Sarah Liu is a sophomore double major at Oberlin College and Conservatory of Music. She first started to play the piano right before she turned five years old, and learned with her great aunt, May Liu. From the start, it was apparent to her family and relatives that she had a strong passion for music and the arts so they put a lot of time and effort to help Sarah achieve her full potential. Sarah put in hours a day to play the piano leading her to win numerous awards.

After a couple years of studying piano, her great aunt was very impressed by Ingrid Clarfield who is a piano professor at Westminster Choir College. Sarah and her great aunt had heard many of her students play in recitals, performances, and parties and they were both awed by how exceptional they were. Sarah's family and piano teacher concluded that this was a result of a great piano teacher. Shortly after, Sarah auditioned for a spot in Mrs.Clarfied's studio in hope of being as good as the other students in her studio, and after working very hard, she was so excited to be accepted.

Sarah loves working with Mrs.Clarfield. She is always so welcoming and cheerful during lessons even when she is exhausted from such a long day. She has such a positive attitude towards her students, not putting them down if they had a memory slip or down day during a performance, competition, or audition, only encouraging them to move on and learn from their mistakes. At the same time, she pushes her students to do better every time.

As a result of her correct teaching, Sarah succeeded in piano. She won numerous awards in competition such as Young Musicians Competitions, NJMTA, Cecilian, Young Pianist Competition in New York, Piano Teacher's Congress, Crescendo, Music Fest, IMPACT, etc. As a result of winning some competitions, Sarah was able to perform in Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall, and many other places. She also participated in the Ronald McDonald donation foundation Center that helped kids who were sick, where she raised hundreds of dollars and performed no one of Van Cliburn's pianos.

Other than practicing piano, Sarah loves spending time with her friends, drawing, and playing soccer. Sarah plays soccer in a club called Mercer FC and her team name is Santos.

Sarah is very excited to take on her second year in high school and hopes to do well in her extracurricular activities too, such as piano and soccer.

- Sarah