Ms Carol has been teaching piano since 1992. Teaching is her passion and she constantly aims at maximizing every child’s learning experience by creating a relaxed, happy, friendly and conducive environment. She is a highly organised, outcome-driven and motivated professional music teacher with a solid experience in the studio and classroom setting environment. She has years of experience in teaching group lessons notably keyboard, early childhood music and movement as well as individual lessons. She is well-versed with all aspects of the current music syllabus and exam criteria. Her music students were awarded The Hedy King Robinson Prize from London for passing their Grade 6 Theory with Distinction.
In order to equip herself well in music education, she constantly upskills and reskills by attending various professional development workshop overseas and locally. She has an excellent classroom management and communication skills. Her empathy and interpersonal skills enable her to freely discuss any matter of concern with both students and parents of diverse social backgrounds. She believes this is a role to which she could bring great value, exercising and broadening her music teaching experience, and helping students develop their talents while nurturing their passion for music.
Ms Carol was awarded with an official Kindermusik Licence in 2006, an American programme that specialises in early childhood music. She started conducting early childhood music enrichment in various preschools since 2007. Her music lessons are the most engaging and comprehensive. She has her own unique way of introducing classical music to the children. She does not only apply effective and effortless teaching methods to teach the children to play on their musical instruments but also instil in them a lifelong love for music. Her music lessons are always fun. She engages children in creative expressions and make music mastery a truly meaningful experience. She equips children with a wide music vocabulary that allows them to appreciate and express musical thoughts confidently.
Ms Carol holds a Licentiate in Piano Teaching by the Trinity College of London (LTCL) and an accredited Teacher Levels certification by the Australian National Council of Orff Schulwerk (ANCOS).
1992 to present: Piano
2007 to present: Early Childhood Music