Yvonne Lau Piano Studios

Introduction: Yvonne is a highly successful piano teacher and music educator with a thriving studio and 25 years of experience teaching beginners of all ages to advanced students. She makes music learning fun, but at the same time her students achieve a high level of playing. She is patient and kind, but at the same time expects her students to do their best work. Biography: Yvonne grew up in a musical family of professional musicians and started playing the piano at the age of three. She has won numerous eisteddfods and competitions and has performed on many stages throughout her career, from the concert hall of the Sydney Opera House to the opening ceremonies of the Sydney Olympic Games to more recently concerts at Weill Hall. She gained her associate of music and licentiate of music, Australia at the ages of 14 and 15 and her licentiate of Trinity College, London also at the age of 15. Yvonne has been working as a freelance pianist, accompanist and chamber musician since graduating with a master's degree from the Eastman School of Music where she studied with Barry Snyder. Prior to that, she completed a bachelor of music degree with honours at Sydney University. A native of Sydney Australia, she taught at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Sydney University, where she developed and taught a new masters of music program in piano pedagogy, as well as teaching harmony and analysis, and keyboard harmony in the musicology department. Yvonne was on the keyboard staff of Knox Grammar School, Barker College, St. Aloysius College, and St. Ignatius College where she was head of piano. These prestigious private schools in Sydney have vast creative arts units and Yvonne made significant contributions to the music departments of these schools as teacher, performer, accompanist and mentor. Her students always perform very well at state and national exams and competitions and are leaders amongst their peers. Yvonne has experience teaching both private and group lessons and has taught children as young as 2 to adults in her active piano studio. Yvonne is also currently completing a PhD in piano pedagogy and music education. She has released a CD of Australian works, First Light, with the fellowship of Australian composers. Yvonne has also recorded for 2MBS-FM, Grevillea, and ABC-FM.