Education

Student Achievements

• 1997 Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM) Silver Medallist for receiving the highest mark (91%) in Grade 7 Piano Examination in Ontario, pictured in the Ottawa Citizen on November 24, 1997.
• Congratulation letter from ORMTA Provincial President
• Congratulation letter from the Royal conservatory of Music
• Pictured in the Glebe Report on January 16, 1998
• Pictured in the HOG's BACK NEWS on December, 1997
• Appeared in The ALTA VISTA NEWS on November 12, 1997
• Appeared in News West on December 1997
• Appeared in The Capital Chinese News on December 1, 1997
• Appeared in The Canada-China News on Nov 21, 1997
• Appeared in Ottawa Weekend on November 27,1998
  
• RCM Grade 2 Theory 91%.
• Recipient of the Frederick Harris Music Scholarship in 1997.
• Kiwanis Music Festival winner, 1st and 2nd places.
• RCM Grade 9 Piano Examination 84%.
• 1997 Laurentian Junior Music Club (LJMC) Senior Piano Plaque and Scholarship winner.
• Performed at the First Class Honours Recital and the LJMC Highlights Concert.

2. Ye Yuan

• 1997 Royal Conservatory of Music Silver Medallist for receiving the highest mark (95%) in Grade 3 Piano Examination in Ontario, pictured in the Ottawa Citizen on November 24, 1997.
• Appeared in The Canada-China News on Nov 21, 1997
• Pictured in the Glebe Report on January 16, 1998
• Congratulation letter from ORMTA Provincial President
• Congratulation letter from the Royal conservatory of Music
• Appeared in Ottawa Weekend on November 27,1998
• Appeared in The Capital Chinese News on December 1, 1997
• Recipient of the Frederick Harris Music Scholarship in 1997.
• Kiwanis Music Festival 1st place winner.
• 1995 LJMC Junior Piano Plaque and Scholarship winner.
• 1997 LJMC Intermediate Piano Plaque and Scholarship winner.
• Performed at the First Class Honours Recital and the LJMC Highlights Concert.
  

3. Lei Wang

• 1998 Royal Conservatory of Music Silver Medallist-highest mark in Grade 3 Piano Examination in Ontario 95%.
• Appeared in The Capital Chinese News on December 1, 1997
• Appeared in Ottawa Weekend on November 27,1998
• Recipient of the Frederick Harris Music Scholarship in 1998.
• RCM Grade 6 Piano Exam. 88%.
• Kiwanis Music Festival winner, 3rd place.
• Performed at the First Class Honours Recital, the LJMC Highlights Concert and the Ottawa West Junior Music Club (OWJMC) Gala Concert.

• RCM grade 5 Piano Exam. 91%, highest mark in Ottawa.
• RCM Theory Exam. Preliminary Rudiments 92%.
• Kiwanis Music Festival winner, 1st and 2nd places.
• Three consecutive winner of the LJMC Junior Piano Plaque and Scholarship (1996 to 1998).
• Performed at the First Class Honours Recital, LJMC Highlights Concert and the OWJMC Gala Concert.
• RCM Grade 8 Piano Exam. 90%
• RCM Grade 9 Piano Exam. 88%

• RCM Grade 6 Piano Exam. 91%, highest mark in Ottawa.
• RCM Grade 1 Theory 98%.
• RCM Grade 8 Piano Exam. 86%.
• RCM Grade 2 Theory 98%.
• Kiwanis Music Festival winner, 1st and 2nd places.
• 1997 LJMC Intermediate Piano Plaque and Scholarship winner.
• Performed at the First Class Honours Recital and the LJMC Highlights Concert.

• RCM Grade 3 Piano Exam. 91%, highest mark in Ottawa.
• RCM Theory Exam. Preliminary Rudiments 91%.
• RCM Grade 2 Theory Exam. 86%
• RCM Grade 6 Piano Exam. 84%.
• RCM Grade 8 Piano Exam. 86%
• Two times winner of the LJMC Intermediate Piano Plaque and Scholarship (1998 and 1999).
• Kiwanis Music Festival winner, 1st, 2nd and 3rd places.
• Performed at the First Class Honours Recital and the LJMC Highlights Concert.

• Many times winner at the Canadian Music Week and Music Writing Competition; and the Ottawa Youth Composition Competition (detail see under Composition).
• 1995 LJMC Junior Piano Plaque and Scholarship winner.
• 1996 LJMC Intermediate Piano Plaque and Scholarship winner.
• RCM Theory Exam. Preliminary Rudiments 97%.
• RCM grade 2 Theory Exam. 97%.
• RCM Grade 7 Piano Exam.84%.
• Canadian Music Competition (CMC) Play-A-Thon, 100%.
• Kiwanis Music Festival winner, 1st and 2nd places.
• Performed at the First Class Honours Recital and the LJMC Highlights Concert.

• 1999 LJMC Junior Piano Plaque and Scholarship winner.
• 2000 LJMC Intermediate Piano Plaque and Scholarship winner.
• 2001 LJMC Intermediate Piano Scholarship winner.
• Kiwanis Music Festival winner, 1st and 2nd places.
• RCM Grade 3 Piano Exam. 87%.
• Performed at the First Class Honours Recital and LJMC Highlights Concert.

• RCM Grade 8 Piano Exam. 88%, highest mark in Ottawa.
• RCM Grade 9 Piano Exam. 82%.
• RCM Grade 3 Harmony 88%.
• RCM Grade 3 History 90%.
• Kiwanis Music Festival winner, 2nd place.
• Performed at the First Class Honours Recital.

• 1999 RCM grade 3 Piano Exam. 92%, highest mark in Ottawa.
• RCM Grade 2 Theory Exam. 97%
• RCM Grade 8 Piano Exam. 80%
• Kiwanis Music Festival winner, 1st and 2nd places.
• Performed at the First Class Honours Recital and the LJMC Highlights Concert.

• Kiwanis Music Festival 1st place.
• 1994 winner of the Edith Merrill Music Scholarship.

• 1995 LJMC Intermediate Piano Plaque and Scholarship winner.
• RCM Grade 4 Piano Exam. 87%.
• RCM Theory Exam. Preliminary 99%.
• RCM Grade 7 Piano Exam. 85%.
• Kiwanis Music Festival winner, 1st place.
• Performed at the First Class Honours Recital and the LJMC Highlights Concert.

• RCM Grade 5 Piano Exam. 89%, highest mark in Ottawa.
• RCM Theory Exam. Preliminary Rudiments 97%.
• RCM Grade 2 Theory Exam. 98%.
• RCM Grade 7 Piano Exam. 85%.
• RCM Grade 9 Piano Exam. 81%.

• 2000 LJMC Piano Plaque and Scholarship winner.
• Performed at the LJMC Highlights Concert.

• RCM Grade 4 Piano Exam. 88%, highest mark in Ottawa.
• Kiwanis Music Festival winner, 1st and 2nd places.
• Performed at the First Class Honours Recital.

• 1999 LJMC Junior Piano Plaque and Scholarship winner.
• Kiwanis Music Festival winner, 1st place.
• Performed at the LJMC Highlights Concert.

• RCM Grade 3 Piano Exam. 89%, second highest in Ottawa.
• RCM Theory Exam. Preliminary Rudiments 86%.
• RCM Grade 2 Theory Exam. 93%
• Kiwanis Music Festival winner 2nd place.
• Performed at the First Class Honours Recital.

• RCM Grade 4 Piano Exam. 88% highest mark in Ottawa.
• Kiwanis Music Festival winner, 1st, 2nd and 3rd places.
• Performed at the First Class Honours Recital and the LJMC Highlights Concert.

• RCM Theory Exam. Preliminary Rudiments 99%.
• RCM Grade 5 Piano Exam. 84%.
• RCM Grade 8 Piano Exam. 81%
• RCM Grade 2 Theory Exam. 93%
• Kiwanis Music Festival winner, 1st, 2nd and 3rd places.
• Performed at the First Class Honours Recital and the LJMC Highlights Concert.

• RCM Grade 3 Piano Exam. 86%.
• Kiwanis Music Festival winner, 1st place.
• Performed at the First Class Honours Recital and the LJMC Highlights Concert.
  

• RCM Grade 3 Piano Exam. 90%
• Kiwanis Music Festival winner, 1st place.
• Performed at the First Class Honours Recital
• LJMC Junior Piano Scholarship winner (2001)

• RCM Grade 3 Piano Exam. 88%.
• Kiwanis Music Festival winner, 1st place.
• Winner of The Quincy Damhousse Thophy and The Optimist Club of Nepean Music Scholarship, 2001.
  
  Others: RCM Piano Exam. with First Class Honours (a mark of 80-89%) were:
  Jessie Rankin, Pierre Sarazen, Victor Tsang, Andrew Li, Patrick Kong, Donna Ho, Olivia Leung, Lisa Mongeon, Dominic Chan, Byron Chu, David Mongeon, Jason Cockerill, Jocelyn Sutherland, Meghan Proudfoot, Michelle Roberge, Gwen McGuire, Lu Ding, Erika Weisz, Lisa Wilkinson, Hui Hui Shen, Jonathan Tam, Jacequeline Yang, Amy Lee, Ben Lee, Stephanie Wong, Kieran Humphries, Alton Wu, Fifi Yu, John Wang, Michael Lam, Jane Wang, Fanyi Meng, Tony Nguyen, Peter Yang, Felicia Yu, Brooke Liang, MingYang Shi, Molly Dong, Jessica Chen, Jessica Yu, Kimberly Fung, Xiaoran Guo and Stephanie KO.