Experience: Have been teaching piano full-time, since year 2007.
Good With young Children: Completed Encore Keys Training and KinderBeat Training (for 4 years old) in 2021.
Completed Baby Music Program (for 3+ years old) in 2019.
Familiar with popular local examination boards: Prepared students for ABRSM, ANZCA, LCM, Con Brio online/recorded practical graded examinations.
Groom my students’ performance skills: Organised and collaborated for students’ onsite performances since year 2010 as well as virtual performances from year 2020.
Familiar with online teaching platforms and set ups: Organised annual interactive online group lessons. Conducted piano lessons and string ensemble CCA online in year 2020.
Familiar with music apps: Rearranged, simplified, created skeleton scores and provided simple backing tracks for my modern/pop syllabus students and pre-scholars. Transcribed scores for string ensembles.
String Ensemble Skill: Piano accompanist for strings exam candidates at Yang Music Center.
Assisted a conductor to prepare primary schools’ string ensembles for SYF and school events from 2018-2022. Previous assigned primary schools included Maris Stella, Frontier, Palm View, GreenWood, Riverside, and Gong Shang.
Taught violin in introductory and enrichment classes in primary schools.
Relief teaching of strings in primary schools’ CCA from 2018-2022. Previous assignments include Northland, Princess Elizabeth, Henry Park and ACS Primary.
Violist in Indooroopilly Chamber Orchestra (2003-2004).
Some of my piano Students’ Achievements:
Chia Jing Ting achieved 1st class honours for ANZCA grade 3 exam in 2021.
Aarav Karthik, Wu YiZe, Goh Kwa Han, Jewel Ng achieved 1st class honours for ANZCA grade 1 exam in 2021.
Nethra Guruvayurappan achieved distinction for recorded LCM grade 5 exam in year 2020.
Chia Jing Ting achieved 1st class honours for ANZCA grade 1 exam in 2020.
Lee Yuan achieved High distinction for ABRSM grade 8 exam in year 2016.
Eugene Ho achieved High distinction for ABRSM grade 7 exam in year 2015.
Alvin Wang achieved Full score for ABRSM theory exams grade 2 in (approx) year 2009.
Jubille Toh-Chin achieved Full score for ABRSM theory exams grade 5 in (approx) year 2009.
Prepared Liu Wing Lam partially for Cristofori Junior piano competition. She was a finalist twice.
Liu Wing Lam achieved Received a Top Student Award in year 2009 from Cristofori Music School, Singapore.