Yeuk Kiu W. — Piano Teacher — Downtown Montreal, Montreal

Graduating from the Master of Music in Collaborative Piano Performance at McGill University, Matthew Yeuk Kiu Wong was awarded FTCL Piano Recital and LTCL Violin Recital with Distinction, under the tutelage of Ms. Chan, Sham Siu Wai Sylvia and Mr. Ng Ka Ming respectively. Currently, he is in the McGill-UdeM piano-vocal arts residency program under the tutelage of Prof. Michael McMahon and Prof. Francis Perron. Matthew engaged in different ensembles, taking the role of a collaborative pianist and a violinist. During his bachelor's studies in the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), he was a piano accompanist for a number of musicians, ranging from vocalists to different musical instrumentalists, and he was also a violinist in the first violin section in Chung Chi Orchestra of CUHK. During his master's studies in McGill University, he is a competent rehearsal pianist in Opera McGill, and a graduate teaching assistant in Schulich Singers choral ensemble as a pianist. Apart from that, he was a violinist in the first violin section in Hong Kong Youth Symphony Orchestra, joining the International Music Festival EURASIA in Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2015. About his teaching career, he is a music tutor with more than five years of experience, guiding students through exams and devloping their continuous interest in music. He was a piano, violin and theory tutor in Greenery Music, Hong Kong, facilitating students to achieve excellent results in instrumental and theory exams. Besides that, he was a violin class tutor in several primary schools, as well as a collaborative pianist in a children choral ensemble.

I teach piano, violin and theory. The instrumental lessons are divided into two parts, strengthening techniques and building repertoires. Students are asked to play scales and etudes in the first half of the lessons, which benefits finger dexterity and consistent fingerings. After that, they attempt a variety of pieces based on their goals, interests and abilities. Students may strive for exams or enjoy the music by their favorite composers. The theory lessons consist of numerous topics, such as rhythm, harmony and intervals, according to the levels of theory exams. Students are encouraged to complete exercises and past exam questions in order to consolidate the knowledge.