{"id":16,"date":"2021-04-12T01:36:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-12T01:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ysbsqa-spctrainingaccount05.com\/claryspianostudio\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2026-01-28T22:47:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T22:47:13","slug":"certificate-of-merit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/claryspianostudio.com\/index.php\/certificate-of-merit\/","title":{"rendered":"Certificate Of Merit"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"16\" class=\"elementor elementor-16\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1bbbfa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d1bbbfa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b49256 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7b49256\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c882f0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c882f0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CERTIFICATE OF MERIT<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec33868 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ec33868\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52add3c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"52add3c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c4e2f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7c4e2f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/claryspianostudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-589\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/claryspianostudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1-1.png 800w, https:\/\/claryspianostudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1-1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/claryspianostudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1-1-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd6c7c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dd6c7c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Certificate of Merit?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c76ba3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c76ba3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Certificate of Merit is one of the state&#8217;s largest and most prestigious programs dating back to 1933. Almost 30,000 students enroll statewide in this MTAC program. I am one of the adjudicators for the Northern California area and have had students involved in this program since 1972.<\/p><p>While many students desire the challenge of preparing for a Certificate of Merit, many do not. This program demands serious practice and dedication. In my studio, the option to participate is always there, but it is the choice of the student and not a requirement.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-122a730 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"122a730\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Goals of Certificate of Merit<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73171f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73171f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>To provide a systematic and comprehensive plan to develop performance skill, technique, ear-training and sight-reading skills, and understanding of music theory.<\/li><li>To provide practical goals to help students maintain a steady and focused appreciation of their musical studies.<\/li><li>To encourage students to strive for musical excellence.<\/li><li>To create opportunities in which students may share their music.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3738c46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3738c46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Student Opportunities<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44c2a63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44c2a63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><li>Annual evaluation covering performance, technique, ear training, sight reading, and written theory<\/li><li>Annual Certificate for passing all phases of the attempted level<\/li><li>Senior Medallions for graduating seniors who qualify<\/li><li>Branch honors recognition and\u00a0Convention program performances<\/li><li>Convention Honors programs for Advanced-Panel students: Panel Honors Recitals, Master Classes and Young Artist&#8217;s Guild.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b7b1a3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1b7b1a3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dff4bf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2dff4bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-587760a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"587760a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Certificate of Merit Advanced Level Students <br>MTAC Convention Festival Winners<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-131f052 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"131f052\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e40aca5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e40aca5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"307\" height=\"262\" src=\"https:\/\/claryspianostudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/karina_redo-307x262-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-56\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/claryspianostudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/karina_redo-307x262-1.jpg 307w, https:\/\/claryspianostudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/karina_redo-307x262-1-300x256.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 307px) 100vw, 307px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">KARINA<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb88575 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb88575\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/claryspianostudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_1365-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-190\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/claryspianostudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_1365-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/claryspianostudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_1365-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/claryspianostudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_1365-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/claryspianostudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_1365-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/claryspianostudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_1365-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">BRANDON<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8344f72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8344f72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/claryspianostudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/sami-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-461\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/claryspianostudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/sami-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/claryspianostudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/sami-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/claryspianostudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/sami-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/claryspianostudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/sami-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/claryspianostudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/sami-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">SAMI &amp; GABRIELA<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb385d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fb385d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/claryspianostudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4600-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-192\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/claryspianostudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4600-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/claryspianostudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4600-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/claryspianostudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4600-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/claryspianostudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4600-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/claryspianostudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4600-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">MARIAN RITA<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72d8266 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"72d8266\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/claryspianostudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_7793-1-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-189\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/claryspianostudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_7793-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/claryspianostudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_7793-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/claryspianostudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_7793-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/claryspianostudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_7793-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/claryspianostudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_7793-1.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">ISRA DIRSANA RITA MARIAN SAMYAK GABRIELA<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6bbe8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f6bbe8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"235\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/claryspianostudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/8-235x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-286\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/claryspianostudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/8-235x300.png 235w, https:\/\/claryspianostudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/8-803x1024.png 803w, https:\/\/claryspianostudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/8-768x979.png 768w, https:\/\/claryspianostudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/8.png 1125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 235px) 100vw, 235px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">TANNER<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14dc0f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"14dc0f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/claryspianostudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_4050-300x298.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-531\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/claryspianostudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_4050-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/claryspianostudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_4050-1024x1019.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/claryspianostudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_4050-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/claryspianostudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_4050-768x764.jpg 768w, https:\/\/claryspianostudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_4050.jpg 1138w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">RUTH &amp; BETHANY<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c89edd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6c89edd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/claryspianostudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_9321-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-196\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/claryspianostudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_9321-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/claryspianostudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_9321-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/claryspianostudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_9321-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/claryspianostudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_9321-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/claryspianostudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_9321-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">ALISON<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c7c7ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9c7c7ae\" 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