About Ada W.
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Piano Accompanist
Sep, 2016 - PresentUniversity of Texas at Austin
Accompanist in Dr. James Morrow's studio of Choral Conducting Department at the University of Texas at Austin
Piano Teacher
Jan, 2008 - PresentAda's piano studio
Teaching Philosophy Ada Shih-Ting Wu Giving students to achieve their dreams - Dr. Ada Shih-Ting Wu teaches piano lessons, viola lessons, music theory in levels of beginner, intermediate and advanced, from age 4 and up. I have a deep passion for teaching, especially when I see student's development with their musicality and creative ideas. As a teacher, teaching students is a reward to me. I divide my teaching strategy into different levels. For beginners, the fundamental studies have always played an extremely significant role in their future learnings. I focus on the specific aspects, such as the hand posture, relaxation, or rhythm. From their first few lessons, I start to build their good habits on piano practice. Also, during lessons, I divide time into sections, 2/3 on pieces, 1/3 on studies (like scales or some exercises) and theory. Generally, I ask beginning students to practice as lesson length daily. In intermediate, (the level from sonatines or above) I ask students to define their interests on specific genres and composers. But I also open and assign them to a variety of repertoires. It helps them to build the enjoyment of piano playing. For motivations, I train students for piano contests based on their willingness. Generally, I also ask intermediate to practice as lesson length daily. For advanced students, the lessons concentrate on building their professionality and musicality. I focus not only on musical techniques but also on artistic expressions. I describe piece as a story, which creates imaginations and helps on creating their musical ideas. But I even analysis piece logically, it helps them to memorize. Moreover, I use different learning modalities by aural, visual, or kinesthetic learners, always demonstrate in lessons.
Violin/Viola Teacher
Jan, 2008 - PresentAda's studio
Education
M.M. in Piano Performance
Aug, 2012 - Dec, 2015Boston Conservatory
Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano Performance
Aug, 2015 - Apr, 2018University of Texas at Austin
Languages
English
Professional Proficiency
Chinese
Native Proficiency
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