Testimonials
What our Graduates Have Said
Even if you get stuck, there's always the support and help from the teaching team.
Ever since I joined the student-teacher programme, I have greatly improved my communication and problem solving skills. With the opportunity to teach students with wide range of personalities and different learning styles, you will constantly need to think of new ways to motivate and help them through their pieces. Even if you get stuck, there's always the support and help from the teaching team, so you are never alone. For me, one of the perks of being a piano teacher is getting to be like a friend that the students can trust and share their happiness and troubles with. Becoming a piano teacher has been a very rewarding experience.
Eliza Chung
Joining STP gave me the support I needed to help me become a confident and knowledgeable teacher.
Joining the student-teacher program gave me the support I needed to help me become a confident and knowledgeable teacher. I had the opportunity to observe other teachers and also got to work with a wide range of personalities and skill level through the students as well as the teaching team. It opened the door to a lot more opportunities than I would have otherwise been exposed to, such as; professional development workshops, master classes and seminars. The nurturing and support that I got through the program meant that I felt confident enough to develop my musical skills leading me to go on to more study and exploring different musical genres.
Melissa Brown
I became more confident in myself, in my ability to communicate and to pass on knowledge to younger students.
I joined the Dorayme student-teacher program after finishing my piano grades and it played such a huge role in my personal and professional development. I was able to lead my own theory class and have my own piano students, and this was such a rewarding experience. I became more confident in myself, in my ability to communicate and to pass on knowledge to younger students. The environment at Dorayme is also very supportive. I was in the program with a few other students and it was fun and encouraging to go through it together. I am thankful for the opportunity to have been in the student-teacher program, and it has set me up with skills that are invaluable in whatever I do.
Wendy Pang
Christy’s passion for music, and her patience, compassion and nurturing nature for her students has had a significantly positive impact on myself.
Growing, learning and being educated in Dorayme Music Tuition Studios has not only taught me about piano and music, but has shaped me into who I am today. Character building through musical education has taught me life-long skills that cannot be taught elsewhere. Christy’s passion for music, and her patience, compassion and nurturing nature for her students has had a significantly positive impact on myself.
Fortunately, this life-long learning experience did not end at the completion of Grade 8. This learning experience continued on as I embarked on the Dorayme student-teacher programme. Not only did I further my musical training, but acquired other qualities (arguably more important) life skills such as professionalism, punctuality and communication skills (with student and parent). This amazing opportunity would not have arisen without the support from Christy and the outstanding musical educational system that she has established, which is the Dorayme music tuition studio.
Joe Ni
Dorayme provided a variety of different activities that challenged me to improve my skills as a pianist.
When I joined Dorayme I was a shy 11 year old who had very little self-confidence. This lack of confidence was evident in my daily life as well as in my music performance. As I grew up with the Dorayme family, I made new friends and learnt new skills, which allowed me to better understand myself and my own capability. From weekly piano, theory and aural classes to yearly regional competitions, recitals and examinations, Dorayme provided a variety of different activities that challenged me to improve my skills as a pianist.
And upon finishing my Grade 8 Piano I was also given the chance to take on the Student-Teacher programme. When teaching students theory and piano, I came across many challenges with all the students having different learning speeds and styles. But with the support and guidance from Aunty Christy, I was able to learn from these students and further develop better communication and understanding for music. The Dorayme programme allowed me to learn so much more about music and myself than I would have ever imagined.
Winnie Ye
Teaching piano is more than a career here at Dorayme, it is walking the music journey with the students.
After getting the grade 8 certificate, the opportunity of taking part in the Dorayme student and teacher's program opened up. I decided to give it a go because I thought it will be a good experience and maybe one day open up my own music studio. Juggling between studies and piano teaching wasn't easy, but having a supporting principle leading us and a strong group of teachers assisting each other, the journey was definitely rewarding and fun. I learnt how to organise my time and prepare lessons beforehand.
For me, the most challenging aspect to teaching was having a good relationship with the students and parents. At a young age, I was able to display confidence to the parents and gain their trust. I enjoyed getting involved in organising concerts, leading small theory groups and most of all, getting to know the students personally. With the help of Dorayme music program, I was able to do all that. Teaching piano is more than a career here at Dorayme, it is walking the music journey with the students.