July 2025 Competitions

Remember, you are some of the most intelligent and gifted pianists there are! It is a privilege to study music as it disciplines your mind, spirit, body and emotions. Be special and push yourself even more.

July 2025 Competition Results

Award for Spending the Most Time on a Reading App

Elli

Award for Fastest Scales

Eve (4 octaves)

Lilian (1 octave)

Award for Listening to the Most Classical Music

Cora

Jack

Award for most pages in Theory

Aurora

Award for Most Consistent Practicer

Scarlett

Award for Practice Competition

Aurora (older group)

Scarlett (younger group)

Play an Entire Book Competition

Lilian

Aurora

Most Songs Played by Ear

Lilian

Christie K Sowby $100 Scholarship

Esther

Encore Projects Fair

Scarlett 

Cora

Jack (studio winner)

July 2024 Competition Results

Award for Spending the Most Time on a Reading App

Elli

Award for Fastest Scales

Eve

Award for Listening to the Most Classical Music

Cora

Jack

Award for YouTube 50

Lilian

Fiona

Award for most pages in Theory

Elli

Award for Most Consistent Practicer

Scarlett

Award for Practice Competition

Fiona (older group)

Scarlett (younger group)

Play an Entire Book Competition

Kate

Most Songs Played by Ear

Kate

Christie K Sowby $100 Scholarship

Rachel

Encore Projects Fair

Scarlett (studio winner)

Cora

Jack

Lilian

Kate

July 2023 Competitions

Award for Spending the Most Time on a Reading App

Elli

Award for Fastest Scales

Fiona

Award for Listening to the Most Classical Music

Cora

Jack

Award for YouTube 50

Scarlett

Award for most pages in Theory

Charity

Award for Most Consistent Practicer

Scarlett

Charlie

Elli

Award for Practice Competition

Fiona (older group)

Raquel (younger group)

Play an Entire Book Competition

Kate

Raquel

Most Songs Played by Ear

Charlie

Christie K Sowby $100 Scholarship

Kate

July 2022 Competitions

Award for Spending the Most Time on a Reading App

Elli

Award for Fastest Five-Finger Patterns

Raquel

Elli

Award for Fastest One-Octave Scales

Charity and Kate

Award for Fastest Two-Octave Scales

Fiona

Award for Listening to the Most Classical Music

Sophie

Award for YouTube 50

Anna

Roxie

Kate

Award for 100 Pages of Theory

Sophie

Award for Practice Competition

Fiona (older group)

Sophie (middle group)

Raquel (younger group)

Play an Entire Book Competition

Sophie

Anna

Roxie

Charity

Raquel

Kate

Most Songs Played by Ear

Roxie

Christie K Sowby $100 Scholarship

Elli

July 2021 Competitions

Award for "Say and Play the Musical Alphabet"

Jack

Micaela

Award for Recognizing Notes the Fastest

Raquel

Award for Fastest Two-Octave Scales

Hope

Award for Listening to the Most Classical Music

Roxie

Award for YouTube 50

Roxie

Cora

Jack

Anna

Award for 100 Pages of Theory

Roxie

Award for Practice Competition

Roxie (older group)

Sophie (middle group)

Cora (younger group)

Jude (special group)

Play an Entire Book Competition

Anna

Roxie

Christie K Sowby $100 Scholarship

Roxie

July 2020 Competitions

Award for "Say and Play the Musical Alphabet"

Raquel

Elli

Award for "Fastest Two-Octave Scales"

Roxie

Award for "Fastest Four-Octave Scales"

Isa

Award for "Playing the Most Songs by Ear"

Roxie

Tiara

Award for "Listening to the Most Classical Music"

Cora and Jack McGetrick

Award for "YouTube 50"

Roxie

Sophie

Cora and Jack

Kate

Anna

Award for "100 Pages of Theory"

Roxie

Sophie

Award for Practice Competition, older group

Roxie and Lilly (tie!)

Award for Practice Competition, younger group

Kate

Award for Playing an Entire Book in July

Roxie

Sophie

Lilly

Anna

Christie K Sowby $100 Scholarship

Tiara

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July 2019 Competitions

Congratulations to the following 2019 Summer Recital Winners and Award Recipients:

Award for "Fastest scales HT one octave"

Anna

Award for "Fastest scales HT 4 octaves"

Isa

Award for "Most Hymns Played"

Sophie

Roxie

Award for "Most Songs Played by Ear"

Roxie

Award for "YouTube 50"

Truman

Roxie

Tiara

Anna

Award for "100 Pages of Theory in July"

Sophie

Roxie

Isa

Anna

Practice Competition

Roxie

Dr. Christie K Sowby $100 Scholarship

Anna

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July 2018 Competitions

Congratulations to the following 2018 Summer Recital Winners and Award Recipients:

Award for “Fastest Five-Finger Patterns”
Tiara

Award for “Fastest Left-Hand Scales”
Isa

Award for “Most Hymns Played”
Isa

Award for “Most Songs Played by Ear”
Tiara

Award for “YouTube Competition”
Tiara

Award for “Practice Competition”
Anna

Dr. Christie K Sowby $100 Scholarship
Isa

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July 2017 Competitions

Musical Vocabulary
Ashton Lewis
Isa Irwin
Julia Morgan

Most Practice Minutes
Truman Gunther

YouTube 25 2017

Tiara Tuttle
Ashton Lewis

Entire Children's Songbook or Bach Chorales

Isa Irwin
Ashton Lewis

Christie K Sowby $100 Scholarship

Ashton Lewis

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July 2016 Competitions

Congratulations to the following 2016 Summer Recital Winners and Award Recipients:

Fastest and Perfect 12 Major Arpeggios

Isa

Same Level of 4-star/Theory as Grade Award

Hope

Charity

Ashton

Percussion Book Competition

Olivia

Ashton

Most Sight-Reading Minutes

Hope

Learn an Entire Concerto Movement in July

Olivia

Hope

Charity

Ashton

Entire Children's Songbook Pieces Played

Isa

Hope

Charity

Ashton

YouTube 50 2016

Isa

Olivia

Ashton

Smartest Practicer Award July 2016

Isa

Christie K Sowby $100 Scholarship

Truman

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July 2015 Competition

Congratulations to the following 2015 Summer Recital Winners and Award Recipients:

Fastest and Perfect-note 12 major scales

Olivia (tie)

Ashton (tie)

Fastest and Perfect-note 12 major five-finger patterns

Kimball

Fastest Arpeggio award

Olivia

Playing all church hymns during July

Isa

Kimball

Hope

Charity

Olivia

Ashton

Most Practice minutes

Charity

Personal Best Practice Minutes

Isa

Brooke

Kimball

Truman

Olivia

Ashton

Same Level of 4-star/Theory as grade award

Isa

Kimball

Olivia

Ashton

Christie K Sowby $100 Scholarship

Kimball

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July 2014 Competition

Congratulations to the following 2014 Summer Recital Winners and Award Recipients:

YouTube 50
Ashton
Isa
Truman
Claire
Josie
Kimball
Olivia
Sam
Timmy 
Tyler
Abel

Personal Best July Practice Minutes
Ashton
Sam

Fastest Scales
Olivia (first)
Timmy (second)
Honorable Mention: Isa and Tyler

Fastest 5-finger patterns
Sam and Claire (tie)
Josie (second)

Flashcards under 60 seconds
Sam
Claire
Josie

Older Group Practice Competition Winner
Timmy

Older Group Practice Competition Winner
Tyler

Christie K Sowby $100 Scholarship
Timmy

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2013 Competition

Congratulations to the following 2013 Summer Recital Winners and Award Recipients:

YouTube 50
Olivia
Ashton
Truman
Claire
Josie
Isa
Kimball

Personal Best July Practice Minutes
Brooke
Ashton
Timmy
Tyler
Isa

Older Group July Practice Competition Winner
Isa

Younger Group July Practice Competition Winner
Tyler

Fastest Scales
Olivia

Fastest Five-Finger Patterns
Claire

Christie K Sowby $100 Scholarship
Isa

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2012 Competition

Older Group July Practice Competition Winner
Olivia

Younger Group July Practice Competition Winner
Isa

Christie K Sowby $100 Scholarship
Olivia

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2011 Competition

Older Group July Practice Competition Winner
Katie

Younger Group July Practice Competition Winner
Truman

Christie K Sowby $100 Scholarship
Amy