Hsin-Yee Shih – Piano

Hsin-Yee EditedHsin-Yee Shih began her musical training in her native hometown, Tainan, Taiwan, where she studied both piano and oboe and was exposed to both western and traditional Chinese music.  Upon immigrating to the US in 1994, Hsin-Yee started to take private piano and oboe lessons, theory, and chamber music classes at the Preparatory Division of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.  She also joined the Oakland Youth Orchestra in the same year.  Prior to going to the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD, Hsin-Yee performed as a soloist with the Oakland Youth Orchestra (oboe), and the San Francisco Concerto Orchestra (piano).

JiYeon Lee – Piano

Jiyeon Lee is a professional pianist who graduated from Yonsei Universeity (South Korea) in Piano performance and accompaniment(MD). Also, she has briefly studied at the Manhattan school of Music in New York. As a pianist, she was a member of Korean chamber Orchestra and performed at concerts for Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Busan Philharmonic Orchestra, and Kazakhstan National Conservatory to name a few. Her teaching experiences was gained from teaching piano at Busan Middle School of Arts, Busan High School of Arts, Kookmin University, etc. in Korea and currently she is enjoying teaching students in SF bay area.

 

Kelwin Choi –  Piano

Ms. Kelwin Choi has over 28 years of experience as both a professional piano and harp instructor and a musical performer. After graduating from San Francisco State University in 1995, Kelwin launched her career as a full-time piano instructor in Hong Kong. Her students span a wide range of levels, from Grade 1 to the Diploma level LTCL.

Kelwin has prepared her students for examinations at institutions such as the Associated Board of the Royal School of Music (ABRSM), Trinity College, and the London College of Music (LCM) covering both practical and ABRSM theory disciplines. Notably, a significant majority of her students have achieved Distinction and Merit in the practical exams. When it comes to theory exams, her students impress with a 100% pass rate, with over 90% achieving either Distinction or Merit. Additionally, several have earned awards in public piano competitions.

Kelwin’s teaching philosophy revolves around the continuous assessment of students’ progress. She believes in selecting music scores that match each student’s proficiency, fostering the appropriate skills, and staying in tune with students’ emotional states during their learning journey.

Each program that Kelwin designs is tailored to the individual student. She holds the belief that every person possesses unique talents and capabilities. Above all, her aspiration is to infuse joy into her students’ lives, guiding them to their fullest potential while inspiring a deep-seated love for music.

Joy Zheng – Piano

Ms. Joy Zheng possesses more than 30 years of Music Teaching experience. Specializing in Children’s Music education (K to 12). She conducted extensive research on Music teaching methods, has a deep understanding of student’s learning psychology. Joy is highly skilled in the below areas (both group classes and individual teaching):

Piano (beginning to intermediate level),Voice (Singing).Chorus training, conducting,Music theory.Sightsinging, Ear training.

Working experiences: Fruit Lake Middle School Hubei Province China 1982-1995

Music Teacher -Wuhan Academy of Educational Sciences Wuhan, China 2006-2014. Resposible for music education teaching methods research.Music teacher training

Education: Wuhan Conservatory of Music. Wuhan, China 1982. BA (Major in Voice with a Minor in Piano)

Awards: “The most outstanding music teacher” in China Associations

Membership: Vice president of the Hubei Chorus Association .Vice president of Music Education Association of primary and secondary schools.Vice president of Social Music Education Promotion Association.

Publications: Music education is intellectual education Chorus art and chorus teachingPrimary and secondary school instrumental music teaching Singing and singing teaching practice.

 

Ilan Emily Lin – Piano

Ilan Emily Lin graduated from The Pennsylvania State University with a Master’s Degree in Music Education. She started playing piano at age of five, continuing through her graduate school under Dr. Richard Bundy, Dr. Linda Thornton, Dr. Robert Gardner, and French pianist Ms. Marylene Dosse. Receiving training from MYC (Music for Young Children), Harmony Road, and Musik Garten, she has been teaching children’s group and private piano/violin class since 2006 in the Bay Area.Emily is a member of American College of Musician, Music Teacher’s Association of California (CM) and Chinese Music Teacher’s Association of Northern California. Ms. Lin created a fun and inventive piano teaching style, which can be adapted for students of different ages and levels to reach each student’s individual goals, in classical and popular music.

Vivien Tay – Piano

Sarah Zhong – Piano

 

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