Students learning piano chords and making music
In my piano lessons, I teach students how to play chords and make up their own music. It’s a lot of fun, something different from playing from the music score, which is of course equally great!
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Student performance: Elgar’s Salut d’Amour, Op.12 (piano)
My student plays Elgar’s Salut d’Amour, Op.12 at the piano in a recording session. (There are many instrumental versions of this piece!)
Student Performance: Rachmaninoff’s Prelude in G# Minor, Op 32 No 12
I taught this student from absolute piano beginner to piano diploma holder. That’s over 10 years of piano teaching and mentoring. Like I always say, it’s about the relationship through piano. I still have contact with her and other students overseas. We remain good friends throughout the years. Enjoy this performance by Yan.
Honoring Music Teaching
Teaching is a service to others. Teachers are the guides, to shed light for their students on the path of knowledge and learning, with wisdom, insight, compassion, patience and empathy. Teachers pass their knowledge, skills and information, their ways of learning and problem solving to their disciples, so that they can adapt, modify and create… Continue reading Honoring Music Teaching
Cheers to Great Piano Teaching Moments!
Today I had a great lesson with a more mature student of late-intermediate level. He’s a new student to me and we had 2-3 piano lessons so far together. But like the first time I heard him play, I felt very touched when he played in the lesson today again.
Teresa Wong Piano: Chopin’s Prelude in B minor, Op.28 No.6
Chopin’s music is many classical music lovers’ favorite. Here I play his Prelude in B minor, Op.28 No.6. Enjoy! Online piano lessons and classical piano music articles: https://teresawong.hk Online music training programs: https://teresa-wong-music.teachable.com My music: https://teresawongpiano.com
Teresa Wong Piano: Perche
This is an original piano composition written by me a few years ago. It’s called “Perche” (“Why” in Italian). Enjoy! Listen to more of my original piano music here
Student Playing Happy Birthday Variations
I encourage students to arrange their own version of familiar tunes. In our piano beginner book 2, we teach students to play happy birthday song, learn about chords and make up their own versions with the chords.
Teresa Wong Piano: O Mio Babbino Caro
“O Mio Babbino Caro” is a famous aria from Puccini’s “Madame Butterfly”. I love singing and playing this piece. Enjoy!
Piano Student Concert 2020
We are having our first piano student concert of 2020 on June 6 (Saturday) at 3pm at Harvest Baptist Church in Gunbarrel, Boulder. Miss Teresa Wong will also be performing some of her original piano compositions, and with her chamber sextet group, including Astor Piazzolla’s “Four Seasons”. Selected piano students of Miss Teresa Wong will… Continue reading Piano Student Concert 2020