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Kang Kat Ying
Kang Kat Ying
Educational Background:
Achievements and Experience:
Teaching Style:
Piano Teacher (Star Teacher)
- Graduated from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) - Royal College of Music, London with a Bachelors of Music Education (Piano Pedagogy)
- With 8 years of Piano Teaching Experience
- Started playing the piano at 3 years old.
- Mentored by Nigel Clayton, Loo Bang Hean, Cecelia Ratna, Lim Tsui Fang, and Benjamin Lim.
- Studied at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) - Royal College of Music, London, majoring in Music Education (Piano Pedagogy).
Achievements and Experience:
- Participated in masterclasses with Prof. Patsy Toh (Royal Academy of Music), Timothy Kwok (Indiana University), and Loo Bang Hean (UCSI University).
- Conducted recent lecture-recitals supervised by Nigel Clayton, Nicholas Ong, and Loo Bang Hean (focused topics: thumbs development in piano playing and choices of articulations in Baroque piano works).
Teaching Style:
- Values building relationships with students.
- Believes anyone can learn piano, emphasizing correct technique from the start to prevent injury.
- Encourages enjoyment of learning and practice, viewing practice as a creative exploration.
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