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Piano with Koon W.

Lakewood, Washington

4.9
(10)
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Teaches online
Teaches all skill levels
All ages
Speaks English, Cantonese, Mandarin
Teaching since 2010
BA in Music

    Fun piano lessons with an award-winning pianist

    Young multilingual (English, Cantonese, and Mandarin) piano and violin teacher who combines the formal traditional Eastern style of teaching, and the fun approach of Western style of teaching into his music lessons. Fun lessons but also challenging - I believes that fun lessons are easy to gain young student interest, but it often lack to give them motivation. In the lessons, I often challenge my students, let them be self-motivated and become a better musician. Techniques - I focus lessons on teaching proper techniques with their instruments. With my experiences in taking lessons from American, Chinese, and Russian teachers, I learnt a great spectrum of techniques and I would like to teach my students what I had learn. Learning pieces and other related topics - Playing pieces and songs is only a small part of learning to play an instrument. In our lessons, we would also cover proper music theory, and ear-training. I have been teaching students from pre-k to retirement age. Early beginner to preparing for college audition.

    Instructor details

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    Fairlawn Dr. SW
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    Teaching Hours

    Monday
    10 AM-3 PM
    Tuesday
    10 AM-2 PM
    Wednesday
    2 PM-4 PM
    Thursday
    10 AM-12 PM
    Friday
    10 AM-2 PM
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    Pricing
    30 minutes
    $40
    45 minutes
    $50
    60 minutes
    $60

    About Koon W.

    4.9
    (10)
    I was born in Hong Kong, China. I have been studying music with a dual focus on piano, and violin since the age of 8. I Graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Music with a primary focus on piano performance from Arizona State University. I also hold a violin performance diploma from Trinity College London since the age of 16. I am an experienced teacher with past studios of up to 50 students from all age ranges. Classically trained and capable of teaching a wide range of musical styles. Winner of numerous awards in the Hong Kong Schools Music Festival competition in both violin and piano. A member of several symphonies, Arizona State University Symphony, Arizona State University Lyrical Opera, Arizona State University Philharmonia, and University of Washington Symphony Orchestra. Panel judge for the 2018 Arizona State Music Teacher's Association - Arizona Study Program certification exams.
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    10 Reviews
    Vanessa
    Online
    Absolutely loved this class, I really enjoyed how flexible his lessons were. He was more than willing to adjust and go over theory more than playing. Definitely the highlight of week!
    Posted Oct 15, 2021
    Della Ong
    Online
    Koon is patient, correct many mistakes I made and gave me good techniques advices. Very good impressions for my first lesson. Thanks
    Posted Mar 3, 2021
    Anya
    Teacher's studio
    My 5yo who are hyper and easy distraction able to play "o madonna had a farm" at home after 2 months of basic class. highly recommended!
    Posted Feb 12, 2021

    Experience

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    Sep, 2019 - Present

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    Sep, 2019 - Present

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    Oct, 2017 - Apr, 2018

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    Jul, 2017 - Jul, 2018

    Kirk's Studio for the Performing Arts

    Violin Instructor

    Jul, 2017 - Jul, 2018

    Kirk's Studio for the Performing Arts

    Education

    BA in Music

    Jul, 2015 - May, 2017

    Arizona State University

    Certifications

    ATCL Violin Performance

    Apr, 2009

    Trinity College London

    Languages

    Mandarin

    Native Proficiency

    English

    Native Proficiency

    Chinese

    Native Proficiency

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