Year-End Student Recital (Year 2025-2026) featuring students of Feifan Oh Today is a special day as we gather to celebrate the amazing music and growth of our talented students. We can't wait to show off fourteen incredibly musical kids who will be performing, each of whom is featured in our digital program attached to this blog. If their performances tickle your fancy, feel free to leave them some love in the comments or share a few words of encouragement after the recital! After the show,...

I recently took a short trip with my daughter to San Francisco. It was a special trip because it was our first mom-and-daughter trip but also my first meeting with a friend with whom I have been in contact for a long time but have not met in person! We really appreciate each other and our friendship. I was also there to attend a student's recital. This is a special student whom I have had the pleasure of teaching for years but had not yet had the chance to meet (as well!). We have been...

One of my biggest concerns as a piano teacher has always been this: what happens during practice at home? Building healthy practice habits from Lesson 1 is just as important as learning the notes themselves. I take great pride when students can explain how they practice, identify their own problems, and think about possible solutions. That awareness is part of true musical learning — and interestingly, it is also one of the most neglected topics in piano education. Students often do well...