Students have the opportunity to prepare and perform a piano guild audition. The Piano Guild, a division of the American College of Musicians, is an organization created to establish definite goals and awards for piano students of all levels and grades--goals for the earliest beginner as well as the artistic adult; goals for the slow students as well as the gifted prodigy. These goals attempt to prevent aimless drifting and give music study some definite direction and provide a measurement for progress. All piano students have a yearly opportunity to attain these goals through non-competitive adjudication in the Annual National Piano Playing auditions. Auditions are private (student and judge only) with well-qualified musicians serving as judges. Students are judged on individual merit. Auditions are held in May at Meredith College, located in Raleigh, NC. Participation in the piano guild is an optional opportunity.