North Region

Piano lessons are available at the northern regions of Singapore and includes areas such as Yishun, Woodlands and Sembawang. As mature housing estates, amenities in these areas include Yishun 10, Seletar mall and Sembawang shopping centre. Good for going shopping nearby after an hour of lessons!

Ms Hazel

Qualifications

– Diploma in Performance Recital LCM
– Grade 8 ABRSM music theory
– Grade 8 ABRSM Music Practical
– Grade 5 NAFA for Chinese Instruments (PIPA)

Teaching Experience

Hazel is patient and is able to interact well with young students. She finds comfort in seeing students engaged in music playing and strives to make her lesson enriching and enjoyable. Hazel uses fun activities such as flash cards, stickers and storytelling to present the concepts to the younger students in an interesting manner. At times, use of technologies such as phone apps may also be used to boost one’s learning.
For the older students, Hazel provides courses in classical music training as well as pop music courses for those who want to learn for enjoyment. For students preparing for music exams, weekly scales training and sight reading training will be included in the curriculum. She will also choose the right pieces for the student base on their ability.

Musical Background

I started learning piano at the age of 11 years old. I obtained my ABRSM grade 8 piano and went on to pursue and obtain the Diploma in Performance Recital from London College of Music. I joined the Chinese Orchestra as my CCA in Primary School days and have continued actively performing in events and gigs since then. I have also completed the Music Talent Development Centre Chinese Orchestra Program. I was also appointed as a librarian in Temasek Polytechnic Chinese Orchestra and served in the main committee for a year.

Miss Clarabel Low 

Qualifications

– Diploma in music performance (Associate of Trinity College London)
– Diploma in Early Childhood Education
– Grade 8 ABRSM Piano
– Grade 8 ABRSM Music Theory
– Obtained a credit in the GCE O Levels Music (piano performing major)
– Trained in Australian music programme for Early childhood (kinder beat and encore program)

Musical background

I started learning piano at a young age of 4. At the age of 16, I’ve completed my grade 8 and obtained a credit in performance major for my O levels. I pursued a diploma in Early Childhood Education after my O levels in Ngee Ann Polytechnic. I joined the Klavier ensemble as a CCA and was exposed to performing opportunities in Esplanade Recital Theatre, outdoor performances, charity functions and concerts within Ngee Ann Polytechnic. I was appointed concert president at the end of my first year in the ensemble and took over the reins of the club as president for the second year.

Teaching experiences

I have over 11 years of teaching experience and my lessons are catered for all age groups. I have a diploma in early childhood education and ATCL diploma from trinity college London, on top of my grade 8 ABRSM piano and theory qualifications.

In a recent piano competition, one of my student was awarded a Gold award. My lessons are catered to individual learning needs and my students do well in their ABRSM graded exams.

During my internships at various child care centres, I applied my knowledge and background in music to teach and prepare materials for various subjects for young children. I discovered that I could use music to teach language and literacy, mathematical concepts, creative arts and even develop their motor skills through music.

I excelled in my practicum and went on to get a job in Cristofori music school. Looking at my early childhood background, I was trained by the management to conduct the early childhood music program: Music for Little Mozarts, along with taking up one-to-one students for exam preparations.

I have also taught in Emmanuel music school and joined Northwood music as an instructor for the kinder beat and encore program to conduct group classes for children. Currently, I teach classical music and help students to prepare for graded exams. I am able to engage very young children as soon as they have basic penmanship skills such as tracing. I strongly believe in child directed learning, and every child learns differently at their own pace. Hence, I customise my teachings differently for every child. I also teach adult students who are interested to go for graded exams, as well as leisure learning.

Mr Simon Ng

Qualifications

-Bachelor of Music, Berklee College Of Music, 2017
-ABRSM Piano Grade 8, Distinction, 2009
-Advanced Certificate in Yamaha Electone Grade 4, 2009

Related Coursework from Berklee College of Music:
-Tonal Harmony & Composition 1 & 2, Art of Counterpoint, Harmony 1-4, Arranging 1 & 2, Chord Scale Voicings for Arranging
-Advanced Certificate in Yamaha Fundamentals Grade 4, 2007
-ABRSM Grade 5 Theory of Music, Merit, 2005

Theory:
Related Coursework from Berklee College of Music:
Tonal Harmony & Composition 1 & 2, Art of Counterpoint, Harmony 1-4, Arranging 1 & 2, Chord Scale Voicings for Arranging

Advanced Certificate in Yamaha Fundamentals Grade 4, 2007

Simon is an expressive pianist and composer who draws his inspirations from a diverse range of musical traditions, including Jazz, Rock, Pop, Blues, R&B, Brazillian, and Afro-Cuban. His artistic development began early in his childhood at the age of 5, when he first took music lessons on the Electone. As a child, Simon performed frequently and at 15, he represented Singapore at the Asia Electone Festival 2007, which was held at the Bangkok Convention Centre at CentralWorld, Thailand, and clinched the 3rd Prize Award (Junior Section). It was through this experience that Simon resolved to pursue music as a lifelong passion.

Beginning in 2009, Simon studied Music and Audio Technology (DMAT) at Singapore Polytechnic where he became adept at music production and synthesis techniques. He was a receipient of the Singapore Polytechnic Scholarship (2009) and graduated with a Diploma with Merit in 2012. During his studies at Singapore Polytechnic, Simon began taking piano lessons with Zheng Yuxing, who instilled in him a profound interest and appreciation for the music of Jazz. Simon was particularly inspired, initially, by the music of Oscar Peterson.

In 2014, Simon auditioned into the Bright Young Things Jazz mentorship programme organized by the Mosaic Music Festival in Singapore, and was subsequently featured in the festival held at the Esplanade with The Last Train Home. Two months after, Simon performed as piano accompanist with the TAS Children’s Pop Choir at the Istana before President Tony Tan and Malaysia’s Yang di-Pertuan Agong (head of state) Tuanku Alhaj Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah and their wives.

?In the same year, Simon was awarded a scholarship to study at Berklee College Of Music, where he pursued a major in Professional Music, and studied under the instruction of many accomplished pianists, including Ray Santisi, Yoko Miwa, John Arcaro, Neil Olmstead, Dave Limina, and Joanne Brackeen. In his first semester at Berklee, Simon was approached by Spanish singer-songwriter, Guillermo Alvarez, to join Guille & The B. Band, a latin-jazz quintet lead by Guille himself. Through his involvement with the band, Simon became well-acquianted with Brazillian and Afro-Cuban piano styles, and he recorded two albums with the band: Berklee f’14 and Guille & The B. Band. In January 2016, the band began performing daily as a regular band aboard the luxurious MSC Divina cruise ship, expanding its expertise to a wide range of musical genres, such as Rock & Roll, Blues, Pop, Jazz, Latin, etc.

During the summer break of 2015, Simon performed as keyboardist with Flame of the Forest, a World and Fusion music instrumental trio based in Singapore. He recorded with the band’s debut EP, Flame of the Forest, and performed at the band’s EP debut launch held at Orchard Road’s Pedestrain’s Night.

?When he graduated in 2017, Simon was featured, amongst 16 other students of the graduating cohort, in an online article on Berklee’s webpage, titled Personifying Art’s Power, Class of 2017 Takes Reins. Simon is presently residing in Singapore as an active music teacher and performer.”

Experiences

Simon has held temporary piano teaching positions at a few music schools during summer breaks, such as About Music School, Ensemble Music School, Providence Care Centre. The teaching setting at these schools were mainly one-to-one up to 3 students at a time. Over the years, he has a few private students as well, and did an internship as an assistant music teacher as part my diploma coursework at Hillgrove Secondary School in 2011. In the course of my study at Berklee College of Music, he took a course, The Private Studio Teacher, for a semester, which touched upon the pedagogy of music.

Teaching Experiences

– About Music School, Singapore, 2015, Temporary ??Piano Teacher
Taught piano performance and music theory to children between the ages of 4-12
– Ensemble Music School, Singapore, 2015, Temporary Piano Teacher
Taught one-on-one classes in piano performance and music theory
Prepared students for ABRSM graded examinations
– Providence Care Centre, Singapore, 2015, Temporary Piano Teacher
Taught prescribed pop piano syllabus to children between the ages of 4-14 in groups of 2-4
– Hillgrove Secondary School, Singapore, 2011, Intern Music Teacher
Assisted supervisor in facilitating class activities
Built relationships with students
Rearranged and recorded school song
Developed lesson plan and conducted music lesson for class of about 40

Teaching Area

Woodlands, Admiralty, Sembawang, Khatib, Yishun, Marsiling, Yew Tee, Choa Chu Kang

Teach At Home And Where

No

Timings

All timings available

Teaching Methods

When it comes to teaching, there is no one-size-fits-all method. Simon’s youngest student started with him at barely four years old, and his oldest student is in her sixties, and each of them have different goals when it comes to taking music lessons. Some of his students want to take graded examinations, while others want to learn music just as a pastime. Some of them love a good challenge, while others, particularly the youngest students, just want to have fun. Every student signed up for lessons with a different idea of what they are going to get out of it, and how much time and effort they are willing to put in to get what they want out of lessons. While some teachers might have you believe that there is a certain right ‘way’ to learn music, it is his experience that, considering all the different goals and varying aptitudes that students have, the best way to teach is to be adaptable to each individual student.

His goal as a teacher is for every student to take away from the lesson something valuable to them. For young students who just want to have fun, we would play all sorts of silly games – who can draw this faster, who can write that faster, who can earn more stars then the other, who’s better at hangman, and the list goes on. The catch is, he would incorporate the musical lessons into the games that we play, and the student would have learnt the lesson objective even before he or she realizes so.

For his adult beginner students who want to learn their favorite pop songs, he will strive to have them start playing real-world music (songs that you hear on the radio as opposed to generic music method book pieces) from day one, and most of them actually do! At the same time, He does not skimp on the basics, such as note reading, rhythms, etc. The reason he is able to do this is because he creates customized music arrangements that are simple enough for the beginner to play, and he uses a chordal approach for a start, which helps simplify things for many beginners. He also use play-along tracks for my lessons to keep things interesting!

For students taking graded examinations, he emphasizes on developing good practice strategies and maximizing practice efficiency. Practice is not a mere matter of mindless repetition, but it is a process of self-awareness and thoughtful problem solving, and the cultivation of the link between one’s mind and physical reflex. He also encourages students to listen as often as they can, to good recordings of the exam pieces they are playing; having a strong mental imprint of how a good performance of a piece should sound like can be one of the best self-checking teachers for student. It naturally informs the performance of a piece and helps students develop their own ideas of going beyond what’s written on the score.

For students taking advanced Pop piano lessons, he teaches improvisation using a systematic approach starting from basic left hand accompaniment patterns, chord theory and drills, followed by basic textural development strategies such as block chords, partial chords and open interval harmonisations, octaves, using the different ranges of the piano strategically, and subsequently advanced two-handed arpeggiation, rhythmic variations, and different stylistic grooves and fills. ”

As a teacher, Simon strive for his students to find joy in pursuing music. Each student is a unique individual with different strengths and goals. He begins by getting to know them, and finding out what motivates them, in order to strategize my teaching, and align, as best as possible, musical goals with the student’s personal interests.

Simon emphasize on listening in order to develop a musical taste towards performance, instead of viewing a score as a mere set of instructions to be followed. In a long run, having a musical ear naturally informs the performance direction and in turn, technical requirements.

Miss Wynn Chan

Qualifications

-ABRSM Grade 8 Theory and Practical
-Diploma In Music @ LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore. In my final year this August. Miss WynnWill move on to the Bachelors in Music (BAHons) @ LASALLE College of the Arts once I am done with my Diploma

Teaching Experiences

4 years and a half of teaching experience. Have handled as young as 18 months all the way to adults in their 50s. Children from 2-5 classes will be conducted in the duration of 30 mins.
6 and up would be 45 mins.

Grade 1 – 5 classes would be 45 mins.
Grade 5 – Diploma classes would be an hour.

Teaching Area :
Bishan, Upper Thomson, Braddel, Ang Mo Kio, Sin Ming Ave, Khatib, Yio Chu Kang, Serangoon, Lor Chuan, Newton, Novena, Toa Payoh, Rochor, River Valley, Grange Road, Yishun, Thomson Rd

Teach At Home And Where :
Yes. Sin Ming Avenue

Teaching Methods :
Teaching methods differ student to student as every student learns differently. Miss Wynn will cater classes according to students needs and where students need help with by keeping a record. Term report feedback will be given to students/student parents so they know their progress, and what to improve on.

Materials used will be told when the first lesson is conducted/use my materials.

Ms Stephanie Lim

Qualifications

– Diploma in Music, Major Study Piano Performance (Singapore Raffles Music College)
– ABRSM Grade 8 Piano (Passed with a Merit)
– Australian Music Examination Board AMEB – Third Grade (Awarded Honors in Practice of Music)
– Australian Music Examination Board AMEB – Second Grade (High Distinction in Practice of Music)
– Australian Music Examination Board AMEB – Preliminary (Awarded Honors in Practice of Music)

Teaching Experience

I teach Classical Music Practical Theory and I also teach Chinese and Worship Songs such as Hymns. I have 4 years experience of teaching piano to children and adults from age 4 to 65 years old.

Teaching Curriculum

My teaching is organised accordingly depending on the age of the pupil

No.1: Toddlers (4 years old) Piano Activities, Nursery Rhymes and Music Games.
No.2: Children (6 years old) (8 years old) Piano activity books; Music in Practical.
No.3: Child (6 years old) Learning Piano Beginners book and Grade 1, 2&3Scales; Music in Practical. Beginner Theory book 2, learn from music worksheets and book; Music Theory.
No.4: (Adult) Learning Worship Songs which are basically Chord sheet, fill –in, singing techniques and piano techniques.
No.5: (Adult) Learning Traditional Chinese Songs; reading Jianpu score Chords, and piano techniques.

Past Experiences

Piano Certificates (COMPETITION)
Gold Coast Eisteddfod – 1st August 2005
Piano Solo: Prelim to Grade 1
Honors Certificate –Second Place

Music Express – Year 2005
Piano Concert Solo: Prelim to Grade 1
Very High Achievement Award

Gold Coast Eisteddfod – 24th August 2006
Piano Solo: Grade 2 &3
Very Highly Commended –Fourth Place

Gold Coast Eisteddfod – 25th August 2006
Piano Solo (11 years)
Honors

Gold Coast Eisteddfod -27th August 2006
Piano Solo: Junior Piano Championship – 12 years and under
Honors Certificate –Third Place

The 15th Queensland Piano Competition – 16th September 2007
Piano Solo: 13 years and under
Participant
School Awards
CSHS -14th December 2006
Music Academic Award

CSHS ANZAC Day Ceremony Musical Performance – 27th April 2007
Cultural Commendation – A member of the school Orchestra

CSHS Move it or Blues it – 30th may 2007
Cultural Commendation – A member of the school Orchestra

CSHS School Orchestra; Honour List Ceremony -24th August 2007
Cultural Commendation – A member of the school Orchestra

Ms Teo (BBus, DipABRSM)

Qualifications

– Diploma in Piano Performance (ABRSM)
– Diploma in Principles of Piano Teaching (ABRSM)
– ABRSM Advanced Level Ensemble Playing Certification (Merit)
– Grade 8 ABRSM Theory (Distinction)
– Associate of The Singapore Music Teachers’ Association (SMTA)
– Approved MOE AMIS Instructor
– Approved New Zealand-based Children Music Appreciation Program KindyRock Trainer (Silver)
– 9 years experience in music instructing from ages 3.5 and above

Ms Teo earned her Grade 8 piano practical at the age of 15 and went on to explore other areas of piano playing by getting involved with different concerts and piano accompaniments which opened her view to the world of music. She is currently pursuing her Licentiate of the Royal School of Music (Performance) and has picked up the Violin and French horn to further enrich her knowledge to better serve her students. She is also a piano accompanist for the ABRSM Instrumental Examination.

Her motivation to pursue her career in music teaching has seen her giving piano lessons at the age of 16 at My Inspiration Music School and later, at Cristofori Music School as a Music Educator. During her academic studies at Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Ms Teo participated in the Klavier Ensemble and was appointed the Music Director in Year 1, and went on to lead the club as the President in her 2nd Year.

Between these periods, she gave solo recitals, duets and quartets performances and concerts at various public events and ceremony, and has performed her solo work in Esplanade. Throughout her stint, she has been given the role of Concert President to organise annual concerts for the club.

Beyond performance and piano lessons enjoyment, Ms Teo further contributed to the club by volunteering to guide her fellow peers with zero background in piano and music and have coached them till they were eligible to give public performances in the span of 8 months and hence, was awarded the Best Tutor Award, the first given out by the Institution in recognition of her effort. Till date, she has participated in various Master Classes and Workshops such as those held by Harvard Music In-Education Research Professor Larry Scripp, Pianist and Composer Chris Norton.

In addition to giving an all-rounded music education to her students, Ms Teo aims to also provide various musical opportunities by organising workshops (Exploring Music!!), mini competitions (Young Beginner Piano Technique & Pieces Competition) and annual year end recitals (Treble Makers), thus achieving a high rate of passes and distinctions in her student’s ABRSM examinations.

Tiffany Lim

Qualification

ABRSM Practical Grade 8 / Theory Grade 5

I have been teaching since 2014 and I am experienced in teaching kids as young as 3 years old. I am also familiar with the ABRSM syllabus and have actively been preparing my students for the ABRSM exam.

Teaching Area:
Central, North, Anywhere near the train station

Teaching Methods :
I believe in nurturing a kid’s love for piano through encouragement (praises, rewards) and play (play cards related to music).

SuYin

Qualifications

Grade 8 piano and violin

Experiences

More than 10 years experience teaching classical and pop. Students range from children to adults

Teaching Area

Ang Mo Kio, Bishan, Yio Chu Kang, Toa Payoh, Novena

Teach At Home And Where

Teach at home on Sundays at Ang Mo Kio

Timings

Weekday Thursday and Friday evenings

Saturday 330pm onwards

Sunday at my home 1pm onwards

Teaching Methods

I emphasize on basics so that the student has a strong foundation. Students who are taking exam will learn the ABRSM syllabus. Students who want to have some leisure playing, I teach pop songs.

Ms Joanne

Qualifications

Advanced Certificate, Trinity U.K
ABRSM Piano & Theory Grade 8
ABRSM Organ Grade 4

Experiences
Over 10 years of teaching experience
Church Pianist & Organist
Full-time home based piano teacher and piano accompanist
Experienced performer as soloist and ensembles in various performance and community events
Associate Piano Teacher with music school.

Teaching Area
Teaching Location: Home Studio in Woodlands

Joanne has been in the teaching field over the past 10 years. I had the privilege to be under the tutelage of Alice Yap, Master Degree from Hochschule fur Kirchenmusik Heidelberg, Germany, who is a lecturer in SUSS as well as the director of a music School ; James Yap, Master Degree from Hochschule fur Kirchenmusik Heidelberg, Germany, who is also a lecturer at NAFA. Joanne is also actively involved in community events and has rich experience in different settings of performance. Under her coaching, students improved tremendously on their scale and sight-reading through repertoires beyond the exam syllabus. Furthermore, to improve student’s performance skills, she organize recitals to prep students.

She conducts piano lessons at her home studio in Woodlands. Students will be playing on her upright grand during lesson as part of performance training.

Mr Titor Chen

Qualifications

Grade 8 Practical
Grade 5 Theory

Experiences
Mr Titor has taught piano for a few years and is experienced in teaching children. The minimum age is 5 and he teaches grades 1-5. His oldest student is a 60 year old grandma wanting to play pop/contemporary chinese songs by ear, whom he met when he was playing as accompaniment for the elderly choir

Teaching Area
Teaching Location: Anyway with north area preferred

Teaching Methods
Mr Titor teaches his students to play by ear, and teach them to sing the melody and the bass line of the piece with dynamics and always try to make up a story about the piece to make it interesting for the kids to understand the composer’s emotions and what is he trying to express in the piece. Graded pieces , as well as pop/contemporary songs

They will be taught how to practice in progression , phrase by phrase , and how to practice daily and accomplish their objectives in an hour’s practice. He calls this the ”POWER HOUR ”

Each student will own a notebook and a small sticker sheet. The notebook will keep track of their weekly progress and reminder of what to practice. What is the sticker sheet ? For every ”POWER HOUR” the student do that week they will paste a piece of sticker on the notebook and rewards will be given according to how many stickers they achieve that month. It gives the student motivation to practice , in exchange for skills from hours of practices , and a reward from him

He would like to organize a gathering for all my and my friend’s students to perform in a studio in front of parents and friends every once in awhile to showcase their talent and prepare them for the bigger stage in their path on Music.

Ms Tan Gek Nee Celine

Qualifications

Grade 8 Practical
Grade 6 Theory

Teaching Area

North and North East Area

Timings
Weekends for now, as for weekdays it has to depend on my school schedule as I’m currently still schooling

Teaching Methods

Starting off with basics, showing students the basics of C,D,E,F,G,A,B

Teach them easy warm up scales

Teach them songs that separates right hand and left hand then subsequently both hands

Mrs Chew Qi Shyein

Qualifications

LTCL
ABRSM practical grade 8

ABRSM Theory Grade 8

Experiences

Mrs Chew started her teaching journey since 2009 and has a piano studio since 2015.

Teaching Area

Sengkang

Timings
Weekdays from  Monday to Friday

Teaching Methods

I will offer student a recital at least once a year

Ms Vaana Lily He

Qualifications

ABRSM Diploma DipABRSM
ABRSM Diploma LRSM
Pre-College Studies in Voice, Mozarteum University in Salzburg, Austria
Bachelor in Piano Pedagogy Mozarteum University
Bachelor in Voice Pedagogy Mozarteum University

Background

Vaana originates from Singapore. She developed a passion for music at a young age and began playing the piano at four years old. Besides the piano, Vaana learnt the violin and flute and took classical voice lessons. She has two piano performance diplomas from the exam board Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM), England, which she received at ages 13 and 15 with distinction honours. She has participated in numerous international piano competitions and was awarded accolades, including first prize winner in the senior category of the Singapore Yamaha Piano Competition in 2011, finalist in the National Piano and Violin Competition Singapore 2011, as well as gold, silver medals and other awards. She now holds a bachelor’s degree in piano and her second bachelor’s degree in classical voice from the Mozarteum University in Salzburg, Austria.

Experiences

Aside from her performances as a pianist and singer, Vaana offers private piano and classical voice lessons and is also available as an instrumental and vocal accompanist due to her extensive experience working with other musicians. She has been working as a private teacher for almost a decade and is available to teach not only up to the grade 8 syllabus but also for those aiming for diplomas and the levels above.
Lesson durations can range from 45 minutes (beginners), 60 minutes (intermediate) to 90 minutes (advanced).

Teaching Area

Sengkang

Teaching Methods

As a performing artist, I often experience the ability of music to motivate and uplift the soul. Hence, coming into contact with music – especially European classical music, which has so much history and genius behind it – can be very beneficial to young children. However, anyone can experience the magical powers of music. As an educator, I seek to inspire and motivate students so that they can derive joy from music. However, I also instil a certain amount of discipline and routine into each lesson in order to yield tangible results. As a result, my students always go home feeling joyful and motivated to get better each time