National Music Certification

The following students participated in National Music Certificate examinations held this spring and successfully passed!

Passing with First Class Honors with Distinction:
- Iris Kwok Grade 1 Piano (Iris has achieved the highest score ever received in Grade 1 in PPA history and is now in the PPA Hall of Fame!)
- Jessica Kur Grade 7 Piano
- Joshua Chiang Grade 7 Piano and Beginning Theory Rudiments

Passing with First Class Honors:
- Nicole Leyfman Prep B Piano
- Charles Smolen Grade 2 Piano
- Jiliane Saputra Grade 4 Piano

Passing with Honors:
- Jessica Kur Advanced Theory Rudiments

As the national standard follows just behind the Peery curriculum, all Peery students should be prepared to participate in these National Evaluations. Click here for more information about NMC.

Talk to your teacher if you are interested in participating in the next exam and keep on the lookout for application deadlines on the PPA calendar.

Congratulations to the PPA students who passed the National Music Certificate examinations held December 2008.  The scores are in and wow!  you all did such a great job.  The NMC program is dedicated to providing American music students with nationwide opportunities for achievement and evaluation.  Each year more than 100,000 students 
participate in the internationally recognized Certificate Program.  
The judging in this program is very strict and the high scores PPA students receive, often receiving the highest scores in the state, reflect the strength of the world class training PPA students receive.

The PPA curriculum prepare students for the NMC exams.  For Habits and Players participation in the examination is optional.  For PPA Mastery students it is required.  Examinations are held twice each year with the next examination in May.  You can sign up now by going to www.nationalmusiccertificate.org .  The application deadline for May examinations is February 24th.

If you do decide to apply, please let your teacher know so they can help you be fully prepared.  Please enter the number 00363 for teacher number in the application process so we can keep track of your score and monitor your progress.

Passing score for all levels and tests is 60.  It is NMC policy to never award a 100 for the Practical exam.

PPA’s highest scoring students this session were:
Practical – Jamie C. 96
Theory – Luke C. 97
Students receiving grades of First Class Honors with Distinction (scoring 90-100):
PRACTICAL – exams include performance, technic, sight reading, ear training and rhythm Halzel S. – Grade 1 Willy A.  – Grade 3 Jamie C.  – Grade 5 Erica B.  – Grade 6 Luke C.- Grade 6 Jessica K. – Grade 6 Caroline W. – Grade 7 Joojay H.  – Grade 8

THEORY – exams are written covering all aspects of music theory Erica B. – Pre Rud Luke C. – Pre Rud Jamie C. – Pre Rud

Students receiving grades of First Class Honors (scoring 80-89):
PRACTICAL
Joojay H. – Grade 8
Jiliane S. – Grade 3
Christien S. – Grade 3

THEORY
Jessica K. – Grade 1