UkulelePiano GuzhengChinese Music & Culture

中英文雙語授課
Ukulele Aloha
Ukulele Aloha is a progressive program designed to help you enhance ukulele skills and execute musical creativity with step-by-step guidance. By focusing on your choice of a theme song, Dr. Lai aims at creating a personalized learning experience that helps you boost and refine your ukulele performance in a short period. 
Classical Piano
Classical Piano is a comprehensive class crafted to develop your piano skills and elevate your interpretative artistry with structured, step-by-step instruction. This program offers a personalized approach to learning, allowing you to deepen your technical foundation and refine your expressive abilities. 
Chinese Guzheng
Playing guzheng is a poetic way of experiencing traditional and modern Chinese culture. In this course, Dr. Lai integrates the appreciation of Chinese aesthetics to enhance students’ musicality. Students learn Chinese and Western tunes, guzheng techniques, music theory, solfège singing, rhythmic and ear training, and musicianship.
Contact Dr. Lai for further details.

Testimonials

"Dr. Jay’s skill and passion for music are the perfect combination anyone who wants to learn. Her kind but firm approach has resulted both progress and pride for our daughters' piano playing. The enthusiasm they had for a desire to play has continued to grow while taking lessons. No question - piano lessons have been a much value added activity for our family."

— Saroufim family, CA.
 
"Jay’s superb skills in teaching and exceptional patience have transformed me from an absolute ukulele beginner to someone who can play many popular, classic, and contemporary songs with confidence. Jay’s heuristic teaching style allows me to learn not only the music theory behind ukulele chords but also various playing patterns such as strumming or fingerpicking. I highly recommend Jay for any level of ukulele learners!"

— Charles, software engineer and founder of South Bay Taiwanese People Meetup.
"I just wanted to say THANK YOU to Jay who has taught me ukulele. She has been helping me progress my skills to the next level. Now my playing has improved in terms of quality of sound and self-confidence. 

Keep up the good work, Jay!"

— Ping, Bay Area resident, CA.

"When I first met Jay and had the opportunity to hear her play the guzheng in concert. I enjoyed it very much. I asked her to teach me to play guzheng and piano.
Unfortunately, I suffered a stroke that paralyzed my left limbs. After which Jay suggested I practice playing the ukulele and piano. She very patiently helps with my handicap and encourages me to practice. The practice with ukulele and piano has helped recover the mobility of my left arm and hand."

— Virginia, Former President of Hakka Association, Hawaii.
 
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