Sonata Contest. I feel most fortunate that we got you as a judge. Your comments to my students were very helpful and affirming. I listened to your CD: I was truly amazed at the pianist you are. I played portions of it during the week to students who had been adjudicated by you. You inspired us all on many levels!

It’s hard to put into words how grateful I am to have had you as a piano teacher all these years. Not just as a teacher, but an inspiration. I wouldn’t be myself without our weekly lessons and your teachings. Piano has become a large part of my identity, and from you I’ve learned so much about discipline and appreciation for performing and even the process of practicing. Hearing your praise after a recording or a well performed piece fills me with a sense of pride.

Your fingers are incredible, they dance with grace on the keyboard, singing a beautiful song. The honor to be one of your students surely is one of the most beautiful gifts that I could ever receive. 

Annie taught me piano from age 4 all the way through 18 — fourteen years. In that time she gave me far more than technique: she gave me a real love of music that has stayed with me my whole life. She has a gift for meeting students wherever they are, and for always making music feel like a joy rather than a chore. I can’t recommend her highly enough. 

Many thanks for all your efforts with my daughter. You are a fabulous piano teacher, please know that we really appreciate you!

Annie has facilitated confidence and poise at the piano for my daughter. She is consistent and nurturing with high standards. She is responsive to the needs of her students. The lessons are focused and Annie is specific in her expectations and with her generous feedback. The weekly lessons are meticulously recorded in the student’s notebook and provide an invaluable guide for the week’s practice and a reference for later on. She is prompt and reliable about lesson times and has always been accommodating when we have occasional needs for flexibility. She provides plenty of opportunities for recitals according to the child’s abilities. My daughter’s description of her is :  “Strict in a warm and loving way and very kind.“