Biography:

I am a registered RCM violin teacher, have a Bachelor of Music Degree in Violin Performance from Western Washington University and have been teaching for over 13 years now. I am fluent in Mandarin, Taiwanese and English. I was born in Taiwan and started learning the violin since I was 4 years old with Mr. Duen Huah Hsiao. Later I immigrated to Vancouver with my family when I was 10 years old and continued my violin studies with Esther Boisverd, Hok Tze Wong and Wai Chen Mizutani (who is a graduate from the Julliard music school). Shortly after I settled down with my family in Richmond, I joined the Richmond Youth Orchestra (RYO), eventually became concert mistress and performed Gypsy Airs as soloist under the conductor Mr.Spencer Bach. I was in RYO for most of my elementary/ high school years until I left for college. During my college days I took private lessons with Professor Marc Destrube at UBC, played in the UBC Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra and the NTU (National Taiwan University Orchestra). Later on, I got accepted into Western Washington University, received the Don.C Walter’s scholarship to study with Professor Walter Schwede. I was on the president’s list for two full years and received my Bachelor of Music Degree in Violin Performance there. I performed in the WWU Symphony Orchestra and the Whatcom Symphony Orchestra in Bellingham, Washington as well while I was studying there. After graduating from Western Washington University, I went to The Mannes School of Music in Manhattan, New York to further expand my knowledge in music and studied with Professor Sally Thomas (student of Ivan Galamian). While I was in New York I performed in the Mannes Repertory Orchestra and the Mannes Community Orchestra as concert mistress in Manhattan, New York for two years. Thereafter I’ve returned to Vancouver and started my career in Violin teaching, helped many students achieve high marks in their RCM exams (ranges from levels 2-9) with at least First Class Honours and above, prepped them for private school (ex. Byng Arts) / summer camp / orchestra auditions, competitions, music festivals and scholarship auditions as well.