Piano Students receive honor ratings at local, district, state and regional competitions…
Congratulations to these students for their accomplishments and to their teacher, Carol. It takes dedication from the students and the student’s parents along with a competent teacher to succeed in competition.
At the North Carolina Music Teachers Association District Contest – Festival held at UNCG in March:
Sahana Giridharan received a Superior Rating at the Junior B level.
Elaine Guo received a Superior Rating at the Junior B level.
Aaron Guo received a Superior Rating at the Junior B level.
Sunny Xiao received a Superior Rating at the Junior B level.
Students receiving Superior Ratings at the Junior B, Senior A, and Senior B levels advance to the State level of competition.
At the NCMTA State Contest – Festival held at Queens University of Charlotte in April:
Sahana Giriharan received a Superior Rating at the Junior B level.
Elaine Guo received a Superior Rating at the Junior B level.
Aaron Guo received a Superior Rating at the Junior B level.
Sunny Xiao received a Superior Rating at the Junior B level.
Superior ratings entitle these students to perform in honors recitals at the NCMTA State Convention in October at Mars Hill College, Mars Hill, NC.
At the GMTA Solo and Ensemble Festival held at UNCG in March:
Larry Gu received a Superior Rating at the Elementary A level.
Claire Wong received a Superior Rating at the Elementary A level.
Andreana Xin received a Superior Rating at the Elementary A level.
Madison Chambers received a Superior Rating at the Elementary B level.
Joel Kwon received a Superior Rating at the Elementary B level.
Tu Le-Hoang received a Superior Rating at the Elementary B level.
Emily Zhang received a Superior Rating at the Elementary B level.
Steven Chen received a Superior Rating at the Intermediate A level.
Mitra Faeizi received a Superior Rating at the Intermediate A level.
Trisha Santanam received a Superior Rating at the Intermediate A level.
Felix Zhan received a Superior Rating at the Intermediate A level.
Amir Faeizi received a Superior Rating at the Intermediate B level.
Sahana Giridharan received a Superior Rating at the Intermediate B level.
Aaron Guo received a Superior Rating at the Intermediate B level.
Elaine Guo received a Superior Rating at the Intermediate B level.
Tejas Santanam received a Superior Rating at the Intermediate B level.
Sunny Xiao received a Superior Rating at the Intermediate B level.
Helen Ni received a Superior Rating at the Advanced level.
Larry Gu, Madison Chambers, Joel Kwon, Emily Zhang, Steven Chen, Mitra Faeizi, Felix Zhan, and Amir Faeizi received trophies, having received Superior Ratings for two consecutive years.