Wayward Piano Studios

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My name is Wayne Zuo (28 years old).
I instruct anyone interested in learning the piano sincerely and guarantee not only fast but actual proven results. Having taught everyone from the ages of 3 to 70, I can help you with ANY motives either serious (RCM exams from Grade 1 to ARCT) or leisure (complete beginner to advanced post-amateur levels). All ages, experiences and goals are welcome. I host a few group recitals a year. HISTORY (exams taken with Royal Conservatory of Music) • 1st Place Kiwanis piano competition at age 8 • Grade 4 obtained at age 8 • Grade 8 and Rudiments 2 obtained at age 11 • Grade 10 obtained at age 14 • Transferred and accepted into Piano Performance route at the University of Alberta in 2007 • Completed Composition 460, Pedagogy 439/440 and Piano portion of Bachelor's Program in 2010 SINCE TEACHING (will be updated) PERFORMED (in 7 group recitals, 2 dual recitals, 1 solo recital, for Institute of Health Economics) • Bach - Prelude & Fugue in Bb Minor, BWV867 • Beethoven - Piano Sonata No.21 'Waldstein' (ALL) • Beethoven - Piano Sonata No.23 'Appassionata' (ALL) • Beethoven - Symphony No.3, 2nd Movement (Liszt transcription) • Beethoven - Symphony No.5, 1st movement (Liszt transcription) • Beethoven - Symphony No.7, 2nd movement (Liszt transcription) • Brahms - 28 Variations on a Theme of Paganini, Op.53 (Book II) • Chinese Art Music - Plum Blossom Melody • Chopin - Op.10 Etude 'Revolutionary' • Chopin - Op.25 Etudes 'Aeolian Harp, ' 'Winter Winds, ' 'Ocean' • Debussy - Pour les cinq doigts • Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 in C Minor • Liszt - Nuages Gris, S.199 • Liszt - Totentanz, S.525 • Liszt - Transcendental Etudes, S.139 (No.4 'Mazeppa') • Liszt - Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen S.180 • Mozart - Piano Concerto No.21, 2nd Movement • Mozart - Piano Sonata No.8, 1st Movement • Mozart - Piano Sonata No.13 'Linz' (ALL) • Mozart - Piano Sonata No.16, 2nd Movement • Ravel - Bolero (DUET) • Scriabin - 24 Preludes, Op.11 (No.14, No.18, No.23, No.24) • R.Strauss - Also sprach Zarathustra (Einleitung) (Schmalz transcription) • Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake • Wagner - Flight of the Valkyries (Tausig transcription) TRANSCRIBED • Rahbani Brothers (Lebanese Pop) into 21st Century Classical • Ebouro (Egyptian Hymn) into Baroque Fugue • Blank & Jones' 'The Nightfly' (Trance) • Taio Curz's 'Dynamite' (Modern Pop) into Baroque Invention • Daft Punk's 'Son of Flynn' (Incidental) into Electronic Keyboard • Hark! the Herald Angel's Sing (Christmas Carol) into Classical Sonatina • Cee Lo Green's 'Forget You' (Pop) • Chinese Art Music - 'Plum Blossom Melody' into Chinese Fugue ACCOMPANIED • Chinese Vocals Group (Learned 15 songs in 10 days) SOME STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS • Grade 1 child student* achieved first class honors (80%+) after 4 months • Grade 3 child student achieved first class honors WITH DISTINCTION (90%+) after 12 months • Grade 4 child student* achieved first class honors (80%+) after 11 months • Grade 5 child student achieved first class honors WITH DISTINCTION (90%+) after 6 months • Grade 6 child student achieved first class honors (80%+) after 29 months FROM SCRATCH • Grade 6 teen student* achieved first class honors WITH DISTINCTION (90%+) after 9 months • Grade 7 teen student achieved first class honors (80%+) after 5 months • Grade 8 adult student* achieved first class honors WITH DISTINCTION (90%+) after 7 months • Grade 10 teen student* achieved first class honors (80%+) after 19 months WITH NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE * indicates no previous exam experience RATE: $50 an hour (recommended), $35 half an hour. You will not find a better teacher for this price. I'm fluent in English and Mandarin (Chinese), Piano used in lessons: YAMAHA baby grand (photos shown on the side are of my home studio). ADDRESS: 1003 FALCONER ROAD NW (southside riverbend) CONTACT: Refer to the email on the side or phone me at 780-990-8506 (cell). Feel free to leave a message and I will get back to you as soon as possible.