Yingying W  

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Instruments: Piano, Music, Keyboard
Styles: Classical, Pop

I started to teach novice piano players while I was an undergraduate student at Cleveland Institute of Music. I’ve taught private lessons at both school studios and secondary music institutions in Ohio and Florida. My teaching experience towards college level students began at University of Florida in 2013, where I worked as a teaching assistant instructing Group Piano class, that covered subjects on functional keyboard skills, harmonization, sight reading and choral reading, major/minor scale, improvisation and chord progression. My teaching philosophy directs me to the strong commitment of musical education, especially for those instrumental training that require disciplined studies from younger ages. I have versatile pedagogical methodologies that tailor to student levels from early beginners to advanced learners. I am skillful for Suzuki style, and have successfully applied to students who are benefited from this learning method. I am also having a thoughtful investigation and a trained examination on using method books. To ensure the experience of learning piano is meaningful and fun, I like to transcribe the studies to a productive end as a result of structured and routinely base within high engagement of learning process.

My teaching methods are based on students' concrete music backgrounds and ages. I tend to individualize teaching methods according to the specific needs reside different levels and learning habits. I prefer the methods that cater to one's ability, learning progression, and practicing capacity. For early beginners, I usually teach with method books. I have a resourceful collection on diverse piano method books and I guided students for the process of choosing the suitable one. I recommend students who are beginners to utilize Alfred's Basic Piano Library Course (four levels) and Five-Star Solos, as these two method books have the organized systems and clear protocols to let players progress yet can review the fundamentals at the same time. For intermediate level, I prefer Alfred's Premier Piano Course and Basic Adult Country Book. I also recommend Contemporary Piano literature Book 2, Broadway Classics from the Young Pianist's Library Volume A, and the FJH Pianist's Curriculum Recital Book. For the pianists who are advanced or beyond, I'm more opened and flexible in choosing method books, or not using the method books. The repertoires selection could determinate through musical genre, stylistic period, and pieces from particular composers. I also recommend to have music theory books along with instrumental learning.