My Students

My students are among the most competitive in the area, with a long list of achievements.

My current and past students have held these positions:

  • Houston Symphony League Concerto Competition – Finalist 2015
  • Houston Youth Symphony Chamber Player – Soloist and 1st Violinist
  • Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University – Accepted
  • Northwestern University – Accepted
  • Cleveland Institute of Music – Accepted
  • High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (HSPVA) – Accepted
  • Houston Youth Symphony – Symphony Orchestra Concert Master Group, Assistant of Concert Master
  • Houston Youth Symphony – Philharmonia Concert Master, 1st Chair
  • Houston Youth Symphony – String Orchestra, 3rd Chair
  • Multiple members of Houston Youth Symphony
  • Greater Houston Youth Symphony Orchestra Scholarship Competition – 2nd Place with Scholarship
  • Greater Houston Youth Symphony Orchestra – Concert Master, 1st Chair
  • Multiple members of the Greater Houston Youth Symphony Orchestra
  • Virtuosi of Houston – Concert Master of Second Section of Violin
  • The 5th Hong Kong International Music Festival – Winner
  • Houston Young Artist Competition – Contest Winners
  • Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) – All-State Orchestra
  • Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) – All-Area, #1 (1st Chair)
  • Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) – All-Regional Middle School Symphony Orchestra, Concert Master, 1st Chair
  • Alief ISD – JH Orchestra Outstanding Soloist, Solo and Ensemble Competition
  • Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) – Texas Music Scholar
  • Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) – All-Regional Orchestra. Most of my students compete and are selected yearly.

In addition to the competitions listed above, my students hold top positions in their school orchestras. To name just a few, my students have held these positions:

  • Fort Settlement Middle School – 1st Chair/Concert Master (Esha & Albon)
  • Sartartia Middle School – 1st Chair/Concert Master (Deanna & Yomi)
  • First Colony Middle School – 1st Chair/ Concert Master (Jillan & Courtney)
  • Dulles Middle School – 1st Chair/Concert Master (Tiffany), 2nd Chair/Assistant Concert Master (Mecey)
  • Garcia Middle School – 2nd Chair/Assistant Concert Master (Micaela)
  • Alief Middle School – 1st Chair/Concert Master (Tony)
  • Clements High School – 1st Chair/Concert Master (Jillan, Yash, and Yomi)
  • Dulles High School – 1st Chair/Concert Master (Tiffany), 2nd Chair/Assistant Concert Master (Esha)
  • Kempner High School – 1st Chair/Concert Master (Nicole)
  • Harmony High School – 1st Chair/Concert Master (Safa)
  • DeBakey High School – 1st Chair/Concert Master (Tony)

My students excel in annual competitions, namely UIL (University Interscholastic League) State Solo Competition and Texas State Solo-Ensemble Contest.

My current and past students had successful auditions and were accepted to the following camps:

  • Boston University Tanglewood Institute
  • International Academy of Music 9th Festival – Castelnuovo di Garfagnana, Italy
  • Verbier Festival Music Camp, Switzerland
  • Miscellaneous Local Summer Camps