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J&L Studio For Piano
2026 Dallas Solo Piano Competition
Saturday, October 31, 2026
Registration Deadline: October 1, 2026
Location: Dallas Baptist University, 3000 Mountain Creek Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75211
Division I (Age 8) Biehl – Sonatina Op.57 No.4 in G I. Allegretto; Succeeding with Masters/Festival Collection, Sonatinas, Book 2 (FJH)
Division II (Age 9) Benda – Sonatina in A minor (with D.C. al Fine); The Developing Artist Piano Sonatinas Book 3 (Faber/Hal Leonard)
Division III (Age 10) Gillock – Arabesque Sentimentale; Accent on Gillock, Book 8 (The Willis Music)
Division IV (Age 11) Grieg – Norwegian Air Op.12 No.6; Lyric Pieces. Opp.12 and 38 for the Piano (Alfred)
Division V (Age 12) Burgmüller – Etude Op.105 No.11, “Harpe du Nord”; Twelve Brilliant and Melodious Studies Opus 105 for the Piano (Snell/Kjos)
Division VI (Age 13) Heller – Etude Op.45 No.21 “Sprites and Mermaids”; 25 Melodic Studies for Piano op.45 (Schott)
Division VII (Age 14) Mendelssohn – Klavierstücke WoO.19 No.2, in G minor, Presto agitato *1,2 (With no repeats); Complete Works for Pianoforte Solo in Two Volumes, Vol. II (Dover)
Division VIII (Age 15) Chopin – Etude Op.10 No.9 in F minor (Ekier)
Division IX (Age 16) Ravel – Sonatine, M. 40 I. Modéré (With no repeats) (Henle)
Division X (Age 17) Scriabin – Etude Op.8 No.12 (Alfred Sheet)
*1. Not to be confused with Op.19.
*2. The recommended Dover edition does not list the WoO. number, but the work appears as “Two Pieces (Zwei Clavier-Stücke): 2. Presto agitato (G minor)
2027 Yvonne Clements Sonata/Sonatina Competition
Date: April 24, 2027
Registration Deadline: April 5, 2027
Location: East Texas A&M University, 2104 University Dr, Commerce, TX 75428
LEVEL A. First Time Sonatina, first movement – Ready, Play by Fred Kern (Hal Leonard)
LEVEL B. Colorful Sonata, first movement – Sunshine Yellow by Nancy Faber (Gold star Performance Level 1
Faber)
LEVEL C. Sonatina, second movement – Minuet by C. H. Wilton (Preparatory Piano Literature Faber)
LEVEL 1. Sonatina in C, first movement – Moderato by C. Gurlitt (Piano Sonatinas, Book One Faber)
LEVEL 2. Sonatina in C Major, first movement – Allegretto by T. Latour (Selected Sonatinas Book One Kjos)
LEVEL 3. Sonatina Op. 157, No. 1, second movement – Tarantella by F. Spindler (Selected Sonatinas Book One
Kjos)
LEVEL 4. Sonatina Op. 36, No. 2, first movement – Allegretto By M. Clementi (Selected Sonatinas Book Two
Kjos)
LEVEL 5. Sonatina in G major Hob XVI/8, first movement – Allegro by F. Haydn (Sonatina Masterworks Book 3
Jane Magrath)
LEVEL 6. Sonatina in D major Op. 36 No. 6, first movement – Allegro con Spirito by M. Clementi (Piano
Sonatinas Book 4 Faber)
LEVEL 7. Sonata No. 6 in C minor, third movement – Presto by G. Pescetti (Encore Book Two Alfred)
LEVEL 8. Sonatina in a minor Op. 88, No. 3, third movement – Allegro burlesco by F. Kuhlau (Selected
Sonatinas Book Three Kjos)
LEVEL 9. Sonatina in A minor Op. 13, No. 1, first movement – Allegro assai e lusingando by D. Kabalevsky
(Essential Keyboard Repertoire Volume 3, Sonatinas Alfred)
LEVEL 10. Sonata in F minor, Op. 2 No. 1, first movement – Allegro by L. v. Beethoven
LEVEL 11. Sonata in F major, Hob XVI/23, first movement – Moderato by F.J. Haydn
LEVEL 12. Sonata in C Major, K. 309, first movement – Allegro con spirito by W. A. Mozart
LEVEL 13. Sonata in C minor, Op. 10 No. 1, third movement – Prestissimo by L. v. Beethoven
LEVEL 14. Sonata in E minor, Op. 7, first movement – Allegro moderato by E. Grieg
LEVEL 15. Sonata in D minor, Op. 14, fourth movement - Vivace by S. Prokofiev
The Sounds of Latin America Piano Competition
Submission Deadline: October 1, 2026
Location: Online
One solo piece of your choice. Must be composed by a Latin American composer.
Young Pianists (Age 5-9): Up to 5 min
Junior Artists (Age 10-13): Up to 7 min
Senior Artists (Age 14-18): Up to 10 min
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