Partial list of recent achievements by students of Keel Piano Studio excluding online international competitions

CAPMT Concerto Competition, Regional South (2026)

Category A (age 9 and under) - 3rd Place

CAPMT Honors Competition, District 3 (2026)

Category B (age 10-12) - Honorable Mention

Category C (age 13-15) - 2nd Place

CAPMT Contemporary Competition, District 3 (2026)

Category B (age 10-12) - 2nd Place

MTAC Artist of the Future Competition (2026)

Winner, 2nd Alternate, Honorable Mention (2)

(winner performing Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor, 3rd Movement, with Beach Cities Symphony May 31, 2026)

From the Top (2025)

Finalist, featured on Daily Joy Series

Southern California Junior Bach Festival, Complete Works Audition (2025)

French Suites, Silver

Chromatic Fantasy & Fugue, Silver

Southwestern Youth Music Festival (2025)

Various Categories - 1st Place (3), 2nd Place (2), 3rd Place (2), 4th Place (1)

MTAC Scholarship Auditions (2025)

Junior Division (age 11 and under) - 1st Place

Intermediate Division (age 12-14) - Honorable Mention

Senior Division (age 15-19) - 1st Place

CAPMT Sonata/Sonatina Competition, District 3 (2025)

Category A (age 7 and under; one movement) - Honorable Mention

Category B (age 8-9; one movement) - 1st Place

Category D (age 12-13; one movement) - 1st Place

Category D (age 12-13; one movement) - 2nd Place

Category D (age 12-13; one movement) - Honorable Mention

Category E (age 14-15; one movement) - 2nd Place

Category 3 (age 13-15; complete sonata/sonatina) - 3rd Place

CAPMT Honors Competition, State Finals (2025)

Category A (age 9 and under) - 2nd Place

Category D (age 16-18) - 2nd Place

CAPMT Honors Competition, District 3 (2025)

Category A (age 9 and under) - 1st Place

Category B (age 10-12) - 2nd Place

Category D (age 16-18) - 1st Place

CAPMT Contemporary Competition, State Finals (2025)

Category C (age 13-15) - Honorable Mention

CAPMT Contemporary Competition, District 3 (2025)

Category C (age 13-15) - 1st Place

CAPMT Concerto Competition, Regional South (2025)

Category D (age 16-18) - 2nd Place

Southern California Junior Bach Festival (2025)

Branch Winner (3), Regional Winner (3)

Certificate of Merit (2025)

Passed (13), State Honors Awarded (10)

Panel Honors Awarded (1)

MTAC Artist of the Future Competition (2025)

Winner

(performing Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2, 1st Movement, with Beach Cities Symphony May 16, 2025)

Los Angeles International Liszt Competition (2024)

Division I (age 12 and under) - 4th Place

Southwestern Youth Music Festival (2024)

Various Categories - 1st Place (3), 2nd Place (5), 3rd Place (2), 4th Place (1)

MTAC Scholarship Auditions (2024)

Junior Division (age 11 and under) - 1st Place

Senior Division (age 15-19) - 2nd Place

Senior Division (age 15-19) - Honorable Mention

CAPMT Sonata/Sonatina Competition, District 3 (2024)

Category A (age 7 and under; one movement) - 1st Place

Category B (age 8-9; one movement) - Honorable Mention

Category C (age 10-11; one movement) - 2nd Place

Category F (age 16-18; one movement) 2nd Place

Category 1 (age 9 and under; complete sonata/sonatina) - 2nd Place