Pumpkinancy's Music Studio

Nancy Yinan Zhao, a pianist, a musician, lives in Montreal, Canada, was born in Shanghai, China. Nancy graduated from Concordia University in Canada with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Composition, graduating with honors. She studied under pianist Gregory Chavedian and composers Georges Dimitrov and Sandeep Bhagwati. Nancy holds the ABRSM Piano Performance Diploma and the Shanghai Musicians Association Level 10 Certificate. Nancy is an RCM certified piano teacher (← click for more info) and a member of the Quebec Music Teachers Association (← click for more info).

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Nancy's been playing piano for 20+ years and has quite much experience in piano teaching. Back then in China, Nancy focused on ABRSM piano system pedagogy  (The Association Board of the Royal Schools of Music). Now in Canada, Nancy possesses extensive teaching experience in piano performance, music theory, and harmony, emphasizing a systematic yet personalized approach.Her students have repeatedly achieved full marks in theory exams, high scores in harmony, and multiple first-place awards in RCM piano performance examinations in Quebec. Her students have also won numerous awards at prestigious competitions such as the Montreal Classical Music Festival, the Canadian International Music Competition, and the Quebec Music Competition. As an active music educator, Nancy is dedicated to conveying deep musical emotions and artistic expression through her nuanced and expressive teaching style.

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