Student Achievements

Group photo of participating students holding their certificates and prizes at a The Art of Piano recital

Fall 2024

  • State Piano Solo Competition, 1st Place, Primary Division (grades 1-3), ISMTA South (Garrett C.)
  • State Piano Solo Competition, 3rd Place, Primary Division (grades 1-3), ISMTA South (Serena L.)
  • 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 Duet Competition, 2nd Place, Junior Division (grades 7-9), ISMTA South (Ruoshui C. & Lu D.)

Spring 2024

  • 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.)

Fall 2023

  • UIS Music Solo Competition, 1st Place, Junior Division, Prize: Featured Soloist with UIS Orchestra in February 2024 (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.)

Spring 2023

  • State Piano Competition, 3rd Place, IFMC (Grace K.)
  • Golden Lyre Memorial Scholarship, Junior (Lu D.)
  • Junior Camp Scholarship, DAMTA (Ruoshui C.)
  • Junior Music Camp Scholarship, SFMC (Ruoshui C.)

Fall 2022

  • State Piano Competition, 1st Place, Senior Division (grades 10-12), ISMTA South (Grace K.)

Spring 2022

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

Spring 2021

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

Spring 2020

  • Senior Music Camp Scholarship, SFMC (Grace K.)
  • Junior Camp Scholarship, DAMTA (Mason H.)
  • Junior Music Camp Scholarship, SFMC (Mason H.)

Fall 2019

  • 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.)

Spring 2019

  • Golden Lyre Summer Camp Scholarship, Junior (Grace K.)
  • Junior Camp Scholarship, DAMTA (Mark M.)
  • Junior Music Camp Scholarship, SFMC (Mark M.)
  • Jean Vitale Memorial Scholarship, Alternate (Kathryn C.)

Fall 2018

  • State Piano Competition, 2nd Place, Primary Division (grades 1-3), ISMTA South (Anh N.)

Spring 2018

  • 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.)

Spring 2017

  • Senior Music Camp Scholarship, Morning Etude (Carrie O.)
  • Junior Music Camp Scholarship, Morning Etude (Kathryn C.)
  • Junior Music Camp Scholarship, Morning Etude (Grace K.)

Fall 2016

  • East District Piano Competition, Elementary Division, 3rd place, ISMTA (Gino M.)
  • East District Piano Competition, Elementary Division, 3rd place, ISMTA (Alexandra O.)

Spring 2016

  • State Piano Competition, 2nd Place, IFMC (Yiyi M.)
  • 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.)

Fall 2015

  • East District Piano Competition, Elementary Division, 2nd place, ISMTA (Grace K.)
  • East District Piano Competition, Elementary Division, 3rd place, ISMTA (Alexandra O.)

Spring 2014

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

Fall 2013

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

Spring 2013

  • Jean Vitale Memorial Scholarship (Yiyi M.)

Fall 2012

  • East District Piano Competition, Elementary Division, 2nd place, ISMTA (Mya M.)

Spring 2011

  • 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.)

Spring 2010

  • Full, renewable scholarship for the B. M. in Piano Performance program at WIU (Thomas O., LLCC)

Fall 2009

  • Debut Recital (age 11)
  • East District Piano Competition, Elementary Division, Selected for The Best of the Best recital, ISMTA (Ann G.)

Spring 2007

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

Spring 2006

  • Music scholarship to pursue the B. M. degree in Piano Performance at SIU-Carbondale (Peder S.)
  • Senior scholarship, IL Symphony Guild (Peder S.)
The winner of the ISMTA State Competition (Senior level) displays her certificate. She has studied at The Art of Piano for many years.
1st- and 2nd-prize winners of the 2019 ISMTA State competition (Primary level) display their certificates. Both are The Art of Piano students.

 

Some ISMTA State Competition winners from The Art of Piano display their certificates