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!

Congratulations are in Order!

The Spring 2014 Royal Conservatory Music Development Program results are in!
Congratulations to Ryan D. and Christina P.!

Ryan earned First Class Honors for his Level 2 Piano Practical (Performance) Assessment.  Ryan additionally received First Class Honors with Distinction for his perfect (100) score on the Theory Preparatory Rudiments Exam.

Christina earned First Class Honors for her Level 3 Piano Practical (Performance) Assessment.

What a terrific accomplishment!

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