Justin’s students have won concerto competitions, earned top honors in the Royal Conservatory Music Development Program’s nationwide assessments (including a Tri-State Certificate of Excellence and selection to perform in the honors recital at Carnegie Hall), and have been accepted to prestigious college and pre-college music programs including:
- Oberlin Conservatory of Music
- The Juilliard School
- Yale University
- Manhattan School of Music
- Amherst College
- Bard College
- Emory University
- University of Georgia
- Vanderbilt University
- Georgia State University
- Interlochen Center for the Arts
In addition, his students have won statewide honors at solo and ensemble festivals, including the Georgia Music Teachers Association 2016 Audition Woodwind “Conference Recitalist,” and have been accepted to select ensembles including:
- National Association for Music Education’s All-National Orchestra
- National Association for Music Education’s All-National Band
- High School Honors Performance Series at Carnegie Hall: Honors Symphony Orchestra
- Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Orchestra of the US (alternates)
- Music Educator’s National Conference – All Eastern Ensemble
- Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra (3 of 4 in-person members in the 2020-2021 season)
- Emory Youth Symphony Orchestra (2 of 3 members in the 2020-2021 season)
- Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony
- Georgia Honors Program, Clarinet (3 Finalists for 2021)
- Georgia Middle School All-State Band
- Georgia All-State Concert Band
- Georgia All-State Symphonic Band
- Georgia All-State Orchestra
- New York All-State Orchestra and Band
- Michigan All-State Band
They have also performed in master classes by noted clarinetists including Stanley Drucker and David Shifrin.