Sunday, July 31, 2011

Shanti Ryle completed her Piano Guild High School DIploma Certificate

I am very happy to announce that Shanti Ryle of Temecula, CA completed her Piano Guild High School Diploma July 30, 2011. Shanti Ryle has been studying with Eva Martin Hollaus since 9.5 years. This is Shanti's 10th year in the Guild auditions with her 10th gold medal program. The requirement for a gold medal is to present a 10 - 15 piece program memorized and well prepared and performed.
In order to be able to participate Shanti needed to get her program approved by December last year, she needed to be in 12th grade and meet all technical and program qualifications.
Shanti completed her examination with flying colors. She performed a very demanding program that included the entire Beethoven Sonata "The Moonlight", the J. S. Bach WTC II f minor prelude and fugue, the Scott Joplin Waltz Bethena, Debussy Claire De Lune and Bruyeres, Lecuona Cordoba and the Rachmaninov Etude Tableaux op 33 no 8; besides all Major and minor scales, chords, cadences, inversion, modulations, arpeggios, sight reading and ear training.
Shanti also was awarded the graduating senior medallion and certificate in the advanced level in the MTAC Certificate of Merit (TM) earlier this year.
Congratulations to Shanti's outstanding accomplishments. 

Thursday, July 21, 2011

A few years later

My Piano Studio a few years later.
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The Piano Studio 12years ago

How time flies. This was my Piano Studio several years ago.
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Cassiopea M. Bostan, Pianist: Cassiopea (10) plays Invention 1-J.S.Bach

Cassiopea Bostan, age 10 performs the J.S. Bach 2-part Invention #1.
The piece is played very beautifully and musically. And I am glad this is a performance that is not so rushed as many performances of the Invention #1 are interpreted.

Sunday, July 17, 2011

Piano Guild completions May through July 13, 2011

Eva Martin Hollaus Piano Studio 2011 Guild audition results May through July 13, 2011
No years National Winner Gold Medal Classification # pieces
Judge: Sylvia Barton Temecula, CA May 13, 2011
6 Chloe Lovato Intermediate C IC National 10
5 Cynthia Nguyen Phan Intermediate Special IS National 10
5 Kathleen Nguyen Phan Intermediate C IC National 10
5 Stacey Nguyen Phan Elementary Special ES National 10
Judge: Rita E. Fendrick Clearwater, FL May 19, 2011
1 Geroge Bostan II Elementary C EC National 10
3 Cassiopea A. Bostan Intermediate Special IS International 15
Judge: Jean Shackleton Riverside, CA May 21, 2011
6 Ranen Unger Hicks Intermediate Special IS National 10
Judge: Sylvia Barton Monterey Park, CA June 12, 2011
0 Vishakh Pillai Intermediate B IB District 5
1 Vinayak Pillai Intermediate E IE District 5
Judge: Valerie Vaughan San Diego - Escondido, CA July 8, July 13 2011
2 Patrick Xu Preparatory Special PS International 15
1 Charys Hong Elementary A EA National 10
1 Rachel Hong Elementary A EA National 10
1 Juliette Beucler Preparatory B PB National 10
5 Andrew Vu Preparatory B PB National 10
5 Nessa Vu Intermediate C IC National 10
4 Victoria Vu Intermediate C IC State 9
5 Kelly Rausch Intermediate A IA National 10
6 Thulasi Yogarajah Intermediate B IB National 10
1 Adam Ghilarducci Intermediate C IC National 10
3 Brittany Durgiah Intermediate A IA District 5
8 Bret Paddock Preparatory C PC International 15
6 Mitchell Johnson Preparatory A PA National 10
3 Anais Perkins Intermediate B IB National 10
9 Sai Sivapalan Preparatory Special PS International 15
total pieces performed 244