Recitals, Auditions, and Competitions
Students enrolled in private lessons with Stackhouse Piano Studio have opportunities to perform in a large number of contests, competitions, exams, recitals, and masterclasses throughout the year. Students may participate in as many or as few events as the wish to meet their own performance goals and interests.
Our studio proudly partners with the National Guild of Piano Teachers, Music Teachers National Association, Oklahoma Music Teachers Association, and many more to provide ongoing access to the best confidence & skill-building activities possible.
Description of Annual Performance Events
The NAMTA Fall Festival is an adjudicated in-person contest held annually at the
University of Oklahoma.
The MTNA eFestival is an online-only performance opportunity where you receive a constructive critique from a highly qualified evaluator.
Fall/Halloween Recital
In-person and/or online recital available to all studio members - wear your Halloween costume or festive fall attire and play some spooky tunes!
Holiday Concert Series
@ Penn Square Mall
In-person performance of Christmas arrangements held at Penn Square Mall in OKC.
Christmas Party
Studio recital held at Mrs. Stackhouse's home complete with festive food & drinks - join us in-person and online!
The OBU Keyboard Festival exists to encourage the development of gifted young pianists and organists to the service and glory of God.
Students are adjudicated by an international panel of judges and receive report cards, certificates, and fraternity pins.
Each level of the Piano Adventures Online Exams consists of a Theory Exam and a Performance Exam. Students who successfully pass both exams receive the Piano Adventures Diploma.
The purpose of the MTNA Performance competitions is to provide educational experiences for students and teachers and to recognize exceptionally talented young artists and their teachers in their pursuit of musical excellence.
The Marilyn Witcher Junior Honor Competition allows OMTA teachers to enter fifth and sixth-grade pianists and instrumentalists aspiring to be young artists in a competitive event to build confidence in performing repertoire needed to prepare for and enter the MTNA Junior Performance Competitions in the following years.
The Junior Competition provides students in school grades 3-8 with the opportunity to perform in a competitive setting that will allow those students who exhibit a sufficient level of performance skill to have the opportunity to perform in recital at the State Conference.
OMTA Senior Competition
The Senior Competition provides students in school grades 9-12 (piano, orchestral instruments, and voice) with the opportunity to perform in a competitive setting, advance to a final round and perform in recital at the State Conference.
OMTA District & State Achievement Auditions
The District Achievement Audition allows students in school grades K-12 (3-12 for the Merit Division) to perform in a non-competitive setting in order to recognize and encourage individual achievement without comparison or contrast with other students of similar age and/or length of study.
The Global Musical Arts Competition is a virtual music competition that encourages aspiring music students to set and achieve their goals.
Monthly competitions provide twelve different themes a year that pose unique artistic challenges.
Spring Showcase Recital
In-person and/or online studio recital available to all studio members. Students play short programs of 2-4 pieces. Venues alternate between formal and informal settings depending on student/family interest and venue availability.
The camp is open to upper-intermediate through advanced high school pianists who have studied piano for at least four years. Student participants will receive a private lesson from a piano faculty member and attend a faculty recital, a duet sight-reading workshop, a keyboard literature session, and a studio class featuring OU undergraduate and graduate performers.
OCU Summer Piano Camp
Looking to take your piano skills to the next level? Join Dr. Sergio Monteiro & Jennifer Mihee Song at the Oklahoma City University Piano Camp for talented 8th-12th grade pianists. Includes Recitals, private lessons, ensembles, organ day, and seminars. Don't miss out on this opportunity to collaborate with other talented pianists!
The piano competition is open to all pianists, ages 6-27, who reside or study in Oklahoma and Texas. The objective of the competition is to provide performance opportunities for young pianists in the area, and to promote classical music and arts in the community.