We’ve opened the sign-up form for our Performance Evaluations for August 28th and 29th. Workshops are a great way to build those competition skills so please be sure to attend. Thanks everyone!
Remember: Performance and Evaluations are also serve as auditions to participate in competitions and TV shows. National Guild participants can perform their best national guild audition pieces again to try out for TV or for a chance to be picked to compete in future competitions.
Note: recital attire is required.
Congratulations to our national guild participants. All of our performers have received grades of Excellent Plus or higher! 
Here’s the breakdown:
Superior Plus : 31% ( A+ equivalent )
Superior : 55% ( A equivalent)
Superior Minus: 10% ( A- equivalent)
Excellent Plus: 4% ( B+ equivalent)
Please follow this link to view the full list.
Congratulations everybody! 
How To Calculate Your Pupils Current Rating in Guild Auditions
The numbers of C and A Checks on a pupil’s report card will determine his/her current years rating in the National Piano Playing Auditions, as follows:
Family Circle Current Rating
means the pupil’s preparation shows he/she is not yet ready to appear in public, but that they should find pleasure in playing the piano daily, trying always to improve their technical facilities as the golfer does his/her stroke so as to be able to please a wider audience, outside his/her family group; More A than C Checks. Fair.
Room Circle Current Rating
means the pupil’s preparation shows he/she is prepared to appear before his fellows in his room at school, who, being held for the most part, unaccomplished in music, are therefore not critical; 1 to 6 more C’s than A’s. Good to Good Plus.
School Circle Current Rating
means the pupil’s preparation shows he is prepared to the extent that he could creditably represent his school or club in a musical program at his school. 7 to 10 more C’s than A’s. Excellent to Excellent Plus.
Citywide Circle Current Rating
means the pupil’s preparation shows his/her playing sufficiently polished or outstanding to make him a possible selectee to represent his school in a citywide or countywide concert. 11 to 27 more C’s than A’s. Excellent Plus to Superior.
Top-Talent Circle Current Rating
means the pupil’s preparation shows he/she is adequately equipped musically and technically to appear before any audience anywhere, even though newspaper critics may be in the audience to herald his/her faults and virtues to the world. 28 (or more) more C’s than A’s. Superior Plus.
Piano Hobbyist Certificates
Students entering the auditions as piano hobbyists are graded on an A, B, C, D, and F basis. Letter grades are as follows:
A—Superior
B—Excellent
C—Good
D—Fair
F—Failing
Circle ratings do not apply to these students.
Explanation
Every Piano hobbyist or professional can be included in one of the above Circle Ratings. Judges are asked to express an opinion of each pupil’s preparation and his fitness to appear without discouraging results before groups that range from friendly to hostile. The Family, Room and School Circles are friendly groups before whom anyone can play without devastating results, but the City-Wide and Top-Talent Circle demand piano-playing of a higher order. Judges are therefore instructed neither to underrate or overrate any hobbyist or professional appearing before him for adjudication. The number of C and A Checks on the pupil’s report card will automatically indicate the Judge’s estimate, as explained above. Six more C’s than A’s will permit the pupil to enter for National NFSM membership in the next classification next year.
This is the final schedule, if you’re scheduled on Wednesday July 21st and Monday August 09th, please check carefully as the time has been shifted. If you’re scheduled to perform before your next lesson, please check in half an hour earlier as we need to fill out the report cards. Formal dress code is strictly required for the audition and don’t forget to bring your music.
We still need more volunteers to help monitor the audition. High school students are qualified and will be received community service hours. Please contact our office at 714-636-0836 for more information. Thank you.
We’ve updated the schedule for this year’s National Guild Auditions. We’re getting close to the final schedule and will let you know when it’s finished.
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We’ve posted the schedule for this year’s National Guild Auditions. Please note that the schedule is not final yet and may change a bit, we will let you know when the final schedule has been posted. Thank you for your patience.
Summer is in full swing! We’ve opened the sign-up form for our Performance Evaluations for this month. Our workshops help build performance skills which will be of great use in live performances and competition. We’d like to say thanks to all of the students and parents who participate in our workshops!
Our staff and parents are very pleased to congratulate the following outstanding students of the Certificate of Merit program for 2010:
Tien Viet Tran, Brian Dinh, Naomi Nguyen, Cassidy Nguyen, Catherine Le, Qui-Huong Nguyen, Lara Luu, Alex Huynh, Lan Duong, Jilvie Nguyen, Jennifer Dao, Caitlin Nguyen, Sean Pham, Peter Nguyen, Katherine Thanh Vo, Sydney Pham, Michael Pham, Christine Doanh Tran, Amanda Dinh, Lauren De Sa, Julie Vuong. Chris Dao, and Katie Le.
Our students have passed Certificate of Merit audition with 80 percent or higher on all subjects including theory, technique, sight-reading, ear-training and performance. Bravo to the students and their fine teachers!
Summer is almost here! We’ve opened the sign-up form for our Performance Evaluations for this month. We would like to thank everyone for participating in our workshops.
We’ve opened the sign-up form for our Performance Evaluations for this month. All participants have to perform the technical requirement of their piece. Students need to dress properly in order to be considered as student of the month, if they have received an A+ in performance and evaluation. Thanks everyone!