ABOUT SEED MUSIC
Seed Music Academy adopts the best from the Suzuki philosophy where parents play a vital role in the musical journey of a child; as such, parent participation is imperative during every class.
Teachers, students and parents work together as a team to help children acquire the skills needed through encouragement and support.
OUR TEACHERS
Miguel Zaparolli
Dr. Miguel holds a doctorate from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, a master's degree from The International Center for Music at Park University, and a bachelor's degree from the Escola Superior de Artes Aplicadas de Castelo Branco.
Cello Performance, B.M,
Superior School of Applied Arts, Portugal
Cello Performance, M.M,
International Centre for Music,
Park University
Doctor of Musical Arts in
Cello Performance,
University of North Carolina
Matthew Tosca
Matthew Tosca is a highly trained orchestral conductor and violinist. He has worked as guest conductor with The Royal Ballet, the London Classical Soloists, The London Mozart Players, The Mannes Orchestra and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra.
Matthew’s students have been accepted to Juilliard Pre-College & College Concerto Competitions
BM in Violin Performance (Honors)
MM Orchestral Conducting (Honors)
Mannes College of Music,
New York City
William Lee
William Lee completed the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Music at Hong Kong Baptist University. During the time, Lee was appointed to be the concertmaster of Hong Kong Baptist University Symphony Orchestra and Collegium Musicum of Hong Kong.
For striving a more advanced performance level, Lee received the Master of Music in Violin Performance at the University of Texas at Austin with scholarships.
BA in Music (Honors), The Hong Kong Baptist University
MM in Violin Performance, The University of Texas
LTCL (Distinction) in Violin
ATCL (Distinction) in Viola
Ching Ching Tao
Ching Ching earned her master degree in piano performance at Indiana University Jacobs
School of Music
During her years in United States, Ching Ching lectured the Young Pianist Program in her alma mater and served as a répétiteur in ballet school.
Piano Performance, M.M,
Indiana University
Jacobs School of Music
Associated Board of the
Royal Schools of Music (DipABRSM)
Licentiate diploma of
Trinity College London (LTCL)
Jason Kai
Jason Kai was awarded for a 4-year scholarship and received his
bachelor’s degree in music.
Jason has performed widely in Utah and Hong Kong, including for the Weber State Orchestra. Awarded in Utah State Fair Competition in 2007, and UMTA Concerto Competition in 2008
Piano Performance, B.M,
Weber State University
Suzuki Certified Piano Teacher
Dalcroze Certificate Candidate
Rebekah Lau received her Bachelor and Master’s degree in Piano Performance on scholarship at Brigham Young University
She completed Suzuki Piano training through Book 7 with registered Piano Trainers Cleo Brimhall, Fay Adams, and Caroline Fraser.
Piano Performance, B.M,
Brigham Young University
Piano Performance, M.M,
Brigham Young University
National Certified Music Teacher, NCTM, U.S.A
Rebekah Lau
Ashley Chung
Ms. Ashley Chung graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in music with first class at Hong Kong Baptist
She has devoted herself into
early childhood music education for many years. She adopts the Kodaly, Orff, Dalcroze and Montessori approaches into her classes.
BA in Music (First Class), HKBU
DipABRSM in Piano Performance
LTCL (Distinction) in Piano Recital
ATCL (Distinction) in Piano Recital
Certified Musikgarten Teacher
Michael Lance
Michael graduated with honours in Composition and Arrangement at Doane University where he studied singing with his mentor, Larry Monson, a choral and vocal specialist.
Michael is a member of the Metro Vocal Group since 1998 and had performed on cruise ships traveling to over 50 countries on 5 different continents.
Michael's voice can be heard on the airwaves of RTHK Radio 3 as host of the show, "Classic Michael Lance".
Bachelor of Arts in Music, Composition and Arrangement, Doane University
TESTIMONIALS
Learning Suzuki piano in SEED is the best choice we have ever made. Teachers have unlimited patience with kids and have taught my son the best skills in playing piano.
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