Student Success Stories
Real students. Real growth. Real results.
Every student has a different dream. Some hope to win competitions. Others aspire to earn featured roles or gain admission to top programs. These are just a few of the many students who have discovered greater confidence through singing.
🏆 Daven Hamamoto — 1st Place Solo Vocals
🥇 1st Place – 13th Annual International Ukulele Contest (2026)
“He knows it is because of you. He has grown and learned so much from you. Thank you Craig for your dedication to your students. He sees the passion you have for music and singing and he wants to learn as much from you as possible.”
— Valerie Hamamoto, Daven's mother
Official Certificate
1st Place Announcement
👑 Kayla Lum – Talent Award Winner
2026 Narcissus Queen Pageant
Eva Rogers
Celebrating with Kayla Lum after she received the Talent Award at the 2026 Narcissus Queen Pageant.
Every competition presents a unique challenge, but pageants demand much more than vocal ability. Contestants must perform with confidence, composure, and authentic expression under pressure.
After dedicated preparation, Kayla Lum earned the Talent Award at the 2026 Narcissus Queen Pageant. Watching students step onto the stage with confidence—and perform at their very best—is one of the greatest rewards of teaching.
Kayla's achievement is a wonderful example of what can happen when preparation, confidence, and authentic performance come together on stage.
📖 Official 2026 Narcissus Queen Pageant Program
Eva Rogers
Several Singing Sensei students earned featured roles in PAPA's production of SIX: Teen Edition, performing confidently before live audiences after months of vocal and performance coaching.
"I got into NYU because of Singing Sensei."
Eva trained with Craig (Singing Sensei) throughout high school. She went on to star in productions like Mean Girls and The Play That Goes Wrong at Mid-Pacific School of the Arts before earning admission to the prestigious NYU program.
Mean Girls
(MPSA 2024)
Cast
The Play That
Goes Wrong
(MPSA 2025)
Cast