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Cadet Xiao Earns Outstanding Rating at MSHSAA District Music Festival 2025
Missouri Military Academy (MMA) Cadet Heshun Xiao ’26 from Troy, Michigan, earned a silver-outstanding rating for his Alto Saxophone solo performance at the MSHSAA District Music Festival held on Saturday, March 15, at Mexico High School.
“He played very well and is a great representation of our growing music program here at MMA,” said Band Director Brad Smith.
At MSHSAA music festivals, performances are ranked as exemplary, outstanding, satisfactory, developing or ineffective, with exemplary being the top rating. According to the MSHSAA Music Manual, an outstanding performance is “of distinctive quality yet has minor defects in musical expressions and fundamental techniques.”
Congratulations, Cadet Xiao!
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