Students Excel at The Art of Piano - Student Achievements

2025-26 Academic Year

Regional Composing Contest (7-State North-Central), 1st Place, Group 1 (age 9 and younger), NFMC (Anna T.)
Concerto Soloist with UIS Orchestra, UIS Music Solo Competition, 1st Place, Senior Division (Ruoshui C.)
Concerto Soloist with ISYO teacher ensemble, ISYO Music Solo Competition, 2nd Place (Raymond C.)
State Piano Solo Competition, 1st Place, Junior Division (grades 7-9), ISMTA South (Raymond C.)
State Piano Solo Competition, 1st Place, Primary Division (grades 1-3), ISMTA South (Charlotte Z.)
State Piano Solo Competition, 3rd Place, Elementary Division (grades 4-6), ISMTA South (Cadence L.)
State Piano Solo Competition, Brenda Conroy Memorial Special Prize, Elementary Division (grades 4-6), ISMTA South (Garrett C.)
State Piano Solo Competition, Honorable Mention, Senior Division (grades 10-12), ISMTA South (Ruoshui C.)
State Piano Solo Competition, Honorable Mention, Elementary Division (grades 4-6), ISMTA South (Garrett C.)
State Composing Contest, 1st Place, Group 1 (age 9 and younger), IFMC (Anna T.)
Composing Contest, 2nd Place, Group 1 (age 9 and younger), SFMC (Anna T.)
UIS Music Solo (concerto) Competition, Runner Up, Junior Division (Raymond C.)
Golden Lyre Summer Camp Scholarship, Senior Division (Ruoshui C.)
IL Symphony Guild Auditions, Scholarship, Junior Division, 2nd place (Raymond C.)
Senior Music Scholarship, DAMTA (Ruoshui C.)
Junior Music Scholarship, DAMTA (Raymond C.)
Golden Lyre Summer Camp Scholarship alternate, Junior Division (Raymond C.)
Top-level AIM (Achievement In Music) pre-college exams (ISMTA) passed “With Distinction” at age 14-15 (Ruoshui C.),
99% scores received for 4 of the 5 entries at the Federation Festival – in Piano Solo and Senior Piano Concerto (NFMC/SFMC)
98% average score earned by the 7 students taking the AIM (Achievement in Music) Performance/Technique Exams (ISMTA). ALL passed “With Distinction”, 6 above their school grade level.
5 “With Distinction” ratings received at the AIM (Achievement in Music) Theory/Musicianship Exams (ISMTA), 6 of the 7 students entered above their school grade level.
“Judge Favorite” VILMTA (ISMTA) eFestival performance (Raymond C.)

2024-25 Academic Year

State Piano Solo Competition, 1st Place, Elementary Division (grades 4-6), ISMTA South (Raymond C.)
State Piano Duet Competition, 1st Place, Elementary Division (grades 4-6), ISMTA South (Cadence L. & Lillian S.)
State Piano Solo Competition, 1st Place, Primary Division (grades 1-3), ISMTA South (Garrett C.)
State Piano Competition (Advanced), 2nd Place, IFMC (Ruoshui C.)
State Piano Duet Competition, 2nd Place, Junior Division (grades 7-9), ISMTA South (Ruoshui C. & Lu D.)
State Piano Solo Competition, 3rd Place, Primary Division (grades 1-3), ISMTA South (Serena L.)
Chambana International Music Competition, 1st Place, Division 5 (ages 13-15) (Ruoshui C.)
Chambana International Music Competition, 1st Place, Division 4 (ages 11-12) (Raymond C.)
Chambana International Music Competition, 2nd Place, Division 3 (ages 9-10) (Garrett C.)
Chambana International Music Competition, 2nd Place, Division 2 (ages 7-8) (Charlotte Z.)
Millikin University Piano Camp Competition, Honorable Mention (Ruoshui C.)
Talent Among Us Music Competition, Jacksonville Symphony Society, Finalist, Senior Youth Division (Ruoshui C.)
Talent Among Us Music Competition, Jacksonville Symphony Society, Finalist, Intermediate Youth Division (Raymond C.)
Jean Vitale Scholarship, SFMC (Ruoshui C.)
Senior Music Camp Scholarship, SFMC (Ruoshui C.)
Senior Music Camp Scholarship, SFMC (Lu D.)
7 students excelled at the ISMTA Achievement in Music (AIM) Exams–several above their school grade level,–and another student completed the level 8 Theory Exam.

2023-24 Academic Year

Concerto Soloist with UIS Orchestra, UIS Music Solo Competition, 1st Place, Junior Division (Ruoshui C.)
State Piano Competition, 2nd Place, Primary Division (grades 1-3), ISMTA South (Garrett C.)
State Piano Competition, 3rd Place, Junior Division (grades 7-9), ISMTA South (Ruoshui C.)
World Master Open Music Competition, Concerto category, Platinum Prize & Excellent Technique Special Award (Ruoshui C.)
World Master Open Music Competition, Youth category, Diamond Prize (Ruoshui C.)
Junior Music Camp Scholarship, SFMC (Raymond C.)
7 students excelled at the ISMTA Achievement in Music (AIM) Exams.

2022-23 Academic Year

State Piano Competition, 1st Place, Senior Division (grades 10-12), ISMTA South (Grace K.)
State Piano Competition (Advanced), 3rd Place, IFMC (Grace K.)
Golden Lyre Summer Camp Scholarship, Junior Division (Lu D.)
Junior Camp Scholarship, DAMTA (Ruoshui C.)
Junior Music Camp Scholarship, SFMC (Ruoshui C.)

2021-22 Academic Year

State Piano Competition (Advanced), 2nd Place IFMC (Grace K.)
Jean Vitale Memorial Scholarship (Grace K.)
Golden Lyre Summer Camp Scholarship, Senior Division (Grace K.)
Junior Camp Scholarship, DAMTA (Lu D.)
Junior Music Camp Scholarship, SFMC (Lu D.)

2020-21 Academic Year

State Piano Competition (Advanced), 2nd Place, IFMC (Grace K.)
Golden Lyre Summer Camp Scholarship, Junior Division (Mark M.)
Senior Music Camp Scholarship, SFMC (Mark M.)
Junior Music Camp Scholarship, SFMC (Daniel D.)
Junior Camp Scholarship, DAMTA (Daniel D.)

2019-20 Academic Year

State Piano Competition, 1st Place, Primary Division (grades 1-3), ISMTA South (Anh N.)
State Piano Competition, 2nd Place, Primary Division (grades 1-3), ISMTA South (Gavin R.)
Senior Music Camp Scholarship, SFMC (Grace K.)
Junior Camp Scholarship, DAMTA (Mason H.)
Junior Music Camp Scholarship, SFMC (Mason H.)

2018-19 Academic Year

State Piano Competition, 2nd Place, Primary Division (grades 1-3), ISMTA South (Anh N.)
Golden Lyre Summer Camp Scholarship, Junior Division (Grace K.)
Junior Camp Scholarship, DAMTA (Mark M.)
Junior Music Camp Scholarship, SFMC (Mark M.)
Jean Vitale Memorial Scholarship, Alternate (Kathryn C.)

2017-18 Academic Year

Chambana Piano Competition, 2nd place, Ages 6 & under, Champaign-Urbana (Anh N.)
Chambana Piano Competition, Honorable Mention, Ages 7-8, Champaign-Urbana (Daniel D.)
Scholarships to pursue a B. M. in Music Education degree at Millikin U. and EIU–both choral and instrumental, with piano emphasis (Carrie O.)

2016-17 Academic Year

IL East District Piano Competition, Elementary Division, 3rd place, ISMTA (Gino M.)
IL East District Piano Competition, Elementary Division, 3rd place, ISMTA (Alexandra O.)
Senior Music Camp Scholarship, Morning Etude (Carrie O.)
Junior Music Camp Scholarship, Morning Etude (Kathryn C.)
Junior Music Camp Scholarship, Morning Etude (Grace K.)

2015-16 Academic Year

State Piano Competition (Advanced), 2nd Place, IFMC (Yiyi M.)
IL East District Piano Competition, Elementary Division, 2nd place, ISMTA (Grace K.)
IL East District Piano Competition, Elementary Division, 3rd place, ISMTA (Alexandra O.)
Jennings Music Scholarship, Illinois Wesleyan University (Yiyi M.)
Shirley Ecklund Memorial Scholarship, IL Symphony Guild (Yiyi M.)
Jean Vitale Memorial Scholarship (Carrie O.)
Junior Music Camp Scholarship, Morning Etude (Mya M.)

2014-15 Academic Year

State Piano Competition (Advanced), 3rd Place, IFMC (Yiyi M.)
Senior Music Camp Scholarship, Morning Etude (Yiyi M.)
Junior Music Camp Scholarship, Morning Etude (Carrie O.)

2013-14 Academic Year

IL East District Piano Competition, Elementary Division, Honorable Mention, ISMTA (Mya M.)

2012-13 Academic Year

IL East District Piano Competition, Elementary Division, 2nd place, ISMTA (Mya M.)
Jean Vitale Memorial Scholarship (Yiyi M.)

2010-11 Academic Year

Accepted to pursue the B. M. degree in Piano Pedagogy at Utah State University (Lisa R.)
Best of the Day, Sangamon High School Music Association (Lisa R.)

2009-10 Academic Year

Debut Recital (age 11)
IL East District Piano Competition, Elementary Division, Selected for The Best of the Best recital, ISMTA (Ann G.)
Full, renewable scholarship for the B. M. in Piano Performance program at WIU (Thomas O., LLCC)

2006-07 Academic Year

WUIS Young Musician Competition winner (Thomas O.)
Accepted into pursue the B. M. degree in Piano Performance at Wheaton College (Cora E., LLCC)

2005-06 Academic Year

Music scholarship to pursue the B. M. degree in Piano Performance at SIU-Carbondale (Peder S.)
Senior scholarship, IL Symphony Guild (Peder S.)