*** Partial list of recent achievements by current students of Keel Piano Studio excluding online competitions ***
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, District 3 (2025)
Category D (age 16-18) - 2nd Place
Southern California Junior Bach Festival (2025)
Branch 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