Hsin-Jung T. TakeLessons Instructor music, Theory, Composition, Piano Almeda Road,, Houston, TX

Hsin-Jung has been teaching in both Taiwan and the U.S. for 15 years.  She is a patient, professional music instructor, and would like to bring the joy of classical music to all students.   

Hsin-Jung, a native of Taiwan, has had her compositions performed in Japan, Taiwan and the United States, by conductors Sung Su Jeong, Chun Fung Lee, Lance Inouye, as well as the Julliard String Ensemble and the Contemporary Chamber Orchestra of Taipei.   In May 2000, Hsin-Jung had her chamber music recital at Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall.  In addition, Hsin-Jung has collaborated on films and theater projects: she composed a clarinet solo piece, Poetry of a Painter, for a short film on the life of the artist, Fernando Gerassi; the score for Allatonceness, a multimedia performance where the composer also conducted; music design and improvisation for a documentary film Turning Japanese; music design for Dorothy Tan’s play, Palace of Loneliness, produced by Multistage Inc. and HERE Theatre for the Performing Arts in New York; and the score for a documentary film Ocean and People produced by Civilization Explorer Association (CEA).  In November of 2002, she received the Music Composition Award from the Asian American Research Institute in New York

I am patient, and detailed.  High concentration and certain skills are necessary in learning classical music; thus, I will be focus on build up student's concentration, fingering skill (writing skill in composition), and understanding of music.   Students will learn how to play in a beautiful tune, how to "listen" with both ears and heart, and how to concentrate on what they are doing, and most important -- enjoy what they are playing, and what they are composing!               

Theory: I am experienced in helping students to prepare the ABRSM exam.

Composition: Start with harmony, counterpoint with analysis of master composer's music; then, encourage students to develop and create their musical ideas.

Piano: any kind of music scores and books are suitable for my teaching.

music, Theory, Composition, Piano