Because I Care
There's a saying that goes: Students do not care how much their teacher knows until they know how much their teacher cares. And I do care...
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Candice Choong
May 7, 20234 min read
Encouragement: Possibly a Teacher's Most Powerful Tool
As an experienced full-time educator in the business of nurturing and developing talents, I firmly believe the power of encouragement is...
Candice Choong
Nov 17, 20222 min read
SNAP! The Music Way
Some card games are evergreen. The passing of time does little to erode their relevance and compromise the level of fun they shower on...
Candice Choong
Nov 6, 20221 min read
Take a Bow: Piano Recital 2022
The raison d'être of any recital or concert is to push budding young talents out of their snugly cocoons, expose them to playing in front...
Candice Choong
Sep 8, 20221 min read
Song Without Words: The Entertainer
My student, M, loved "The Entertainer" so much she excitedly told me she memorized the entire piece, all 5 pages of it. I popped up in...
Candice Choong
Jul 21, 20222 min read
Student Activity: Snakes and Ladders Rhythm Game
It's not a game familiar to most digital native kids these days. But when I was young, Snakes and Ladders used to be a game I played...
Candice Choong
May 14, 20221 min read
Song Without Words: Somewhere in Time
My student E performed Somewhere Out There from the Disney classic film, An American Tail. Revives vibes from the 80s, doesn't it? :)...
Candice Choong
Apr 14, 20221 min read
Song Without Words: La Cumparsita
Composed by Gerardo Matos Rodriguez in 1919, La Cumparsita is one of the most famous and recognizable tangos of all time. I am going to...
Candice Choong
Mar 25, 20221 min read
Song Without Words: Fur Elise
My dear student presenting the eponymous Fur Elise by Luwig van Beethoven.
Candice Choong
Dec 24, 20211 min read
A Jolly Christmas 2021!
When M first came to me in 2019, I was told by her mother that she could not keep up with the pace of her curriculum in the music school....
Candice Choong
Sep 21, 20211 min read
Library: 光陰獨白
I was tasked during my maternity break to transcribe the song 光陰獨白, an OST from the Chinese TV series You Are my Glory: This was a favor...
Candice Choong
May 30, 20213 min read
Benefits of An Online Piano Lesson
The prevalence of the long-drawn Covid-19 pandemic has majorly shifted the nature of learning. The rapid advancement of digital platforms...
Candice Choong
Apr 5, 20212 min read
Student Activity: Key Signature Matches
Keys and key signatures: A perennial topic my young students struggle to grasp. Yet, it is an unquestionably important concept that...
Candice Choong
May 8, 20201 min read
Student Spotlight: 大鱼 Cover
As a teacher, nothing exudes even more pride than watching my students shine brilliantly. My adult student first came to me as a fresh...
Candice Choong
Apr 16, 20202 min read
Piano Lessons the Right Way
One day, I received a text from a mother stating my student, M, fell and broke her left arm while at the playground. Wrapped in a cast...
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