Being the first and the only Chinese instrument competition organized by the American Mainstream music organization - NJMTA (an affiliation of National Music Teacher Assoc., the world's largest music teacher assoc.), under the direction of chairperson Yang Yi, the 2007 Young Musicians Competition on Chinese instruments was held on Nov. 4 at Westminster Conservatory (Princeton, NJ). 1st place winner recital on piano, string, woodwind and Chinese instruments were presented at NJMTA 2007 Conference at Bristol Chapel on Nov. 16 & Nov. 18 (including  Four 1st place Chinese instrument winners from varies age group). The results and photo gallary can be found from www.njmta.com.

Led by chairperson Yang Yi,, the 2007 CCTV (Chinese National TV Station) Chinese Instrument TV Competition  US Eastern Regional Competition was finished with a big success. 52 finalists from 6 surrounding states competed at the final competition on Oct. 13 in New Jersey. 21 winners were selected to compete in Beijing. The results can be found from  http://www.enjoyourmusic.com/act/newact.htmcom

 Instrumentalised by Yang Yi,  for the first time in history, NJMTA,, an affiliate of MTNA (Music Teachers National Association), included Guzheng into its annual programs. 2007 Spring Recital Audition was finished with big success. The winners concert was held at the Gill Memorial Chapel in Rider University on May 19, 2007.  22 students range from age of 8 to 53 received High Honor or Honor award certificates.

On May 20, 2007, invited by Somerset Culture & Heritage Commission,  9 teenage student performers from Yang Yi Guzheng Academy performed 10-minutes guzheng ensemble pieces at its Asian-American Heritage Celebration concert.

Yang Yi Guzheng Academy recently successfully presented the "Concert in Memory of Prof. Qiu Dacheng" at Westminster Conservatory, Princeton, NJ 
杨艺古筝学院近期于西敏音乐学院举办的古箏大師邱大成教授紀念音樂會圆满结束.