Leiya Jangam, Best Quick Study Trophy Winner, Scholarship Winner
2nd place: Level 4 List B, Sonatina in G Major III, Clementi, 88
1st place: Level 4 quick study 92
2nd place: Level 4 List C, Positively Swinging, Norton, 89
1st place: Level 4 Study, The Avalanche, Heller, 88Quinn Wu, Gold Medal Winner
1st place: Level 1 Canadian Composers, Bears, Niamath, 92
2nd place: Level 1 Quick Study, 90
3rd place: Level 1 Study, The Detectives, Donkin, 90Rongohn Rahman, Gold Medal Winner
1st place: Level 1 Quick Study, 91
2nd place: Level 1 Canadian Composers, Angelfish, Crosby Gaudet, 91
Andrei Lao
1st place: Level 5 Quick Study, 91
3rd place: Level 5 List A, Little Prelude in C Major, J.S. Bach, 91
Aidan Lao
2nd place: Level 9 study, To the Lute, Hofmann, 85
1st place: Level 9 Quick Study, 88
Bridget Puhacz, Gold Medal Winner
1st place: Level 7 Canadian Composers, Nocturne, Poole, 87
Stefania Lipoczi, Gold Medal Winner
1st place: Level 3 Quick Study, 85
Rowan McGovern
2nd place: Level 3 Canadian Composers, The Sleeping Dragon, Telfer, 89
Braeden Hoang
2nd place: Level 3 Quick Study, 84
Henry Ostapeic
3rd place: Level 1 Canadian Composers, Dream Journey, Donkin, 90
3rd place: Level 1 Quick Study, 89
William Mark
3rd place: Level 1 List A, Minuet in A Minor, Krieger, 90
3rd place: Level 1 Quick Study, 88
Anista De Matas Payne
3rd place: Level 1 Robots, Crosby Gaudet, 89
3rd place: Level 1 Quick Study, 89
Charlotte Dufour
3rd place: Level 2 Study, Crazy Comics, Donkin, 86
Isla Lake-Bork
3rd place: Level 3 Quick Study, 83
Oshawa-Whitby Kiwanis Music Festival 2018
Aidan Lao, 2018 Senior Piano Playoff Champion Trophy and Scholarship Winner
1st place: Level 9 study, To the Lute, Hofmann, 90
1st place: Level 9 List B, Sonata in G Major I K283, Mozart, 87
1st place: Level 9 List D, Golliwogg's Cakewalk, Debussy, 89
1st place: Level 9 Quick Study, 91
1st place: Level 9 Sight Reading, 85
Leiya Jangam
1st place: Level 4 List B, Sonatina in G Major III, Clementi, 90
1st place: Level 4 quick study, 88
1st place: Level 4 Sight Reading, 89
2nd place: Level 4 List C, Positively Swinging, Norton, 89
2nd place: Level 4 Study, The Avalanche, Heller, 88
Andrei Lao
1st place: Level 5 Quick Study, 86
2nd place: Level 5 Study, Chicken Talk, Schoenmehl, 92
2nd place: Level 5 List A, Little Prelude in C Major, J.S. Bach, 88
Nicky Mark
1st place: Level 1 Quick Study, 86
Charlotte Dufour
1st place: Level 2 Sight Reading, 85
1st place: Level 2 Quick Study, 83
Esandi Punchihewa
1st place: Level 3 Quick Study, 84
OMFA Provincial Finals 2017
2nd place: Level 3 List C, Interlude by Mier, 89
3rd place: Level 3 Study, Left Alone, 88
2nd place: Level 4 Quick Study, 89
3rd place: Level 8 List D, Far Away Friend by Springer, 86
1st place: Level 8 Sight Reading, 90
3rd place: Level 8 List D: Far Away Friend by Springer, 90
1st place: Level 1 Canadian Composers, Robots by Crosby Gaudet,90
2nd place: Level 2 List B, Turkish Bazaar by Mrozinski, 85
2nd place: Level 4 Quick Study, 85
3rd place: Level 4 Study, Study in C Major by Duvernoy, 81
1st place: Level 4 Popular Selection List, Hockey Night in Canada Theme by Claman, 98
1st place: Level 2 Quick Study, 90
2nd place: Level 2 Quick Study, 85
1st place: Level 1 Sight Reading, 80
3rd place: Level 3 Study, Witches and Wizards by Donkin, 81
3rd place: Level 3 Quick Study, 81
Participation Ribbon: Prep B, Sneaky Sam by Bober, participation ribbon
Participation Ribbon: Prep B, Cool Groove by McLean, participation ribbon
1st place: Grade 7 Quick Study, Platypus by Fiala, 92
Qualified: Provincial Qualifier Invention #8 by Bach and Nocturne by Poole, 91
1st place: Grade 2 Quick Study, Flamingo by Linn, 91
3rd place: Grade 2 Study, The Wind by Tan, 87
1st place: Grade 4 Quick Study, The Hurdy Gurdy Man by Tchaikovsky, 85
3rd place: Grade 4 Canadian Composers, Monkeys in the Trees by Berlin, 87
3rd place: Grade 4 Popular Selection List: Don't Stop Believin' 85
2nd place: Grade 1 Canadian Composers, 2nd place for the Bronze Bear by Adair, 90
3rd place: Grade 1 List C, Crafty Card Tricks by Donkin, 86
3rd place: Grade 3 Canadian Composers: The Sleeping Dragon, 89
3rd place: Grade 4 List C: Reflections by Alexander, 86
2nd place: Grade 4 Quick Study: The The Hurdy Gurdy Man by Tchaikovsky, 83
3rd place: Grade 2 Canadian Composers: Penguins by Niamath
3rd place: Grade 2 study: Crazy Comics by Donkin, 85
3rd place: Grade 1 List C, On the Right Lines by Norton, 87
Junior Piano Ensemble with Isla: 3rd place for Colours of the Wind arr. by Aaronson, 85
Junior Piano Ensemble with Isla: 3rd place for Colours of the Wind arr. by Aaronson, 85
Aidan Lao, Intermediate Piano Playoff Finalist, Medal Winner, Scholarship Winner
1st place: Grade 7 Sight Reading, 90
1st place: Grade 7 Quick Study, 90
1st place: Grade 7 Canadian Composers, Nocturne by Poole, 87
2nd place: Grade 7 List A: Invention #8 by Bach, 90
2nd place: Grade 7 List B: Fur Elise by Beethoven, 86
Andrei Lao, Junior Piano Playoff Finalist, Medal Winner, Scholarship Winner
1st place: Grade 3 Quick Study, 88
1st place: Grade 3 List C, White Sand by Norton, 90
1st place: Canadian Composers,The Sleeping Dragon by Telfer, 90
2nd place: Grade 3 Two Studies, Computer Chatter by Donkin and Witches and Wizards by Donkin, 88
2nd place: Grade 3 List A: 2nd Place, Minuet in G Major by Petzold, 86
Ethan Cairns, Junior Piano Playoff Finalist, Medal Winner, Scholarship Winner
Grade 2 Quick Study: 1st place, 86
Grade 2 Sight Reading: 1st place, 82
Grade 2 List B: 1st place for Sparkling Brook by Goldston, 91
Grade 2 Study: 3rd place for E Dorian with Modulation by Vandall, 82
Chairman's Award Medallist
McKenzie Cairns
1st place: Grade 1 List B, The Bronze Bear by Adair, 88
1st place: Grade 1 Sight Reading, 86
1st place: Grade 1 Quick Study, 85
2nd place: Grade 1 Canadian Composers: 2nd place for Mist by Poole, 87
2nd place: Grade 1 Study: Celebration by Crosby Gaudet, 88
Andrew Cairns
Participation Ribbon: Prep A, Jazz Blast, participation ribbon
1st Place: Grade 2 Quick Study, 92
1st Place: Grade 2 List B, Turkish Bazaar by Mrozinski, 90
1st Place: Grade 3 Study, Inter-City Stomp by Norton, 88
Kai Baba, Gold Medal and Scholarship Winner
1st Place: Grade 3 Quick Study, 91
1st Place: Grade 3 Study, Arabesque by Burgmuller, 88
Aidan Lao, Gold Medal and Scholarship Winner
1st Place: Grade 5 Quick Study, 89
2nd Place: Grade 6 Study, Dance by Shostakovich, 87
2nd Place: Grade 5 List C, Scamp by Norton, 87
2nd Place: Grade 5 List B, Sonatina in A Minor (I) by Gurlitt, 87
Andrei Lao, Gold Medal and Scholarship Winner
1st Place: Grade 1 Quick Study, 91
3rd Place: Grade 2 List B, March of the Goblins by Berlin, 87
Leiya Jangam, Gold Medal Winner
1st Place: Grade 1 Study, Both Ways by Tansman, 96
2nd Place: Grade 1 Canadian Composers, Mist by Poole, 87
Isla Lake-Bork, Gold Medal Winner
1st Place: Preparatory B, Struttin' by Norton, 94
Esandi Punchihewa
2nd Place: Prepartory B, By the Mill Pond by Last, 92
Noelle Puhacz
3rd Place: Grade 3 Study, Computer Chatter by Donkin, 85
3rd Place: Grade 3 List A, Musette in D Major attr. Bach, 84
3rd Place: Grade 3 List B, Sonatina in G (Romanze) by Beethoven, 85
Oshawa-Whitby Kiwanis Music Festival 2015
Ethan Cairns
1st place, Grade 1, Canadian Composers, Dream Journey by Donkin, 88
3rd place, Grade 1 Study, Both Ways by Tansman, 84
McKenzie Cairns
Preparatory Ribbon and Certificate: Jumping Jacks by Markow, no mark given
Bethany Hoang
1st place: Grade 1 Canadian Composers, Spooks by Poole, 86
2nd place: Grade 1 List A, Minuet in A Minor by Krieger, 85
Braeden Hoang
1st place: Grade 1 Canadian Composers, Gremlins by Patterson, 86
2nd place: Grade 1 Study, Two Handed Blues by Norton, 86
Dinuri Punchihewa
1st place: Grade 2 List A, Eccossaise by Beethoven, 88
Esandi Punchihewa
Prepartory Ribbon and Certificate: By the Mill Pond by Last, no mark given
Share the Celebration: Celebration Series® Video Countdown Finalists
I am happy to report that all of the Leading Note Music students who entered videos were selected as finalists. Congratulations to everyone!. All of the videos are featured in the Leading Note Music Playlist.
Isla Lake-Bork: The Haunted Harp, Donkin (Preparatory A)
McKenzie Cairns: The Calico Cat, Marlais (Preparatory B)
Braeden Hoang: The Calico Cat, Marlais (Preparatory B)
Leiya Jangam: The Calico Cat, Marlais (Preparatory B)
Ethan Cairns: Climb Up On An Elephant arr. Nancy Telfer (Level 1)
Dinuri Punchihewa: Turkish Bazaar, Mrozinski (Level 2)
Noelle Puhacz: Zinc Pink, Alexander (Level 3)
Valerie Heyd: Positively Swinging, Norton (Level 4)
Bridget Puhacz: Positively Swinging, Norton (Level 4)
Katherine Zheng: Positively Swinging, Norton (Level 4)
Aidan Lao, Sunset in Rio, Springer (Level 5)
North York Music Festival May 2014
D. Punchihewa, Best of Grade 1 Trophy Winner , Scholarship Winner
1st Place: Grade 1 Quick Study, 90
1st Place: Grade 1 List A, Minuet in A Minor by Krieger, 89
1st Place: Grade 1 Study, Soaring by Donkin, 89
3rd Place: Grade 1 List C, The Bronze Bear by Adair, 85
Aidan Lao, Best of Grade 3 Trophy Winner , Scholarship Winner
1st Place: Grade 3 Study, Arabesque by Burgmuller, 89
1st Place: Grade 3 List C, Coconut Rag, 88
2nd Place: Grade 3 List A, Minuet in G by Petzold, 86
2nd Place: Grade 3 Canadian Composers, The Sleeping Dragon, 88
1st Place: Grade 2 List B Mature Performers, Turkish Bazaar by Mrozinski, 85
V. Heyd
3rd Place: Grade 4 Study,Masquerade by Niamath, 85
Oshawa Whitby Kiwanis Music Festival May 2014
Aidan Lao, Junior Piano Playoff Finalist, Medal Winner, Scholarship Winner
1st Place: Grade 3 Study, Arabesque by Burgmuller, 88
1st Place: Grade 3 List C, Coconut Rag, 87
1st Place: Grade 3 List A, Minuet in G by Petzold, 87
1st Place: Grade 3 Sight Reading, 87
1st Place: Grade 3 Quick Study, 90
2nd Place: Grade 3 Canadian Composers, The Sleeping Dragon by Telfer, 87
2nd Place: Grade 3 List B, Sonatina in G 1st Movement by Beethoven, 87
D. Punchihewa, Scholarship Winner
1st Place: Grade 1 Sight Reading, 91
1st Place: Grade 1 List A, Minuet in A Minor by Krieger, 89
1st Place: Grade 1 List C, The Bronze Bear by Adair, 86
K. Baba
1st Place: Grade 2 Sight Reading, 90
1st Place: Grade 2 List B, Turkish Bazaar by Mrozinski, 85
2nd Place: Grade 2 Study, Asteroids by Norton, 85
2nd Place: Grade 2 Canadian Composers, Penguins by Niamath, 87
Andrei Lao, Scholarship Winner
1st Place: Grade 1 List B, The Bronze Bear by Adair, 87
R. Banfi
2nd Place: Grade 1 Sight Reading, 90
2nd Place: Grade 1 List B, Dream Journey by Donkin, 87
2nd Place: Grade 1 Study, Time Travel by Donkin, 85
B. Puhacz
1st Place: Nocturne by Sheftel, 87
1st Place: Sight Reading, 85
2nd Place: Dreamcatcher by Crosby, 85
N. Puhacz
2nd Place: Grade 3 Sight Reading, 84
2nd Place: Yes Sir!, 83
3rd Place: Study in D Minor by Czerny, 86
North York Music Festival April 2013
N, Puhacz, Gold Medal Winner, Scholarship Winner
1st Place: Grade 2 Quick Study, A Minstrel of Olden Times, 88
1st Place: Grade 2 Study, Crazy Comics by Christine Donkin, 89
1st Place: Grade 1 List C, Teapot Invention by Andrew Markow, 86
2nd Place: Grade 1 and 2 Canadian Composers, Penquins by Linda Niamath, 89
K. Baba, Gold Medal Winner
1st Place: Grade 1 List B: The Bronze Bear by Yvonne Adair, 90
1st Place; Grade 1 and 2 Canadian Composers, Spooks by Clifford Poole, 90
B. Puhacz, Gold Medal Winner
1st Place: Grade 3 Quick Study, Russian Cradle Song by Boris Berlin, 88
2nd Place: 12 and Under Student Compositions, Winter Reverie by Bridget Puhacz, 93
2nd Place: Grade 3 and 4 Popular Selection List, A Time for Us arranged by Eric Baumgartner, 87
3rd Place: Grade 3 List A, Musette in D by J. S. Bach, 86
S. Stewart, Gold Medal Winner
1st Place: Mature Performer Class Grade 1, A Starry Night by Italo Taranta, 89
V. Heyd
2nd Place: Grade 3 Quick Study, Russian Cradle Song by Boris Berlin, 85
3rd Place: Grade 3 List C, Coconut Rag by Christopher Norton, 86