Ihang Lin
Teaching Artist Statement
Inspired by my former teachers who put students' musical progress and personal interest as their top priority in teaching, I have always considered being a piano teacher a fortune that instills the love of music in my students age 5-year-old to young-at-heart. Whether it is a single note gesture, a gigantic loud chord, or a slight pause with powerful silence permeating the air, musical thoughts are constantly what I try to bring to my piano students while they develop the technical dexterity on the 88 keys. I certainly believe music is a special kind of language that can be understood without human language barrier. I am thrilled to be the person who plants the seeds for the music garden.
Teaching bio
From 2007 to 2009, Taiwanese American pianist Ihang Lin taught as the instructor for Boston University undergraduate group piano courses and one-on-one non-music major piano courses. She joined South Shore Conservatory piano faculty since 2009. Her expertise includes classical piano solo repertoire, sight-reading, piano accompaniment, and piano techniques that are accustomed to individual needs. Education: Bachelor of Music from National Taipei University of the Arts, Master of Music from New England Conservatory, Doctoral Candidate at Boston University.
Performance Bio
As an American pianist emigrated from Taiwan, Ihang Lin started her performing career at the age of 18 as the soloist in Mozart’s Piano Concerto No.21, KV 467, with Kaohsiung Youth Symphony Orchestra. Since then she has garnered top prizes in piano and chamber music competitions, including the First Prize of Chamber Music Competition (Piano Quintet) held by National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra, the honor’s competition held by Boston University College of Fine Arts and the First Prize of 2009 Aaron Richmond Piano Competition.
In recent years, Ihang has been invited by several international piano competitions as a participating artist, including 2009 Wideman piano competition (Shreveport, Louisiana), 2010 World piano competition (Cincinnati, Ohio) and 2011 Florida piano competition (Winter Park, FL). She has been performing in prestigious venues such as Cincinnati Art Museum, Aronoff Center for the Arts, Jordan Hall and Tsai Performance Center.
In addition to her active performance schedule, Ihang also teaches piano at South Shore Conservatory, MA, where she has taught since 2009. From 2007 to 2009, she taught as the instructor for Boston University undergraduate group piano courses and one-on-one non-music major piano courses. Ihang’s educational background includes a Bachelor’s degree in Music from National Taipei University of the Arts, a Master of Music from New England Conservatory. She is currently a doctoral candidate at Boston University.