November 15, 2021
President’s Note

This issue of In Tune with TMTA is the report of the MTNA/TMTA Performance Competitions that just occurred this past weekend at the University of Houston. How’s that for “hot off the presses!” Thanks so much to chair Michael Clark, NCTM and co-chair Adam Salas for a smoothly run competition and to the University of Houston for hosting us. The air was filled with enthusiasm and energy as young musicians from all over the state assembled for the event.
 
It’s always inspiring to hear the accomplishments of our students and is a reminder of the positive impact you, as music teachers, have on their lives. I am thankful for all of you, our TMTA members, for the energy, time, and love you put into your students’ lessons.
 
Happy Thanksgiving!

Dr. Roy Wylie, NCTM
TMTA President
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2021 MTNA/TMTA Competition Results
BRASS
Young Artist Division
Winner: William Stradley, euphonium, student of Kevin Waas
Alternate: Zachary Bixler, euphonium, student of Kevin Waas
 
PIANO
Junior Division
Winner: Guanjie Lu, student of Alex McDonald
Alternate: Chanya Methaprayoon, student of John Weems
Honorable Mentions:
Victoria Bi, student of Yi-Fan Liu
Matthew Scott, student of Konstantyn Travinskyy
Lucas Pei, student of Marcy McDonald
Kaitlyn Ouyang, student of Catharine Lysinger
 
Senior Division
Winner: Antonio Ajero, student of Linda Parr
Alternate: James Liu, student of Lisheng Xu
Honorable Mentions:
Joshua Cheng, student of John Weems
Ella Tran, student of Alex and Marcy McDonald
Soohyun Lee, student of Luis Sanchez
Ian Cannon, student of Kana Mimaki
Bryant Li, student of John Weems
Ellen Foreman, student of Peter Steigerwald
 
Senior Duet Division
Winner: Albert Yang and Benjamin Yang, students of Matthew Loudermilk
Alternate: Julia Wang and Vrinda Varada, students of Alex and Marcy McDonald
 
Young Artist Division
Winner: Cezary Karwowski, student of Bradley Bolen, Baylor
Alternate: Martin Shahbazyan, student of Tamas Ungar, TCU
Honorable Mentions:
Steven Dong, student of Alan Chow, Eastman
Noah Chojnacki, student of Andrew Brownell, UT Austin
Xici Zhu, student of Andrew Brownell, UT Austin
Alona Khoptynets, student of Diego Caetano, SHSU
 
STRINGS
Junior Division
Winner: Jaden Ouyang, cello, student of Joseph Kuipers
Alternate: Christina Yum, violin, student of Marianne Henry
 
Senior Division
Winner: Danielle Yoon, cello, student of Ko Iwasaki
Alternate: Steven Lu, violin, student of Jan Sloman
Honorable Mention: Ashish Samson, viola, student of Ronald Houston
 
Young Artist Division
Representive: Tatiana Kolesnik, violin, student of Evgeny Zvonnikov, West Texas A&M
 
VOICE
Senior Division
Winner: Naomi Chad, student of Mary Loy
Alternate: Sara Dacon, student of Amy Canchola
 
Young Artist Division
Winner: Krista Pape, student of Melanie Sonnenberg, UH
Alternate: Preston Hart, student of Robert Best, Baylor
 
WOODWIND
Junior Division
Winner: Stephanie Kim, flute, student of Monica Song
Alternate: Soomin Oh, flute, student of Monica Song
 
Senior Division
Winner: Helen Lan, flute, student of Mark Teplitsky
Alternate: Ayne Park, flute, student of Monica Song
Honorable Mentions:
Nathan Le, flute, student of Monica Song
Dillon Martin, saxophone, student of James Barger
 
Young Artist Division
Winner: Robert Stine II, saxophone, student of Stephen Page, UT Austin
Alternate: Joel Ferst, saxophone, student of Stephen Page, UT Austin
Honorable Mention: Caleb Dodson, saxophone, student of Stephen Page, UT Austin
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