Musik with Yvonne

Teacher Yvonne started piano lessons at the age of 3 1/2 from teachers at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. After immigrating to Hong Kong, she passed Grade 8 exam of the Associated Boards of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) at age 11. After graduating from Mills High School, Teacher Yvonne went on to California Institute of Technology to earn a BS with honors in Chemical Engineering and a MA in International Policy Studies from Stanford University.

In the summer of 2002, inspired by her then 4-year old son who was diagnosed being on the autistic spectrum, Yvonne decided to devote to early childhood music education by becoming a licensed Kindermusik educator. She has taught at the community centers of Pacifica, San Bruno, San Mateo, Redwood City, Belmont, San Carlos and Foster City. In her constant pursuit of providing the best childhood music education, Teacher Yvonne has received extensive training in methodologies including Musikgarten, Lynn Kleiner, Kodaly and Orff.

In addition to teaching at her studio, Teacher Yvonne visits Sea Breeze School in Foster City and Kindercourt Academy in San Carlos.

Besides being an educator, Teacher Yvonne is proud to be still actively involved in piano performance, passing LRSM diploma (ABRSM) with distinction in 2007, and winning the piano duo category with Teacher Stanley in the 2008 U. S. Open Music Competition.

Teacher Stanley has a BA in music from University of California, Berkeley and a MA in Music Education with emphasis in piano pedagogy from Holy Names University in Oakland. He is a member of the California Music Teachers' Association. Despite being born and raised in Southern California, Teacher Stanley is fluent in Cantonese.

An accomplished and passionate pianist, Stanley's musical interests include musicology, composition and piano performance. He is also an avid critic and collector of classical piano CDs and DVDs. His interest in Drum Corps has led him to arranging music for the marching and wind bands of Colony High School in Ontario, California.

Besides teaching private piano lessons at the studio, Teacher Stanley regularly conducts group classes with Teacher Yvonne and also visits preschools. This is also his third year being an accompanist for the San Francisco Girls' Chorus.

Teacher Yvonne having musical fun with the boys