CONGRATULATIONS
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT STATE HONORS 2022
CM Evaluations STATE HONORS REQUIREMENT - Any level of student can qualify for State Honors and all students are automatically enrolled for consideration for State Honors, upon enrollment. The MTAC South Bay Branch no longer acknowledges Branch Honors, which had a minimum level requirement of level 5 and above.
To receive State Honors, students must:
✅ Receive a Good or Excellent rating for Repertoire Performance
✅ Receive a Good or Excellent rating for the Performance for technique
✅ Receive a Good or Excellent Rating for Sight Reading
✅ Receive 80% or above for the online Theory exam
✅ Pass both the Performance Evaluation and written Theory Test for their enrolled CM Level that year
Isla Caldwell
Mikaela D'Adamo
Wenjen Piano Theory Honors Over 90% -
Isla Caldwell
Mikaela D'Adamo
Isabel Lee
Kellen Lee
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT Senior award
2021 SENIOR MEDALLION AWARD WINNER
Alana Ikemoto
SENIOR AWARD (CM SENIOR MEDALLION AWARD WINNER) REQUIREMENTS -
Senior Award Eligibility (Noreen Wenjen is the MTAC South Bay Branch Senior Medallion Chair
A graduating high school senior student is eligible for a Senior Award, in any instrument, if he/she:
(a) enrolls in CM Evaluations at CM Level 7 or above;
(b) enrolls in CM Evaluations for three (3) years during school Grades 9 through 12 (consecutive or non-consecutive years), including in their final year of high school; and
(c) passes all components of CM Evaluations (e.g. Performance and Theory) for each Level, in each of those three (3) years.
IC ratings will not affect Senior Award eligibility.
Senior Award eligibility will be auto-calculated in the Online System; therefore, Teachers no longer need to proactively apply (i.e. do not need to check a box in the application process).
Young Artist Guild students are eligible for the Senior Award if they are accepted into the YAG program in their junior year of high school.
Senior Medallion
A graduating high school senior student in any instrument who – (i) passes all sections of CM, (ii) for three consecutive or non-consecutive years during school Grades 9 through 12, (iii) including in their final year of high school, and (iv) at CM Level 7 or above – is eligible for the Senior Award. Any year in which a student receives an RAL rating will not be included as a participation year for the Senior Medallion or Panel Audition Eligibility. A Young Artists Guild student is considered a graduate of the Certificate of Merit program and is eligible for the senior award.
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT STATE HONORS 2021
STATE HONORS - To receive State Honors, students must (1) pass both the Performance Evaluation and written Theory Test for their enrolled CM Level that year; (2) receive a “Good” or “Excellent” rating for Technique, Sight Reading/Singing, and Repertoire; and (3) receive at least 80% or above on the Theory Test for their enrolled CM Level that year. All students are automatically enrolled for consideration for State Honors, with CM Evaluation enrollment.
Isla Caldwell
Mikaela D'Adamo
Alana Ikemoto
Alexis Lee
Theory Honors Over 90% -
Isla Caldwell
Alexis Lee
Austin Lee
Isabel Lee
Kellen Lee
MTAC COMPOSERS TODAY CT STATE COMPETITION
Congrats to the MTAC Composers Today State Contest 2021 Winners
3rd Place Winner Div. 1 Makayla Phan. Honorable Mention Winner Div. 2 Madison Phan
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT STATE HONORS 2020
Austin Lee Advanced Level CM State Honors 2020
Jynel Zeitz Advanced Level State Honors 2020
Alexis Lee level 6 State Honors 2020
Isla Caldwell Level 3 CM State Honors 2020
Kellen Lee Level 5 CM State Honors 2020
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT BRANCH HONORS 2020
Kellen Lee Level 5 CM Branch Honors 5+ 2020
Jynel Zeitz Advanced Level Branch Honors 5 2020
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT-THEORY 90% AND ABOVE
Emily Caldwell Level 3 100% 2020
Kellen Lee level 5 99% 2020
Austin Lee Advanced Level 95% 2020
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT
Alana Ikemoto - Advanced Level 2020
2019 Senior Medallion winner: Robert Gerschultz
2019 Branch Honors: Robert Gerschultz, Mikaela D’Adamo, Isabel Lee
2019 State Honors: Robert Gerschultz, Mikaela D’Adamo, Isabel Lee, Georgia Topper
90% and Above for theory exam: Mikaela D’Adamo, Isabel Lee, Georgia Topper, Kellen Lee, Jynel Zeitz, Austin Lee, Alexis Lee
Branch Honors
MTAC South Bay Branch
Congrats CM Branch Honors Students