Results, awards & press
What has been won here.
A record of competition results, examination distinctions and press coverage — for the school and for the students who have come through it.
In the press
“Key to fame”
Pune Mirror · 7 September 2014 · by Divya Parikh
The Pune Mirror covered Shirley’s Con Brio win in a full-page feature, reporting that she had beaten six semi-finalists from across the country and played to a packed auditorium at the NCPA in Mumbai.
The piece also carried the detail that has followed her since: that her family could not afford both music classes and an instrument, so her mother drew piano keys on the coffee table for her to practise finger movements on, and sat with her daily while she did.
It is worth knowing, if you are wondering whether this school understands students who are starting without advantages.
Awards & recognition
On the record.
- 2014
Con Brio — First prize
Shirley Manuel took first place at Con Brio, the national piano festival-competition hosted by Furtados and the veteran pianist Parvesh Java, performing to a 300-strong audience at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Mumbai. Six semi-finalists competed from across the country.
- 2014
Selected for In Good Form
One of six candidates chosen from across India for the piano mentorship programme led by Parvesh Java and Mark Troop.
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Trinity College London Best Candidate Award
Awarded for Grade 5 Electronic Keyboard, city-wide.
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Namahparammangala
A recorded album of Christian hymns performed on the grand piano.
Con Brio
The festival behind the win.
Con Brio is India's most prominent piano festival-competition, hosted by the 149-year-old music house Furtados. It remains a fixture in our calendar — we prepare students for it, and we go.
Con Brio is organised by Furtados. These photographs document the festival, not SSAMS events.
What parents say
“I am so grateful to have found Shirley Manuel as a piano teacher for my child. Shirley is knowledgeable, patient, and encouraging. She has a deep understanding of music theory and piano technique, and she is able to communicate these concepts to the student in a clear and concise way. Over the past 1.5 years, my daughter has made significant progress in her piano playing.”
Ketan Shukla · Parent · Google review
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Are you a current student or parent?
If your child has taken a distinction, placed in a competition, or performed somewhere worth recording, tell us. This page should be full of their names, not ours.