Edwina Li
Teaching Artist Statement
Coming from a long line of teachers, Edwina has always known she wanted to teach. The musical journey is the most important process, and it is this exploration and sense of wonderment and discovery that she loves to guide students through. In order to achieve thorough understanding - on the page, on the keys, and in the ears - Edwina’s approach to teaching is individualized while maintaining a methodical, structured approach to literacy and musicality.
Teaching Bio
Edwina Li received her diploma from the Juilliard School, traveling twice during her course of studies to the Hindemith Foundation in Switzerland for master classes and public performances. She attended Wellesley College where she studied with Jean Alderman. Upon graduation, she was awarded the Billings Performance Award. Edwina received her MM degree in piano pedagogy and MM in piano performance from Michigan State University, where she studied with Dai Uk Lee.
Conferences have included: February, 2009 - AP Music Theory Conference, Boston, MA
June, 2008 - CMS/ Juilliard Institute for Music History Pedagogy, New York, NY
July, 2000 - CMS/Vienna and its Musical Traditions, Vienna, Austria
Edwina has been teaching since 1995. She joined the piano faculty at SSC in 2000 and serves as co-chair to the theory department.
Performance Bio
Edwina Li received her diploma from the Juilliard School, traveling twice during her course of studies to the Hindemith Foundation in Switzerland for master classes and public performances. She attended Wellesley College where she studied with Jean Alderman. She was awarded the Billings Performance Award upon graduation. Edwina received her MM degree in piano pedagogy and MM in piano performance from Michigan State University, where she studied with Dai Uk Lee. While there, Edwina continued her studies in duet and duo piano literature with her sister Margaret. They were invited to perform as a duo team in and around the Michigan area and have continued their duo performances after arriving back in Massachusetts.
Edwina has been teaching since 1995. She joined the piano faculty at SSC in 2000 and also serves as co-chair to the theory department.