PRACTICE PALS
GUIDING AMBITIOUS MUSICIANS TOWARDS SUCCESS
the violinists
miranda li
bio:
- TMEA All-State Philharmonic Member (2021 - 2022)
- Region 23 HS Symphony (2021-2022)
- TPSMEA All-State Member (2021-20222)
- 3rd chair Private School All State (2020-2021)
- Concertmaster-Region 23 JH Symphony Orchestra 2017
-4th chair first violin Region 23 JH Symphony Orchestra 2018
-Region 23 HS Symphony Orchestra 2019/2020
-5x TMEA Region participant
-TPSMEA All-State 1st violinist 2020
-Top group JH orchestra
-Gold medals (ones) at UIL competitions
- High school Region member (2020-2021)
- Qualified for Area auditions (2020-2021)
bio:
- TMEA All-State Philharmonic Member (2021-2022)
- Region 23 HS Symphony (2021-2022)
- TMEA All-State member (2020-2021)
-Played violin for 7 years
-Top/Varsity JH Orchestra
-Top/Varsity HS Orchestra (Seven Lakes High School)
-2nd chair first violin Region 23 JH Symphony Orchestra 2018
-Participated in both JH/HS Region 23 Orchestras (2017-2020)
-Qualified for Area 2019-2020
-Qualified for TSSEC (Texas State Solo and Ensemble Contest) 2019-2020
-Earned Gold Medals (Ones) at UIL Competitions
-Performed at TMEA Convention twice (2019,2020)
-Played for gigs (2 years) and Houston Methodist Hospital
- High school Region member (2020-2021)
joy park
bio:
- Played violin for 9 years 2011-2020
- Gold medals (ones) at UIL competitions
- Participated in orchestra for 7 years 2015-2020
- Won national orchestra 1st and 2nd 2015-2017
-Top orchestra for junior high
- Went to Switzerland music camp sponsored by the city 2016
- Made region twice 2017-2019
ellie jung
bio:
- Have been playing violin for 5 years
- 2 time JH All-Region member (2017-2018, 2018-2019)
- 2 time HS All-Region member (2019-2020, 2020-2021)
- Varsity group at BDJH and SLHS
- First stand Region 23 JH (2018-2019)
- TX State S&E Outstanding Performer (2020-2021)
- Gold recipient at UIL S&E (2016-2021)
- Composer and music producer
thomas wang
sam lin
bio:
- TMEA All-State Sinfonietta member
- Region 23 Symphony member
-2020-2021 TMEA All-State Orchestras Qualifier
-2020-2021 TMEA Area Orchestras Qualifier
-2017-2020 TMEA Region 23 Orchestras Qualifier
-2021 Texas All-State Solo and Ensemble Superior (gold Rating).
-Member of the Seven Lakes Varsity Orchestra
-Member of the Beckendorff Varsity Orchestra (2018-2020)
-2018-2021 Texas UIL Solo and Ensemble Contest: Class One, Superior (Gold) Ratings.
-2019 TMEA String Orchestra State Champion: Beckendorff Honor Orchestra.
-6 years of violin experience
- Admitted to Symphony Orchestra (Top Group) in Houston Youth Symphony. (2021)
bio:
- Played violin for 4 years
- Top JH orchestra (Seven Lakes Junior High)
- Top HS Orchestra (Jordan High School)
- 15th chair first violin for Region 23 Symphony Orchestra 2020
- Region 23 qualifier 2021
- UIL solo and ensemble contest Gold winner (2018-2021)
elaine qu
the
violists
bio:
- Region 23 HS 2021-2022 Member
- Made region 2 times (2017-2018)
- Top orchestra in junior high
-Second top group high school/ 10th grade
- All ones(1) on UIL solo and ensemble events(2016-2020)
- 1st chair Region 2018
- Played viola for 7 years
- High school Region member (2020-2021)
- Qualified for Area auditions (2020-2021)
esther yi
peiyao ning
bio:
- Region 23 HS Member (2021-2022)
- 1st chair Region 23 JH Symphony Orchestra 2019
-4th chair Region 23 JH Symphony Orchestra 2018
-Member of Houston Youth Symphony for 3 years (Top orchestra for 2 yrs)
-Top orchestra in junior high (BDJH)
-Top orchestra in high school (Cinco Ranch)
-Music Doing Good scholarship recipient (2018-2019)
-Gold medals (ones) at UIL Competitions
-8 years of Piano experience
-Performed at TMEA in 2019
- High school Region member (2020-2021)
bio:
- Region 23 HS 2021-2022 Member
- Made region 2 times (2017-2018)
- Top orchestra in junior high
-Second top group high school/ 10th grade
- All ones(1) on UIL solo and ensemble events(2016-2020)
- 1st chair Region 2018
- Played viola for 7 years
- High school Region member (2020-2021)
- Qualified for Area auditions (2020-2021)
brady ji
the
cellists
emily ji
bio:
- TMEA All-State Symphony Member (2021-2022)
- 3rd place winner: Marielle Ogletree Young Artist Concerto Competition (2021-2022)
- Region 23 Symphony member (2021-2022)
- Solo and Ensemble Gold: class one (2021-2022)
- TMEA All-State member (2020-2021)
- High school Region member (2020-2021)
- Music of Harmony team leader
- Playing cello for 10 years
-Winner of 2020 Clear Lake Concerto Competition (1st place): received scholarship
- Region orchestra (2016-2020)
- Principal cellist of Region 2017
- Region member every year since 2016.
-Top orchestra for both Junior High and High School
-Attended HYS (Houston Youth Symphony) for 5 years.
-Performed at TMEA state twice
- Gold medals (ones) at UIL competitions
- Recipient of Music of Harmony Scholarship for Leadership.
bio:
- Region 23 HS 2021-2022 Member
-TSSEC Qualifier (2021-2022)
-Playing cello for 5 years
- Qualified for Area auditions (2019-2020)
- Region orchestra (2016-2020)
-Junior High top orchestra
-Top orchestra of high school (varsity group)
-Gold Medals (ones) at UIL competitions (solo and assemble)
-Attended TMEA once
- Qualified for Pre- Area auditions (2020-2021)
- High school Region member (2020-2021)
jasmine wang
bill sun
bio:
- TMEA All-State Symphony Member (2021-2022)
- Region 23 Symphony Member (2021-2022)
- Solo and Ensemble gold: class one (2021-2022)
- Region principal cellist 2019-2020 and 2020-2021
- Junior High region member 2018-2021
- Auditioned to Seven Lakes High School Sinfonia(top group) member 2021-2022
- UIL Gold Medal for 3 years straight(2018-2021)
- Member of the Junior High state TMEA orchestra 2018-2019
- Cellist for 4 years
- In top group of Junior High and High School
bio:
- 6 years of cello experience
- Region Cellist for 3 years
- UIL Gold medalist for 6 years
- Previous HYS Cellist
- Tallowood Winter 2021 Music Competition medalist
- Member of Top Orchestra in both Junior High and High School
- Back to Bach Music Outreach Program Ambassador
justin liang
bio:
⁃ Kinder HSPVA cellist
- Region 23 Philharmonic Member (2021-2022)
⁃ HS TMEA Region (2019-2021)
⁃ Houston International Music Competition Finalist
⁃ 7 years cello experience
lara li
the
pianists
bio:
- Juanita Miller Concerto Competition Grand Prize and Piano Division Winner (2022)
- MTNA Junior Piano National 2nd Place Winner (2020)
- MTNA National Finalist (2019-2020)
- MNTA South Central Division Winner (2019-2020)
- MNTA Texas Winner (2019-2020)
- South Texas Piano Competition Best of Beethoven Award (2020)
- TMTA 8th Grade Piano Performance Winner (2019)
- Steinway Junior Piano Houston Winner (2018)
- Steinway Junior Piano Houston 2nd Place (2019)
- New Orleans Piano Institute Concerto Competition Winner (2018)
- Clear Lake Youth Concerto Competition Winner (2016, 2018)
- Baylor Piano Competition Winner (2018)
- Blinn College Young Pianists Grand Prize Winner (2016, 2017, 2020)
- Texas State University Young Pianist 1st Place (2016-2018)
- Houston Young Artist (2015~2020)
- Music Doing Good scholarship recipient (2016~2018) and one of 2 artistic ambassadors by Music Doing Good in 2019.
- Bryant appeared on NPR’s “From the Top” recording #321 in Mar-2016 as the only and youngest pianist
- 1 of 37 pianists to participate in Second Cliburn International Junior
Piano Competition and Festival (2019)
- 1 of 53 musicians to participate in Morningside Music Bridge
(2021)
- Started piano at age 6 with Mr. John Weems.
bryant li
young sun yi
bio:
- Piano performance major, Moores School of Music, University of Houston, Aug. 2020
- Private piano instructor at Great Performers School of Piano and Music, Bellaire, TX
Jan, 2020-present
- Honors recital, HCC, Dec. 2019
- Played Chopin Ballade No. 2, Masters class at HCC, Stafford, TX
Oct, 2019
- Honors recital, HCC, Apr. 2019
- Piano performance major, HCC, TX
Jan. 2019- May 2020
- Keyboardist, Korean Central Presbyterian Church, Houston, TX
2013-present
- Keyboardist, Hana Church, Buena Park, CA
2003-2013
- Pianist, Salvation Army Youngdeungpo Corp., Seoul, Korea
1991-96, 1997-99
- Played piano for 38 years
bio:
-TMTA 8th Grade Piano 1st place (2020)
-TMTA 7th Grade Piano Honorable Mention (2019)
-Blinn College Young Pianists Competition 2nd place (2020), 2nd place (2019)
-Houston Forum Young Artist Piano Competition 1st place (2018, 2017), 2nd place (2019)
-Participated in SMU Meadows School for the Arts, Institute for Young Pianist (2019)
-New Mexico State Honors Piano Competition 1st place (2015)
-Albuquerque Music Teachers Association Honors 1st place (2015)
-Dennis Alexander Piano Competition (New Mexico) 1st place (2015), 3rd place (2014)
-Started piano at age 6 with Amy Greer in Albuquerque NM, and with Mr. John Weems since 2016.
natalie su
philip ma
bio:
- Started piano at age 6 with Mr. Yifan Liu for 6 years and has now been playing piano with John Weems
for the last three years.
- 9 th grade TMTA Piano Finalist (2020)
- Blinn College Young Pianists 3rd in 2020
- Winner in the 2020 Best of Beethoven Piano Competition
- 8th grade TMTA Piano Finalist (2019)
- Blinn College Young Pianists 2nd in 2019
- 2 nd place in Steinway Piano competition Dallas (2018)
- 3 rd place in Dallas Symphonic Festival intermediate Concerto (2018)
- 1 st place in Dallas Symphonic Festival Intermediate Sonatina (2017)
the
clarinetists
alisa lu
bio:
- Symphonic winds at SLHS
- Performed at UIL state marching competition 2018
-Gold medals for Solo competitions 2018, 2019, 2020
- TMEA 9th grade region band member 2019, Symphonic winds band member 2020
- 4 years clarinet experience, performed in junior high, high school, and region band concerts
-8 years piano experience, performed in piano recitals 2011-2019
-participated in multiple Certificate of Merit level tests at UC Irvine
bio:
- 5 1/2 years of Clarinet experience
- Member of the Symphonic Winds Band at SLHS during 2018 - 2020
- Member of the top group in Junior High 2017
- Preformed at UIL state competition in 2018 and in the 2019 regional marching competitions
- TMEA region band member 2017 - 2019
- Gold medal in Solo and Ensemble Competition First Class Difficulty in 2018 and 2019
- Multiple Full Band Concerts 2016 - 2019
- 7 years of Piano experience
- National Member of the National Piano Playing Audition, highest rating (5+) in 2015 - 2019
- Top scores (Commendation) for NPPA Guild Auditions in 2015 - 2019
- 5 years in the National Audditions and on National Roll
- Multiple piano recitals 2013 - 2020
michelle cheng
the
flutists
bio:
- 5 years of flute
- Top band 7th-8th grade
- Junior high region 9th chair in 7th grade
- 5th chair junior high region 8th grade
- 1st chair high school region - 9th grade
- Participated in symphonic band
- Music of Harmony scholarships - 8th and 9th grade
- Has teaching experience: taught in 7th, 8th, and 10th grade
- UIL solo and ensemble gold medals (1s) in 7th, 8th, and 9th grade
- Had many solos in school performances (UIL)
marisa gu
kelly zhou
bio:
- 5 years of flute
- Symphonic band participant
- Marching band participant
- UIL solo and ensemble gold medals (1s) in 9th and 10th grade
- Performed at UIL state 2018
- Competed in many competitions: BOA Mcallen, BOA Houston, BOA San Antonio, Katy Marching Festival, US bands, UIL area
- Performed in concerts with band in junior high and high school
- Won gold in an out-of-state competition
the
leadership
team
Emily Ji - Founder/ Co-president
Bryant Li - Founder/ Co-president
Miranda Li - Founder/ Vice President
Peiyao Ning and Joy Park - Treasurer
Lara Li - Social Media
Brady Ji - Web Master
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sophie zeng
bio:
-TMEA All-State Orchestra Qualifier (2021-2022)
-TMEA Area Orchestra Qualifier (2021-2022)
-TMEA Region 23 Orchestra Qualifier (2017-2021)
-Texas UIL Solo and Ensemble Gold Ratings (ones) (2017-2021)
-Texas State Solo and Ensemble Contest Qualifier (2021-2022)
-Adams Concerto Competition Winner (2020)
-Member of the Jordan High School Varsity (top) Orchestra (2021-present)
-Member of the Adams Junior High Varsity Orchestra (2020)
-Member of the Seven Lakes Junior High Varsity Orchestra (2018-2019)
-7 years of violin experience (started at 9 years old with my mother)