Study with Fei
TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
"I believe music has the power to reach the bottom of your heart and enrich your life. My goal as a teacher is to make music your lifelong friend, so you can always have a faithful 'friend' who is there to help you express your joy and sorrow in your life. It will be a mirror to understand yourself and your growth. I believe in triggering intrinsic motivation. I take time to understand what interests my students, I allow them much space to explore and find their own preferences and voice in learning. I take more time to build the foundation for interest than the learning foundation because, without interest, learning cannot go far. I focus a lot on the connection between the body and mind to excel in techniques and musicality. I help students build practice strategies and musical vocabulary so that they can be confident and creative. Essentially, I am teaching you how to "follow your heart" which is to find your intuition and to trust your instinct - that does not come without serious practice though. I can't promise you it is only sunshine and happy days in piano learning, but I can promise you that this will be a rewarding experience."
- Fei
Long Term Studies
Regular Weekly Lessons
Experience a creative and fulfilling piano learning experience through weekly lessons with Fei. Regular lessons offer consistency and the best kind of learning outcome - that is if you do not choose to miss your piano lesson over birthday parties!
Fei offers both in-person and virtual lessons. Her students are from all over the globe!
Seasonal Studies
Leisure Learning / Intensive Studies
Seasonal Study is offered to those who choose to have week-to-week lessons over summer (June-Aug) or winter break (Dec).
Leisure Learning is catered for students who would like to take on seasonal goals, to pick up piano at a fast pace, or to learn music that he/she likes in a short time.
Intensive lessons are for those who would need professional help to prepare for auditions, competitions, or examinations. The rate for intensive lessons would be under "Advanced Students Rate" - see studio policy for rate. The rate for audition entrance preparation would be different as it involves Fei's professional consultation and assistance for application.
Fei's Method
Fei teaches young beginners (Age 4-7) with method books published by herself and with collaborated author.
She also often transcribes and personalizes learning materials based on each student's need.
All learning materials are copyrighted.
My Musical Animals
This is a fun introductory course to piano learning for the youngest age group (age 3 to 4+). The book is colourful, attractive, easy to pick up, comes with weekly practice guidelines for parents to follow and MP3 tracks to make home practice fun and not boring! This book is also suitable for parent-child piano lessons and small-group learning.
Weekly 45-minutes lesson
Comes with MP3 tracks for home practice
Takes 6-9 months to complete Book 1
Poco a Poco
Similar to My Musical Animals, Poco a Poco (PAP) offers a different kind of start for piano learning; it focuses more on theory and note reading and is spiced up with interesting stories and music appreciation. With its underlying story of Poco and Coco in their magical hot air balloon traveling around the world, young children will be fascinated by the different cultures and styles of music they will explore.
Weekly 45-minutes lessons
Comes with MP3 tracks for home practice
Takes 6-9 months to complete book 1
Adult Piano Learning
Bring in your favorite piece for Fei to rewrite for you? Adult learning offers more freedom for students to be involved in their learning. Fei also introduces students to a variety of repertoire ranging from film, classical, pop, country, and Broadway musicals to blues or jazz. Do not listen to the voice in your brain, just follow your heart... it is NEVER too old to start!
Weekly 60-minutes lesson / Seasonal Study
Weekly warm-up exercises + practice checklist will be given
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Parent-Child Music Lessons
Fei has developed courses for toddlers and mothers since the year 2015. She has taught age 2-5 at international schools. She is also a Dalcroze-inspired teacher. Children will explore music, beats and rhythm, a variety of small instruments, and movements in the classes.
Weekly 30-minute lesson for solo / pair learning,
45-minute lesson for group learning
Published Books
POCO A POCO // MY MUSICAL ANIMALS
Poco a Poco (PAP) is an all-in-one method book for young beginners to start piano learning. PAP was written by Diane Kim and Feifan Oh with cute, original illustrations by Pocotee Loh in year 2021.
My Musical Animals is the first book for young beginners to explore group piano learning in a fun setting. Book 1 was published in the year 2014 and was recently updated in the year 2021. Book 2 is coming this March. Author is Feifan Oh with original illustrations by Pocotee Loh.
PAP and MMA are books that would work for 1-on-1 individual lessons or small-group learning of 2-4 children per group. The books promote the exploration of group learning that will bring many benefits to young children which not only improves their musicality but also their social skills and learning motivations.
To put in order for the books or learn more about the books, contact Fei directly. Thank you!
Sign Up for a Trial Lesson!
Email: feifanoh7@gmail.com to schedule a trial lesson today in which you will get to experience the fun of piano playing and get to know each other better before making a decision to commit. Trial lessons are 45 minutes.