Teachers’ Profile

Adeline is teaching piano full-time. She is patient and good with children. She teaches both children and adults. Adeline has also taught at music schools aside from private lessons. She has also worked closely with students from the Middle East, North America, Europe and Asia. Her students’ age groups ranges from 3 and half to 65 years of age.

Adeline teaches mainly the ABRSM syllabus as well as pop piano for students who wish to do lessons for leisure. She believes strongly in parents’ participation and involvement in education.

Teaching Areas:
✅ Home Based – Cardiff Grove
✅ Travel

Genre Taught:
✅ Classical
✅ Graded
❌ Jazz
❌ Pop

Allison started her musical journey began when she was 7. She has never stopped pursuing music ever since. Between 2009 up until 2014, she was trained as a percussionist. Allison was also featured on The Straits Times online with a bunch of young musicians in 2020. She hopes that she can help individuals start their musical journey.

Teaching Areas:
✅ Home Based – Whampoa Drive
✅ Travel

Genre Taught:
✅ Classical
✅ Graded
❌ Jazz
✅ Pop

Since the age of 6, Bernadette discovered and developed her passion in music. She was a church organist cum pianist during her youth and also a current pianist with a church choir. In large scale performances, Bernadette was the lead keyboardist in a musical and had performed as a pianist at the then-Ministry of the Environment. As part of her continual quest of learning and upgrading, she is currently pursuing a graded course in vocals and the Licentiate Diploma in Piano Recital.

Bernadette believes that every student is a unique individual and lessons would be catered to bring out the best of each student. She adopts a flexible approach to teaching – being comfortable in helping students with the different Examination Boards namely ABRSM, Trinity College London, Rockschool and London College of Music Examinations. For leisure students, she would customise a learning program to cater to the interest and learning needs so that the student is able to transition to a graded curriculum if he/she wants to.

In summary, Bernadette has been teaching the piano since 2009 with students ranging from preschoolers to adults. The highest level taught is at Diploma level, specifically in Music Teaching at NAFA. In addition, over 90% of her students who had taken their graded examinations had scored merit or distinction.

Teaching Areas:
❌ Home Based
✅ Travel

Genre Taught:
✅ Classical
✅ Graded
❌ Jazz
❌ Pop

Caryn has more than 10 years of music teaching experience. She obtained her Grade 8 (Practical and Theory) from Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, UK (ABRSM) and continued to pursue her studies in the University Putra of Malaysia in Bachelor of Music (Education) (Hons). Aside from that, she also holds a Associate Diploma in Music Pedagogy.

Upon graduation, Caryn had the privilege to teach in an international school as a music teacher in conducting keyboard ensembles and choir. After that, she worked in a music school as an instrumental teacher and teacher-trainer, teaching individual and group lessons for children as young as 2 years old to adults of various levels.

Caryn makes appropriate selection of teaching methods to encourage and stimulate interest in budding learners. As for the more advanced students, she uses more technical and challenging pieces. She believes that the exposure of various pieces and genres of music would enhance one’s knowledge of music. She hopes to develop the musical growth and talent of every student in an encouraging and friendly way.

Teaching Areas:
❌ Home Based
✅ Travel

Genre Taught:
✅ Classical
✅ Graded
❌ Jazz
❌ Pop

Chin Chin is a private piano teacher with over 20 years of teaching experience. Through the years, she has taught students from 5 year-old children to retirees. Aside from teaching music, she also works on music engagements with dementia elderly and special needs children. Chin Chin enjoys singing in choir and private performance. She is also AMIS certified since 2014.

Teaching Areas:
✅ Home Based – Shelford Road
❌ Travel

Genre Taught:
✅ Classical
✅ Graded
❌ Jazz
❌ Pop

Christopher is a dedicated and patient piano teacher with vast international experience with players/learners of all backgrounds (children to adult learners). He is experienced with the ABRSM grade exams and syllabus. Having taught piano for more than 8 years, Christopher knows how to engage the learner to develop interest and good piano-playing skills.

Teaching Areas:
❌ Home Based
✅ Travel

Genre Taught:
✅ Classical
✅ Graded
❌ Jazz
❌ Pop

Chu Yuan has been learning to play the piano since he was 4 years old. He enrolled in the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts under the School of Young Talents, where he was groomed to become a professional pianist, and pushed to participate in national competitions under the guidance of distinguished teachers and masters. Chu Yuan enrolled as a member of the Hwa Chong Piano Ensemble in secondary school where he performed and produced 2 records with the piano ensemble. He attained his LTCL certification in 2015, and despite being wrapped up in his academic studies, he still continued practicing on.

Teaching Areas:
✅ Home Based – Bishan Street 15
✅ Travel

Genre Taught:
✅ Classical
✅ Graded
❌ Jazz
❌ Pop

Since 2017, Diana has been conducting piano lessons in a one-to-one setting. She has taught students between the ages of 6-13, preparing them for the ABRSM Exam syllabus. Under her guidance, all of Diana’s students have achieved Distinctions and Merits in the ABRSM examinations. One of her students, who had previously failed Grade 2 piano practical exam in a music school, was able to score a Merit after joining Diana’s lessons.

As a musician and a music educator, Diana strongly believes that learning music influences a person’s holistic development, as well as encouraging the ability to be entertaining and creative. Diana’s three-fold aim as a piano teacher is to deliver the knowledge, artistry and delicacy of classical music to future generations.

Teaching Areas:
✅ Home Based – Miltonia Close
❌ Travel

Genre Taught:
✅ Classical
✅ Graded
❌ Jazz
❌ Pop

Edwin has been teaching since 2007. His youngest student is 5 year old and oldest is 70+ years old. He teaches on a custom grand piano made for identifying playing errors and for improvement. Edwin also advocates for a better knowledge over “just the paper” achievements to further build a better future for the music culture in Singapore. As such, his students usually learn more than one instrument other than the piano as their main.

Edwin’s teaching focuses on the core of music, instead of just the instrument. The core, being the identity of music to the player, what and where the player feels and sees oneself in music. He believes each player has their own pace and should progress in their own time, and each musician should learn what they like and loves to do.

Teaching Areas:
✅ Home Based – Toa Payoh Lor 5
✅ Travel

Genre Taught:
✅ Classical
✅ Graded
❌ Jazz
✅ Pop

Eileen has more than 25 years of teaching experience in classical & popular music with children & adults. She is able to work with special needs children through music making.

Teaching Areas:
✅ Home Based – Mergui Road
❌ Travel

Genre Taught:
✅ Classical
✅ Graded
❌ Jazz
✅ Pop

Evelyn obtained her Bachelor of Music (Hons) at the Royal College of Music (UK) collaboration with Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts and graduated with first class in 2017. Evelyn performs internationally as a piano recitalist, chamber musician, repetiteur and concerto soloist. Her recent performances include concerts at Singapore, Jakarta, Korea, United Kingdom, Opening of ASEAN International Chopin piano
competition (Malaysia), Chopin University of Music (Warsaw, Poland).

Besides her international performing career, Evelyn is working as official accompanist in Yong Siew Toh Conservatory, and Singapore Symphony Youth Choir, organised by Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO). Her students has been successful in several competitions internationally. Recently, she was on the jury for Yamaha Competition in Lampung, Indonesia and Haydn Music Piano Competition in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.

Teaching Areas:
✅ Home Based – River Valley Road
❌ Travel

Genre Taught:
✅ Classical
✅ Graded
❌ Jazz
❌ Pop

Joseph is a seasoned pianist who has a passion for teaching not only music, but also robotics, programming and school subjects. His experience in teaching ranges from children to adults, including children with mental disabilities. Musically, while he explores more of the classical romantic era, he also enjoys improvising and experimenting with tunes, pop music and other eras.

Teaching Areas:
❌ Home Based
✅ Travel

Genre Taught:
✅ Classical
✅ Graded
❌ Jazz
✅ Pop

Learning music is fun and easy. It’s not about getting a music certificate. It is about finding one’s passion and to express oneself. It also helps to develop one’s brain through music appreciation. Kon Yong has been enjoying the time spent with her lovely and clever students. She enjoys widening her sharing to those who wants to acquire the same passion. She has more than 20 years of teaching experience and has worked in music schools for more than 10 years. As of now, she is only teaching privately.

Teaching Areas:
✅ Home Based – Ang Mo Kio Ave 10
✅ Travel

Genre Taught:
✅ Classical
✅ Graded
❌ Jazz
✅ Pop

A native of Singapore, Tonglin entered Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts at the age of 6. Continuing her training with distinguished pianist Lim Yan at School of the Arts, Singapore (SOTA), she won an audition to embark on a tour to Switzerland and Italy in 2011 where she performed both solo and chamber works. Throughout her studies in SOTA, where she received a creative, cross-cultural and interdisciplinary education, Tonglin developed a unique sense of artistic interest, not restrictive to solo-performing, but varied aspects such as collaborations with other arts forms and academic disciplines.

As a passionate chamber and orchestral musician, Tonglin enjoys performing in a range of creative and artistic projects which promotes collaboration with musicians, composers, choreographers, dancers, visual artists and theatre designers. Recent concerts include a multimedia production which incorporated music, dance and electronics, produced by Japanese composer Kina Miyamoto, premiered in Atmospheresfestival 2018, as well as concerts in London Bargehouse as part of Balance Exhibition which featured works from RWCMD theatre designers and composers. Having a special affinity towards two-piano works, some of her recent projects include Stravinsky’s Symphony of Psalms, Philip Glass’s Four movements for two pianos,George Crumb’s masterpiece Makrokosmos III: Music for a Summer Evening, as well as Messiaen’s Visions de L’amenwith Benjamin Frith, pianist of internationally acclaimed piano trio, The Gould Trio.

Teaching Areas:
✅ Home Based – Lorong Chuan
✅ Travel

Genre Taught:
✅ Classical
✅ Graded
❌ Jazz
❌ Pop

Marta is currently in her 3rd year of Classical Piano Undergrad studies at LASALLE College of the Arts. She is a passionate and aspiring classical pianist who is looking to share her knowledge and experiences. She believes that by teaching, she is also learning from the students.

Teaching Areas:
❌ Home Based
✅ Travel

Genre Taught:
✅ Classical
✅ Graded
❌ Jazz
❌ Pop

Melissa holds a Bachelor of Music and LTCL PIano Performance certificate from Trinity London. She passionately started out as a piano teacher in 2012. She is very experienced in teaching very young children from 3 years old all the way to working adults. She has a proven track record in helping her students to achieve merit and distinction in their music exam.

Melissa wants to share the knowledge she has with the students as she guides them through their musical journey. She believes that interest will spark the students to learn music more effectively. If they enjoy the lessons, they will naturally commit their time to practice and hone their skills. During lessons, Melissa will incorporate various fun activities and games to create an engaging and enjoyable experience.

Melissa also realises that learning familiar tunes that students love will enhance their motivation to learn. Thus, she routinely integrates trendy pop songs into lessons and finds that they actually learnt these songs at a much quicker pace and gained confidence through this learning process. Every year, she organises a student concert to create a platform for students to perform and excel on stage.

Teaching Areas:
❌ Home Based
✅ Travel

Genre Taught:
✅ Classical
✅ Graded
❌ Jazz
✅ Pop

Natalie has been teaching since 2014 for students aged 6 years old and up in both practical and theory. She personalises her lessons to suit the students’ ability, be it for the graded exams or for the pleasure of playing the piano. When she takes on a new student, Natalie will discuss with the parents/students about their commitment and expectations of learning piano/theory. She will then plan and pace the lesson according to the students’ability. She incorporates theory into the practical lesson, focusing on the same topic and making it easier for the student to grasp the concept.

Teaching Areas:
❌ Home Based
✅ Travel

Genre Taught:
✅ Classical
✅ Graded
❌ Jazz
❌ Pop

Oliver has been playing the piano since he was 4 years old. He believes in continuing one’s interest in playing the piano long after grades have ended. Oliver himself has continued to play piano songs with a focus on modern contemporary pieces and has his own YouTube channel. He also takes pop song requests from friends and upload them onto his channel. Oliver has participated in his university’s inter domertry’s talent show and his company’s talent time for the Asia Pacific office with piano performances. While new to teaching, He is confident that he is able to instill into beginners the love of piano music regardless of age.

Teaching Areas:
❌ Home Based
✅ Travel

Genre Taught:
✅ Classical
✅ Graded
❌ Jazz
❌ Pop

Serene started to teach when she was 24 years old. She obtained her Diploma in Piano Teaching under the tutelage of Dorothy Chia. Her forte is in teaching young children between 5-15 years old. Serene is exceptionally motivated and this drives her students to perform well in music.

Teaching Areas:
❌ Home Based
✅ Travel

Genre Taught:
✅ Classical
✅ Graded
❌ Jazz
❌ Pop

Shawn is a Bachelor graduate majoring in Classical Music with over 10 years of piano teaching experience for students aged 4 to 60 years old. He is equipped with a variety of innovative teaching methods and unique practicing techniques, aimed to maximise his students’ potential.

Shawn focuses on teaching his students to truly understand the patterns, spaces and mechanics between every note, chord and harmony instead of learning from pure rote memory. To date, all of his students have passed their ABRSM exams, with many achieving merits and distinctions.

Teaching Areas:
✅ Home Based – Ang Mo Kio Avenue 2
✅ Travel

Genre Taught:
✅ Classical
✅ Graded
❌ Jazz
❌ Pop

Stella has an ATCL Diploma in Piano Recital and has been teaching since 2007. She has taught children of various ages and ranging from beginners onward. Majority of them have told her that they enjoy her lessons a lot.

Teaching Areas:
❌ Home Based
✅ Travel

Genre Taught:
✅ Classical
✅ Graded
❌ Jazz
✅ Pop

Stephanie has experience teaching children ranging from beginners to Grade 4 in both practical and musical theory. She is also able to help in preparing them for the ABRSM examinations.

Teaching Areas:
❌ Home Based
✅ Travel

Genre Taught:
✅ Classical
✅ Graded
❌ Jazz
❌ Pop

Sylvia has been teaching the piano since 1,997. Most of her students take the graded lessons and many of them has since completed their Grade 8 certificate.

Teaching Areas:
✅ Home Based – Bishan St 15
✅ Travel

Genre Taught:
✅ Classical
✅ Graded
❌ Jazz
❌ Pop

Umayal has been teaching piano since 2016 with students ranging from 6 to 30 years old. Most of them were complete beginners learning for the graded exams, but there were also others learning for leisure. She is very friendly and understanding towards her students, supporting them in their musical journey.

Teaching Areas:
❌ Home Based
✅ Travel

Genre Taught:
✅ Classical
✅ Graded
❌ Jazz
❌ Pop

Verena graduated in Diploma in Music Teaching at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in September 2019 and is currently doing her B.A. (Hons) in Classical Music at Lasalle College of the Arts. She is also currently teaching at 3 different music schools.

Throughout these years, Verena has been privileged to perform solos in prestigious music concerts in Jakarta and Singapore and recently won the Silver Award in the Professional Piano Category at the International Chinese Music Festival Singapore in 2019.

She has been teaching since 2016 and has taught students ranging from 5 to 60 year olds. Through it, she has learned how to adjust her style of teaching to suit different students and even improved on her interpersonal skills. Studying music over the past few years has taught Verena that learning and mastery are both a lifelong journey and her vision is to share her music journey and groom her students not just as a musician but also as an individual.

Wendy’s significant contribution to society was via The Pistorio Foundation charity dinner which raised $100k in November 2009 as piano accompanist as well as performing for the annual student recital under John Monteiro International 2008-2010. In 2011, she trained for Piano Adventures expert course in piano to benefit her students in piano technique.

From 2012, Wendy embarked on the challenging but fulfilling task of teaching the music PAL programs at various Primary School when she registered and was approved by the Ministry of Education (MOE) Art and Music Instructor Scheme (AMIS) certification in the same year. She coaches piano students from as early as 2000 and teaches mainly children from the age of 3.5 years and up.

Teaching Areas:
✅ Home Based – Toa Payoh Central
❌ Travel

Genre Taught:
✅ Classical
✅ Graded
✅ Jazz
✅ Pop

Winston has been teaching both youths and adults since 2015, with his oldest student being 78 years of age. His goal in teaching is first and foremost, to inspire his students. Winston has helped his students find the passion in music and guide them by equipping them with the ear and skills to explore their own unique sound. He is also great with improvisation and can play by ear.

Apart from teaching, Winston is also a full-time musician. He feels lucky to have been given opportunities to play at notable music festivals such as F1 Grand Prix, HSBC Rugby 7’s and Neon Lights Festival. He also had his original soundtrack featured on actress / director Michelle Chong’s first feature film, Three Peas in a Pod.

Other experiences include: Singapore Writers Festival, Singapore Day Celebrations (Melbourne) and a sold out EP launch at Esplanade Theatre Studio.

Teaching Areas:
❌ Home Based
✅ Travel

Genre Taught:
✅ Classical
✅ Graded
✅ Jazz
✅ Pop

Yi Lian has been teaching the piano full time since 2014. She achieved her Diploma in Music-ARSM with Merit as well as Grade 8 Music Theory with Merit. She is very experienced with the ABRSM Exam Syllabus, having prepared and sent her students to the exams every year.

Yi Lian students have a 100% passing rate with some attaining Merits and Distinctions. During her 2 years of teaching in a local music school, she performed frequently in the quarterly music recitals along with numerous selected students. She has worked with students as young as 3 years old to working adults who are 40 years old and above. After every lesson, Yi Lian provides feedback and work closely with the student’s parents. She is currently preparing for the LTCL degree from Trinity College London.

Teaching Areas:
❌ Home Based
✅ Travel

Genre Taught:
✅ Classical
✅ Graded
❌ Jazz
✅ Pop