Northern District Auditions

Kevin

Congratulations to all students who prepared programs for the Northern District Auditions. Students were required to play three compositions representing three of the following periods: Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Impressionistic or Contemporary. Also, student had to pass the examinations for their level on Theory Mastery Day and Sight Reading to enter this competition. Two students from our studio will be participating in the VA State Competitions in October, congratulations to Kevin and Raelyn! Congratulations also go to Cameron and Allison on receiving Honorable Mentions in this very competitive event, wow!

Kevin (IA)- 1st Alternate, going to VA State Competitions in October!

Raelyn-(II)- 1st Alternate, going to VA State Competition in October!

Allison (III)- HM
Cameron (IB)-HM

Raelyn

NVMTA Sonata Festival Honors

Cameron

Elaine, Ethan and Lulu

Congratulations to all students who received Honors at the NVMTA Sonata Festival, wow!

Kevin-Honors

Cameron-Honors

Lulu-Honors

Ethan-Honors

Elaine-Honors

Kenneth-Honors

Nicole-Honors

Annabel-Honors

Lulu

Sarah and Kevin

Kevin, Annabel and Cameron

Kenneth received a 9th year trophy and Nicole received a 10th year trophy, well done on staying consistent and always preparing programs for Sonata Festival!

Nicole and Kenneth

Ethan at Young Artist Musicale

Congratulations to Ethan! He was selected as one of the Young Artists to perform at GMU. He played compositions by C.Daquin and C. Debussy. 

 Young Artist Musicales are presented in conjunction with Jeffrey Siegel's "Keyboard Conversations" performances at GMU. The YAM series feature students selected by a Committee from NVTMA events. Ethan was selected after receiving Honors at NVMTA Judged Recital. Congratulations, Ethan!

Young Composer Competition

  Listen to Kayleigh's work "Dans Le Vol" performed by McLean Symphony

  Congratulations to Kayleigh on her composition awards! Her latest work, Variations on Theme of Cannethelix, has been receiving stunning feedback. Kayleigh is a 1st place winner of the 2019 WMTA Young Composer Competition, Senior Division.

Kayleigh is also a winner of the NVMTA Composition Competition and a recipient of Jo Lombard Award. Congratulations, Kayleigh!

V.Hartman Piano Achievement Awards

Congratulations to all students who took part in the WMTA V. Hartman Piano Achievements Awards. This event always takes place on Mother's Day, thank you so much for taking your time to make a drive to Washington DC! Congratulations to Nicole, Ethan, Annabel and Cameron!

Nicole (14)-1st place
Ethan (12)-3rd place
Annabel (14)-3rd place
Cameron (9)-HM

NVMTA Piano Ensemble Competition

Sophia, Lulu, Kevin and Cameron

Nicole, Raelyn, Annabel and Lena*

Amy* and Elaine

  Students love NVMTA Piano Ensemble Competition. It was a lot of fun to explore new pieces this year. Big thank you goes to parents who coordinated duet practice sessions and drove to extra lessons during this busy season. Congratulations to all hard working duet teams, wow!
Level 1:
Sarah/Kevin-HM

Level 2:
Cameron/Kevin-1st place
Sophia/Lulu-2nd place

Level 4A:
Nicole/Raelyn-1st place
Annabel/Lena*-2nd place

Level 4B:
Elaine/Amy*-1st place

Lena*, Amy*- guest artists

Sarah and Kevin

Spring Forward!

 Our studio was well represented at the NVMTA Bach Baroque Festival/Competition. Students enjoyed an opportunity to play on a harpsichord in addition to hearing many wonderful performances during the event. After performing in two rounds of the competition, several students were chosen for the Honors Concert, well done everyone! 

Ethan- Honors

Teddy- Honors

Allison- Honors

Raelyn- Honors

Nicole- Honors

Lulu- chosen for 2nd round

Annabel- 15 point award

Teddy- 15 point Award

Please enjoy more studio news!

VMTA Theory Mastery top scores go to Ethan and Cameron.

Sight Reading Exam top score goes to Annabel.

NVMTA Judged Recital, Ethan received Honors and was selected for the YAM!

 Elaine, Kenneth and Kevin participated in the new event held by WMTA, Haydn Sonata Competition. Congratulations to Kevin on receiving HM in a group for grades K-6, wow!