Thank you for participating in the 2026 H. B. Goodlin Scholarship Competition! We had 89 students from all over San Diego County competing in five divisions, who represented 46 teaching studios. The auditions were adjudicated by 9 Preliminary Round judges and 6 Finals judges. After the Preliminary Round Audition in a video submission format, 30...
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2026 Spring Recital Report
This was a delightful afternoon of music. We had 17 performers, 3 of them violinists, 1 cellist, and 13 pianists. All performers played well. After the recital, most of the performers tried out their piano pieces on the Holtkamp Organ for fun. Participating studios: Ken Ard, Eleanor Hum, Shuang Li, Julia Pautz, Lea Schmidt-Rogers, Carolyn...
2026 Goodlin Finalists Posted
Finalists for the 2026 Goodlin Scholarship Competition are posted. Please visit the Goodlin page to view the list.
2026 Sonata Repertoire List Now Available!
Please visit the Sonata page to view the repertoire list for this year’s Sonata Contest. Teachers must login to view the repertoire list.
2026 Chopin Registration Now Open!
Registration for the 2026 Chopin Festival is now open! Please visit the Chopin Festival page for more information. Teachers must be logged in to access the registration form.
2026 Piano Duo Festival Acknowledgement
Two successful recitals were held for this year’s Piano Duo Festival on April 11th at Greene Music Recital Hall. We had 21 teams represented by nine teaching studios, which competed in four categories. Thank-you to the participating studios: Magdolna Bornemisza, Joohee Lee, Mexican Li, Carol Ong-Chen, Anna Stal, Carol Seefeldt, Gill Tsai, Luba Ugorski, and...
2026 State VOCE Results for San Diego Branch
The 2026 MTAC State VOCE Competition was held online via video submission on March 15. Students became eligible to participate in State VOCE by being selected as finalists at the Southern or Northern California Regional VOCE. Congratulations to all our branch students who competed! Representing six (6) teachers, a special congratulations goes to these San...
2026 Piano Duo Festival Programs now available!
The 2026 Piano Duo Festival Programs are now available on the Duo Festival page. Please visit the Piano Duo Festival page to view the programs.
2026 Spring Recital Registration Now Open!
Registration for the 2026 Spring Recital is now open! Please visit the Spring/Fall Recital page for more information. Teachers must be logged in to access the registration form.
2026 Goodlin Registration Now Open!
Registration for the 2026 Goodlin Scholarship Competition is now open! Please visit the Goodlin Competition page for more information. MTAC San Diego member teachers must be logged in to access the registration form.