Areas students participated April 18 in District 6 Kansas Music Teachers Association Music Progressions at Bethel College.

The annual test provides a musical event evaluating the progressive growth of all students, those studying music as a hobby, or those wishing to be professional musicians.

In addition to performing on the piano, each student was tested in areas of listening, keyboard theory, and written theory.

The adjudicators were Deborah Black and Shirley Wiebe of Wichita, and Sheila Litke of Hillsboro. Teachers involved in the event were Karla Conner, Lillian Harms, Carol Klingenberg, JoAnn Nickel, and Deborah Toews.

Area students who participated included Andrew Adamson, Emily Adamson, Zachary Baldauf, Sarah Bartel, Erle Cellona, Jessie Conner, Jaclyn DeForest, Brooke Franz, Olivia Friend, Remington Friend, Abby Kliewer, Katie Kliewer, Lydia Kliewer, Parker Lange, Peri Lange, Anna Lubbers, Elizabeth Martin, Katie Martin, Louisa Nickel, Emma Roseberry, Sami Scantlin, Lara Scott, Mandy Sandquist, Amy Wedel, and Julie Wedel.