3 Years Old

April 21, 1981
Started piano at 3 years, 9 months old. First Piano Teacher - Bevinda Gomes

4 Years Old

May 1982
National Guild Piano Playing Auditions (Year 1) — International Member (15 pieces)
Scored Citywide Rating (Superior Minus-B)

5 Years Old

July 1982
City Of Cerritos Talent Show

August 1982
Made Front Page Of Community Advocate In Cerritos.
Received Congratulations Letter From Mayor Of Cerritos, Don Knabe

January 1983
International Recording Competition. Received Bronze Medal (Honorable Mention)

March 1983
Certificate Of Merit Exam (Preparatory Level) — Cal State Long Beach (Youngest Student)
Scored 49 Out Of 57 In Theory. Perfect Score Ear Training — Recommended For Convention

May 1983
National Guild Piano Playing Auditions (Year 2) — International Member (15 pieces)
Scored Citywide Rating (Excellent Plus-B)

6 Years Old

July 1983
City Of Cerritos Talent Show

August 1983
Southwestern Youth Music Festival — Cal State/Dominguez Hills — 2nd Place

January 1984
International Piano Recording Competition — Bronze Medal (Honorable Mention)

March 1984
Certificate Of Merit Exam (Level 1) — Cal State Long Beach
Scored 58 Out Of 66 In Theory. Perfect Score Ear Training

May 1984
American Composer Festival

National Guild Piano Playing Auditions (Year 3) — International Member (15 pieces)
Scored Citywide Rating (Superior Minus-B)

7 Years Old

July 1984
Southwestern Youth Music Festival — Cal State Dominguez Hills

December 1984
MTAC Long Beach Branch Recital — Seal Beach

March 1985
Certificate Of Merit Exam (Level 2) — Cal State Long Beach
Scored 46 Out Of 56 In Theory

April 1985
National Guild Piano Playing Auditions (Year 4) — International Member (15 pieces)
Scored Citywide Rating (Superior Minus-B)

8 Years Old

August 1985
SouthWestern Youth Music Festival — Cal State Dominguez Hills

November 1985
Russian Music Festival

December 1985
MTAC Long Beach Branch Recital, Long Beach

March 1986
Certificate Of Merit Exam (Level 3) — Cal State, Long Beach
Scored 55 Out Of 68 In Theory — Perfect Score Ear Training — Recommended For Convention

May 1986
National Guild Piano Playing Auditions (Year 5) — International Member (15 pieces)
Scored Citywide Rating (Superior Minus-B)
Received Special 5 Year Award, Pin And Trophy

June 1986
Selected To Play MTAC Convention — Marriott Hotel, Los Angeles

9 Years Old

August 1986
Southwestern Youth Music Festival — Cal State Dominguez Hills

November 1986
Viennese Festival — Icaboni Library, Lakewood

January 1987
Southern California Jr. Bach Festival — Long Beach Main Library

May 1987
National Guild Piano Playing Auditions (Year 6) — National Member (10 pieces)
Scored "Top Talent" (Superior Plus-A)

10 Years Old

September 1987
Second Teacher — Shirley Case, Laguna Beach

February 1988
20th Century Festival — Saddleback College, Mission Viejo — Won Medal

March 1988
Certificate Of Merit Exam (Level 4) — Saddleback College, Mission Viejo
Scored 58 Out Of 70

April 1988
Baroque Festival - Saddleback College, Mission Viejo - Won Medal

May 1988
National Guild Piano Playing Auditions (Year 7) — National Member (10 pieces)
Scored Citywide Rating (Superior Minus-B)

11 Years Old

February 1989
Romantic Theme Festival — Saddleback College, Mission Viejo

Certificate Of Merit Exam (Level 5) Saddleback College, Mission Viejo
Scored 79 Out Of 100 — Recommended For Convention

March 1989
Certificate Of Merit — Branch Honors Festival

May 1989
National Guild Piano Playing Auditions (Year 8) — International Member (15 pieces)
Scored "Top Talent" (Superior Plus-A) and Sonatina Medal Winner

June 1989
1st Solo Recital — 15 Sonatina Movements

M.T.A.C. Convention, Sacramento

12 Years Old

March 1990
Certificate Of Merit Exam (Level 6) Saddleback College, Mission Viejo
Scored 84 Out Of 96

Certificate Of Merit — Branch Honors Festival

May 1990
20th Century Festival — Won Medal

June 1990
National Guild Piano Playing Auditions (Year 9) — International Member (15 pieces)
Scored "Top Talent" (Superior Plus-A) — Perfect Score

2nd Solo Recital — Selection Of Baroque, Classical, Romantic & 20th Century Styles. Current Popular Pieces Included

MTAC State Convention — Chopin Festival — Red Lion Inn, Costa Mesa

13 Years Old

August 1990
Wildwood Music Camp, Cedar Lake — 8 Days Of Piano And Choir Study
Received Honor Ward As "Outstanding Pianist"

November 1990
Festival Of Dances — Irvine (Chopin Waltz - Won Medal)

February 1991
Bach Festival — Irvine (Won Medal - Qualified For Regionals)

Marco Forster Jr. High School, S.J.C., Award For Participation And School
Representation In The "Disneyland Creativity Challenge Award Program"

March 1991
Marco Forster Jr. High School "Student Of The Month" Choir Aide

Certificate Of Merit Exam (Level 7) Saddleback College
Scored 91 Out Of 104 — Perfect Score In Ear Training
Recommended For Convention In Monterey

Certificate Of Merit — Branch Honors Festival

April 1991
Regional South CA Jr. Bach Festival — Saddleback College

Disneyland Creativity Challenge Award Audition — "The Entertainer" Joplin

Marco Forster Concert "Summer In California" Piano Accompanist

20th Century Festival — Saddleback College — Honorable Mention

June 1991
National Guild Piano Playing Auditions (Year 10) - International Member (20 pieces)
Scored Citywide Rating (Superior Minus-B)
Earned Early Bach Medal, Founder's Medal For Learning 20 Pieces,
and Paderewski Gold Medal for 10 Years In National Guild

14 Years Old

July 1991
State Convention Mtac In Monterey — Mozart Festival

August 1991
2nd Year Wildwood Music Camp, Cedar Lake — Senior Status

November 1991
Started 1st Job At Palisades United Methodist Church, Capistrano Beach
Piano Accompanist For Contemporary Morning Service

January 1992
Accompanist Keyboard — Member Of 5 Piece Band For Evening Service

March 1992
Certificate Of Merit Exam (Level 8) — Saddleback College, Mission Viejo
Scored 104 Out Of 116

April 1992
Certificate Of Merit — Branch Honors Festival

May 1992
20th Century Festival — Saddleback College — Won Medal

Started Keyboard Lessons For Sight Reading And Improvisational Techniques — Michael Ellerby, Dana Pt.

June 1992
National Guild (Year 11) — National Member (10 Pieces) — Top Talent Rating (Superior Plus-A)

15 Years Old

July 1992
State Convention MTAC — Long Beach

August 1992
Third Piano Teacher — Lois Roberts, San Clemente

3rd Year Wildwood Music Camp, Cedar Lake - Senior Status

March 1993
Certificate Of Merit Exam (Level 9) Saddleback College — Scored 107 Out Of 123
Recommended For Branch Honors

Branch Honors Recital — Saddleback College

June 1993
Capo Valley High School, Commercial Music Class — "Student Of The Year"
Received Trophy And Certificate

16 Years Old

August 1993
4th Year Wildwood Music Camp, Cedar Lake — Senior Status

January 1994
Performed With Capistrano Valley Jazz Band At Disneyland

May 1994
Jazz Competition At Orange County Fair — Placed 4th
Recorded For Radio Station, 830 AM — Radio Aahs

June 1994
Capo Valley High School — Commercial Music "Student Of The Year"
Transcribing And Sequencing Music On Computer For School Plays And Projects
Received Plaque For Participating In Jazz Band 1993-94 School Year)

17 Years Old

August 1994
5th Year Wildwood Music Camp, Cedar Lake — Senior Status — Final Year

December 1994
Arranged "Loz" (Legend Of Zelda) — Capistrano Valley Orchestra Performance at Winter Festival

April 1995
Performed In Engelberg, Switzerland As Part Of The Capo Valley Music Tour
Played In Selected Cities Of Zurich and Interlocken

May 1995
Jazz Festivals, 1st Place At San Clemente (Also Best Rhythm Section)

Performed At Disneyland. Nominated For Outstanding Performing Arts

Capo Valley Achievement Awards Program

June 1995
Capo Valley High School — Outstanding Commercial Music/Most Improved Jazz Band

18 Years Old

January 1996
Founded small business for music — Half-Note Transcriptions

May 1996
Joined Max Bishop Big Band, South Orange County — Piano Player (6 months)

19 Years Old

March 1997
Taught beginning piano lessons to individuals (duration 9 months)

20 Years Old

August 1997
Recieved $200 scholarship from Saddleback College for 1st place in Composition Contest,
to be played later at a Saddleback piano concert in November.