"Hello everyone! I have studied with Mrs. Clarfield for eight wonderful years. I am now a sophomore at Princeton University majoring in Operations Research & Financial Engineering. Although I had never heard of the subject prior to entering Princeton (and, to my chagrin at the time, realized that nobody seemed to know what it was either!), I love the study of probability, stochastics, and finance. I hope to pursue an MBA in finance and/or a Ph.D in Operations Research. Life has been great this past year; I've learned a lot and made a lot of friends. Though I was pretty busy this year, I managed to find a little time to play piano to balance my crazy days.

I missed performance so much that I decided to take a Beethoven class this semester. I know, I know. Why not Chopin? Or Liszt? Maybe if I beg enough, they'll open a course for me next year! I still remember those days when Mrs. Clarfield would put beanie babies on my shoulder during a sedate Chopin nocturne to keep me from moving too much! I have never had a teacher more energetic, more passionate, and more inspiring than Mrs. Clarfield. To all the present students of Mrs. Clarfield -- keep up the good work! You are truly lucky to have Mrs. Clarfield as your teacher.

I would love to hear from everyone from the studio; feel free to email me.              

-- Laurissa