Royal Honors

Congratulations to the following outstanding musicians 

for their hard work and achievements in the 

Royal Conservatory Music Development Program - 2015 Spring Exams

 Each student's desire, dedication and determination are to be commended!

Alex B. received 

• First Class Honors with Distinction for his practical (performing) Preparatory B Piano Exam. 
• For his academic (theory), he scored a perfect score for First Class Honors with Distinction in the Preparatory Rudiments of Theory. 
• Additionally he now joins the prestigious Ultimate Music Theory 100% Club for which he will receive a certificate and gold pin. 

Congratulations, Alex!


Christina P. received

• First Class Honor for her practical (performing) Level 4 Piano Exam. 

Congratulations, Christina!

Faith T. received

• First Class Honor for her practical (performing) Level 2 Piano Exam. 
• For her academic (theory) she scored 98, First Class Honors with Distinction. 

Congratulations, Faith!


What is the Royal Conservatory Music Development Program?

The Royal Conservatory Music Development Program provides a recognized national standard and sequenced program for people studying music privately, from beginner through advanced levels. The program’s assessments allow students to track their progress and celebrate their accomplishments. In addition, the assessments provide measurable objectives for parents and teachers to better understand a student's musical growth. The program also supports independent teachers with innovative, high-quality resources. 

(from the web page: http://www.musicdevelopmentprogram.org/program/overview)

Trumpet Fanfare

Caleb achieved the highest rating at the University Interscholastic League Texas State and Ensemble Contest, which was held at the University of Texas at Austin the end of May.

In order to advance to this State level contest, a participant is required to receive the highest rating at the Regional contest level - which Caleb achieved earlier this year. 

His performance piece was 

Chopin's Nocturne in C# minor. 

Well done, Caleb!

Bravo!

The following students earned either a Superior with Honor rating
or a Superior rating in the April 25, 2015 
Richardson Music Teachers Association Jazz Festival

• Christina - Superior with Honor
• Jeffrey - Superior with Honor
• Leanne - Superior with Honor
• Ryan - Superior with Honor
• Santiago - Superior with Honor
• Aria - Superior
• Leah - Superior
• Marisa - Superior
• Nguyen - Superior
• Pablo - Superior
• Samuel - Superior

I commend these young people for their hard work and achievements!

Standing Ovation

The following students earned medals in the Texas Music Teachers Association Student Affiliate Theory Test, 2015 Spring.

Gold Medalists
Level 1

• Kylie - Perfect Test 
• Nanditha - Perfect Test 
• Shreya - Perfect Test 

Level 4

• Nguyen - Perfect Test 

Silver Medalists
Level 6

• Faith 

Bronze Medalists
Level 6

• Alex B. 

Level 10

• Caleb

What is music theory?
Consider what an engineer does. An engineer understands how to put various elements together. Music theory is like "music engineering". The study of music theory is essential for students as they use the symbols and notation of music to express themselves through beautiful sounds.

Students scoring 90-93 receive Bronze Medals
Students scoring 94-97 receive Silver Medals
Students scoring 98-101 receive Gold Medals

Congratulations to all these students who diligently prepared themselves for the Theory Test and reaped the rewards!

Excellent!

We are extremely proud of the following students who excelled in their performances at the recent 2014 RMTA Fall Festival, Saturday, November 22:

Superior with Honor Rating

Amber

Superior Rating

Pablo

Samuel

Ryan

Kelsey

Your hard work paid off!

Hats Off!

2014 Fall Student Affiliate Theory Tests Medalists

Gold Medal

Fletcher

LiLian

Vishalya

Pablo

Amber

Silver Medal

Aythan

Ryan

Aria

Bronze Medal

Santiago

Congratulations to these students for the excellence they have demonstrated!

2014 Clavinova Festival

Students compete against 12-15 students in the preliminary rounds.  The audience then chooses 2 students from each round to go on to the Gala Recital.  

A warm round of applause goes to the following students who were chosen to perform in the 

Concluding Gala Recital, 

Sunday, October 26. 

Aria

Quynh

Marisa

Ryan

Amber

Ashley

There were also drawings for prizes at the Gala Recital, and 6 of our students were selected:

Quynh - Metronome

Mateusz - Piano Lamp

Fletcher - Piano Lamp

Aria - free piano tuning

Leah - free piano tuning

Nguyen - the Grand Prize:  a new 88 weighted keys Yamaha keyboard, complete with stand and pedal.  A $700 value!