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Piano with April C.

Rocklin, California

5.0
(3)
Teaches online
Teaches all skill levels
Age: 5+
Speaks English, Mandarin Chinese, French
Teaching since 2012
Master's of Music in Piano Performance

    About April C.

    5.0
    (3)
    April Chung is a young Taiwanese pianist who has performed in many countries. She began to play the piano at the age of four and gave her first performance at the age of seven. Her recent performances include solo recitals in Boston and Los Angeles, piano concertos at the Perugia Festival in Italy, as well as chamber concerts in Luxemburg. She has also performed as a soloist in Salzburg, Austria and Taipei, Taiwan. Besides performing, Ms. Chung enjoys teaching music. Her students include all ages and the subjects range from piano playing to music theory, harmony and counterpoint, ear training, form and analysis, as well as music appreciation. Ms. Chung holds a Masters of Music degree in Piano Performance from the University of Southern California under the studios of Professor Bernadene Blaha and Professor Daniel Pollack. Ms. Chung also holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the Boston Conservatory at Berklee under the instruction of Professor YaFei Chuang. With a very warm and friendly personality, Ms. April always gives positive energy to her students. She is very caring, encouraging and she expects her students to bring out their best to the lessons. Her students love her fun and true music stories, which give them strong motivation to practice. Please feel free to visit her website for more information about her teaching philosophy: "Studio Equipment" -grand piano/upright piano -TV and Speaker -printer -sheet music -reward gifts for young kids -music board games -music story books

    Instructor details

    Location:
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    Meridian Way

    Teaching Hours

    Monday
    9:30 AM-10:30 AM
    Tuesday
    9:30 AM-10:30 AM
    Wednesday
    9:30 AM-10:30 AM
    2 PM-6 PM
    Friday
    2 PM-5 PM
    Times are shown in your local timezone (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
    Pricing
    30 minutes
    $45
    45 minutes
    $60
    60 minutes
    $75
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    5.0
    3 Reviews
    David Chen
    Teacher's studio
    April is a knowledgable, skilled and kind piano teacher. She is very knowledgable about and helps me with the little details in the songs I play like articulation in Bach and rubato in Chopin. Overall, since I've been taking lessons with her, my technique, interpretation and music theory have all improved greatly. :)))
    Posted Oct 15, 2016
    Alex
    Student's home
    Very good piano teacher. I had the pleasure of taking piano lessons with April and she has a natural ability to teach. April helped me to make a lot of progress in a very short time! And she is very involved in having the classes always very enjoyable for the student, by adding some cultural/historical references and funny facts about classical composers and music in general.
    Posted Jul 1, 2016
    Yuh-Fang
    Teacher's studio
    I've been taking lessons with Ms. April Chung for a couple months. I had not played the piano since high school, and was hoping to pick up the old habit. Lessons with Ms. Chung has been pleasant, efficient, and very informative. I am very impressed (or shall we say surprised?) in how fast my techniques improved over the short period of time. I was able to put together a solid Chopin piece in good shape over a few weeks. I especially admire April's tips for self-practicing, and her balanced focus on both basic skills and musical expressiveness. I highly recommend anyone, with different experience and age, to work with Ms. Chung and learn to enjoy playing the piano.
    Posted Jul 1, 2016

    Experience

    Piano Instructor

    May, 2016 - Present

    Yamaha School of Music

    I am an official qualified Yamaha piano instructor and currently working with kids in Yamaha School of music that provides its own method of teaching and learning system.

    Piano Instructor / Theory Instructor

    Mar, 2016 - Jan, 2017

    French Conservatory of Music

    I work with students at all ages in the French Conservatory of Music located in the center of Beverly Hills as a Piano instructor.

    Harmony and Counterpoint Tutor

    Jan, 2011 - May, 2014

    Boston Conservatory of Music

    Form and Analysis Tutor

    Jan, 2011 - May, 2014

    Boston Conservatory of Music

    Ear Training Tutor

    Jan, 2011 - May, 2014

    Boston Conservatory of Music

    Piano Class Tutor

    Jan, 2011 - May, 2014

    Boston Conservatory of Music

    Education

    Bachelor's of Music in Piano Performance

    Aug, 2010 - May, 2014

    Boston Conservatory of Berklee

    Master's of Music in Piano Performance

    Aug, 2014 - May, 2016

    University of Southern California

    Certifications

    Yamaha Advanced Certificate

    Jul, 2003

    Yamaha Music Foundation

    The Yamaha Advanced Certificate is the official certificate in order to be able to teach in Yamaha Music School all around the world.

    Languages

    French

    Limited Proficiency

    English

    Native Proficiency

    Mandarin Chinese

    Native Proficiency

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