Student Achievements
Congratulations to the following students for passing the MMTA Piano Exam:
Nikita Nikonov – Level III *
Kate Hu – Level V
Alisha Shah – Level V *
Isha Shah – Level V *
Tiger Liu – Level V
Julie Ma – Level IV *
Katelyn Liu – Level VIII *
Ian Gong – Level VIII *
Calvin Zhou – Level VIII *
Jessica Yue – Level VIII *
Nitya Potti – Level VIII *
* Passed With High Distinction
Congratulations to Ben Ven passing Level X Piano Exam with High Distinction. He was awarded $160 by the Minnesota Music Teachers Association!
Congratulations to the following students for passing the MMTA Piano Exam:
Mariana Kuleshov – Level II
Olivia Zhou – Level I *
Michelle Pham – Level V *
Sylvia Wong – Level VI
Grace Zhou – Level VI *
Annie Tan – Level VII *
* Passed With High Distinction
Congratulations to Cynthia Zeng for passing MMTA Level 10 Piano exam with an Outstanding score. She was awarded $160 by the Minnesota Music Teachers Association!
Congratulations to the following students for passing the MMTA Piano Exam:
Yash Gupta – Level II *
Abrie Agazzi-Glaze – Level III *
James Zhou – Level III *
Andy Liu – Level IV
Anirudh Raj – Level V
Lisa Thayil – Level V *
Vaikunth Ananthanarayanan – Level VI
Sam Guo – Level VI
Aadya Pandey – Level VII
Ajira Pandey – Level VII
Annie Zhao – Level VIII
Henry Zheng – Level VIV *
Stephanie Seow – Level VIV
Jasmine Wong – Level XIV *
Andrew Peng – Level X
* Passed With High Distinction
Congratulations to Grace Gong for receiving the highest score in the state on MMTA Level 11 (the highest level) Piano Exam! She will receive Elaine Kingsley Award of $220!
Congratulations to Martin Zhou for Passing Level 11 MMTA Piano Exam with Distinction!
Congratulations to the following students for passing the MMTA Piano Exam:
Emma He – Level I *
Charlie Liu – Level II
Chelsea Huang – Level IV
Annika Lal – Level IV *
Allison Lei – Level IV
Erin McCloud – Level V
Jayan Gulati – Level VII
Rishab Naik – Level VII *
Sophia Salamekh – Level VIII *
* Passed With High Distinction
Congratulations to the following students for participating in Kramer’s School of Music Festival:
Nicole Kotlyar
Jason Lou
Jayden Xiao
Vivienne Kane
Ariana Yang
Jaden Wu
Nikita Nikonov
Zachary Wang
Darya Nikonova
Julia Ma
Jerry Lou
Owen Siegel
Olivia Zhou
Evan Zhou
Tola Mroz
Isabel Chen
Andreas Walexon
Ajira Pandey
Aadya Pandey
Valeria Ciolac
Dheekshitha Jayaprakash
Andrew Siagian
Prabhav Gupta
Judah Kaila
Ishhan Gupta
Vibhav Lal
Aarush Shukla
Congratulations to Rishab Naik for passing MMTA Comprehensive Guitar Level VIII with a perfect score!
Congratulations to the following students for passing the MMTA Comprehensive Flute Exam:
Anirudh Raj – Level II*
Harshan Chandrasekar -Level II *
* Passed With High Distinction
Congratulations to the following students for participating in the Upper Midwest Festival:
Vaikunth Ananthanarayanan
Isabel Chen
Rishab Naik
Congratulations to the following students for passing the MMTA Theory Exam:
Maria Daugela – Level II
Andrew Siagian – Level IV
Lisa Thayil – Level IV *
Kate Hu – Level IV *
Morgan Cook – Level IV *
Grace Zhou – Level IV *
Rohan Mishra – Level IV *
Sophia Repice – Level IV
Andreas Walexon – Level IV *
Anvesha Mallik – Level IV
Zachary Wang – Level IV *
* Passed With High Distinction
Congratulations to Jessica Yu for receiving 1st Place at Northwestern Piano Competition (4-6 grades)! Jessica will receive $50 as a cash prize.
Congratulations to Grace Gong for being a Finalist at Northwestern Competition (9-12 grades)!
Congratulations to the MMTA State Contest Winners:
Isabelle Fishman
Ariana Yang
Jayden Xiao
Primary:
Tola Mroz
Aiden Zhao (Alternate)
Liam Trinidad
Nicole Ogranovich (Alternate)
Primary:
Tola Mroz
Aiden Zhao (Alternate)
Liam Trinidad
Nicole Ogranovich (Alternate)
Junior A:
Zachary Wang
Michelle Pham
Maria Trinidad
Abrie Aggazi-Glaze
Aurelia Lucas
Darya Nikonova
Rishita Gupta
Annika Lal
Sophia Sintsov
Shruti Shanmugasundaram (Alternative)
Maria Daugela (Alternative)
Erin Mc Cloud
Intermediate A:
Sam Guo
Anirudh Raj
Zella Lucas
Nitya Potti
Sylvia Wong
Intermediate B:
Harini Senthilkumar
Annie Zhao
Alisha Shah
Annie Tan
Jasmine Wong
Ian Gong
Calvin Zhou
Senior A:
Keerthana Ramanathan
Congratulations to Zhaomeng Chen for receiving 2nd Place at 9th Grade MMTF Auditions! Zhaomeng will receive $300 Hazelle A. Quist Memorial Award!
Congratulations to Zhaomeng Chen, Andrew Nikhill, Sreya Patri, Ben Ven, Henry Zheng, Sophia Lin, and Katelyn Liu for becoming “Winners” at the Junior Young Artist Competition!
Congratulations to Andrew Lin and Aaron Tang for receiving “Alternate” at the Junior Young Artist Competition!
Congratulations to Grace Gong and Martin Zhou for becoming one of the Winners at the Senior Young Artist Competition!
Congratulations to Andrew Peng for receiving “Alternate” at the Senior Young Artist Competition!
Congratulations to the following students for passing the MMTA Comprehensive Piano Exam:
Akshana Goagunta – Prep Level
Jaden Wu – Prep Level *
Tola Mroz – Level III *
Julia Ma – Leve III *
Annika Lal – Level IV *
Tiger Liu – Level IV
Andrew Siagian – Level IV
Andreas Walexon – Level V *
Grace Zhou – Level V *
Anvesha Mallik – Level V
Geoffrey Liu – Level VI
Gloria Liu – Level VI
Ian Gong – Level VII *
* Passed With High Distinction
Congratulations to the following students for passing the MMTA Theory Exam:
Shagun Shrivastava – Level I *
Eric Zheng – Level II *
Zoe Anderson – Level II
Lindsey Gerlach – Level II
Shreshth Shrivastava – Level II
James Zhou – Level II
Sarah Olajos – Level III
* Passed With High Distinction
Congratulations to the following students for passing the MMTA Piano Exam:
Aiden Zhao – Level I *
Olivia Zhou – Level I *
Atharva Sarmah – Level II
Sribika Senthilkumar – Level II
Devarsh Borah – Level III
Rohan Deep – Level III *
Jasmine Garry – Level IV *
Rishita Gupta – Level IV
Kate Hu – Level IV
Michelle Pham – Level IV *
Vandana Ramanathan – Level IV
Sylvia Wong – Level V *
Annie Tan – Level VI
Calvin Zhou – Level VII *
Devna Panda – Level VII
Nitya Potti – Level VII
Keerthana Ramanathan – Level VIII
Jasmine Wong – Level VIII *
* Passed With High Distinction
Congratulations to the following students for getting a perfect score at Kramer’s School of Music Ensemble Festival:
Vivienne Kane – Piano Concerto Elementary Category
Julia Ma – Piano Concerto Junior A Category
Tola Moz – Piano Concerto Junior A Category
Zachary Wang – Piano Concerto Junior A Category
Andreas Walexon – Piano Concerto Junior A Category
Anvesha Mallik – Piano Concerto Junior B Category
Grace Zhou – Piano Concerto B Junior Category
Tiger Liu – Piano Concerto B Junior Category
Samir Sarma – Piano Concerto Intermediate Category
Jasmine Wong – Piano Concerto Intermediate Category
Sreya Patri – Piano Concerto Intermediate Category
Henry Zheng – Piano Concerto Intermediate Category
Ahmed Ilyasov and Suleiman Ilyasov – Piano Duet Category
Shanna Sivakumar – String Category
Congratulations to the following students for passing the MMTA Theory Exam:
Vedant Vikramaditya – Level III
Abrie Agazzi-Glaze – Level III *
Morgan Cook – Level III
Rishita Gupta – Level III *
Kate Hu – Level III *
Sarah Hu – Level III *
Andy Liu – Level III
Tiger Liu – Level III
Jerry Lou – Level III
Julia Ma – Level III
Rohan Mishra – Level III
Esther Olajos – Level III
Maggie Quan – Level III *
Sophia Repice – Level III
Michelle Shplisher – Level III
Alisson Lei – Level IV *
Zella Lucas – Level IV *
Erin McCloud – Level IV
Michelle Pham – Level IV *
Shruti Shanmugusundaram – Level IV
Sylvia Wong – Level IV *
Sam Guo – Level V *
Andrew Lin – Level V *
Brian Liu – Level V
Sujaiyaa Sivakumar – Level V
Molly McCloud – Level V *
Annie Zhao – Level VI *
Jasmine Wong – Level VI
Ben Ven – Level VI
Jenny Quan – Level VI
Andrew Peng – Level VI
Kavya Karthic – Level VI
* Passed With High Distinction