Courtesy report
The Louisiana Music Teachers Association recently sponsored the Torgrimson/Swanzy state piano rally competition in Baton Rouge. Students from across the state who attained high achievements in the spring district piano rallies were invited to compete in this event.
Three local piano students were honored by being selected among the competition winners. Patrick Singh was selected as winner in the Prep B division for 3rd-4th grade students, Lucas Chen was awarded an honorable mention medal in Level II for students in grades 7-8 and Preston Parker was awarded second place in Level IV for students in the 11th and 12th grades. Lucas is a student of Steele Moegle and both Patrick and Preston are students of Denise Cox.
The Ruston Area Music Teachers Association (RAMTA) sponsored a district piano rally prior to the state event. At the district level, students were judged and ranked based on their performance of three pieces by memory. The other categories of sight reading, a written exam, and playing keyboard skills, combined with their performances, allowed students to qualify for state or earn the outstanding achievement award. The following Ruston area students received awards at the district level in their respective divisions:
PREP A (grades 1-2)
1ST PLACE—Timmy Liu
2ND PLACE—Fiona Xiao
3RD PLACE— Meredith McCoy
4TH PLACE—Cohen Whitlock
5TH PLACE— Grady Williams
PREP A Outstanding Achievement
Timmy Liu
Fiona Xiao
PREP B
1ST PLACE—Patrick Singh
2ND PLACE—Owen Lauck
3RD PLACE—Ashby McCoy
4TH PLACE—Iris Xiao
5TH PLACE—Butter McGehee
6TH PLACE—Keaghan Bosecker
PREP B Outstanding Achievement
Owen Lauck
Ashby McCoy
Butter McGehee
Patrick Singh
PREP B State Qualifiers
Keaghan Bosecker
Owen Lauck
Ashby McCoy
Butter McGehee
Clark Reigelman
Patrick Singh
LEVEL I
1ST PLACE—Shepard McCoy
2ND PLACE—Jace Baines
3RD PLACE—Collins Reigelman
4TH PLACE—Jack McGehee
5TH PLACE—Macy McGaha
6TH PLACE—Layla McGaha
LEVEL I Outstanding Achievement
Esther Allen
Shepard McCoy
Collins Reigelman
LEVEL I State Qualifiers
Esther Allen
Jace Baines
Shepard McCoy
Collins Reigelman
Ava Roberson
LEVEL II
1ST PLACE—Lucas Chen
2ND PLACE—Zoey Wang
3RD PLACE—Kaejha Stewart
4TH PLACE—Benjamin McCoy
5TH PLACE—John Cole Parker
6TH PLACE—Mia Whitlock
LEVEL II Outstanding Achievement
Lucas Chen
Mia Le
Benjamin McCoy
John Cole Parker
Jonathan Powers
Kaejha Stewart
Zoey Wang
LEVEL II State Qualifiers
Lucas Chen
Benjamin McCoy
John Cole Parker
Jonathan Powers
Kaejha Stewart
Zoey Wang
LEVEL III
1ST PLACE—Elias Richey
2ND PLACE—Terzah Savage
3RD PLACE—Maggie Rogers
LEVEL III Outstanding Achievement
Elias Richey
Terzah Savage
LEVEL III State Qualifiers
Elias Richey
Terzah Savage
LEVEL IV
1ST PLACE—Caed Baines
2ND PLACE—Preston Parker
3RD PLACE—Elena Baines
4TH PLACE—Isaac McCoy
5TH PLACE—Maddeline Farnell
6TH PLACE—Melissa Le
LEVEL IV Outstanding Achievement
Caed Baines
Elena Baines
Isaac McCoy
Preston Parker
LEVEL IV State Qualifiers
Elena Baines
Isaac McCoy
Preston Parker
RAMTA teachers who were represented by their students at the district rally include Dee Alexander, Cody Chandler, Denise Cox, Pam Givens, Jeanne Patterson, Shirley Maynor and Steele Moegle.
