Music students from Tom Lee Music Academy recently joined the 2016 Yamaha Junior Original Concert (JOC) Music Camp at Mount St. Anne in Quebec City. Our students had the pleasure of attending workshops on drums, music composition, vocal training, ensemble sessions and melody writing. Our music instructors Elaine Lee and Rebecca Cheng attended an exceptional teachers' training session during this time. At the...
Students from the Tom Lee Music Academy Yamaha program, Eric Chen, Aisha Hsu and Matthew Yu recently performed at the Celebration of Excellence hosted by the BC Registered Music Teachers' Association, Vancouver Branch. These four students all achieved the standing of First Class Honours with Distinction, previously scoring over 90% on their Royal Conservatory of Music piano examinations last summer. We could not be more proud of these...
Tom Lee Music Academy Yamaha students got great honors at the Student Performers’ Guild Festival hosted by the BC Registered Music Teachers Association. Janice Loi, Jelena Loi, Angus Yeung and Elaine Wang won trophies in different solo division. Bravo to their teachers: Ms. Pauline Ng, Ms. Rebecca Cheng and Ms. Debbie Cave! Elaine Wang – Winner of Classical Intermediate; SPG...
On June 11th and 12th, private students from our Tom Lee Music Academies in Vancouver, North Vancouver, Richmond, Coquitlam, Surrey performed at our Tom Lee Music Year End Recital. Our Annual Yamaha Year End Concert was held on June 19 at Tom Lee Music Recital Hall. Over 400 students from Vancouver, Richmond, Coquitlam and North Vancouver perform together on...
Drum roll please... The winner of our Enter to Win $1000 gift card to Tom Lee Music is Faryal Abu-Sharife! Thank you to everyone who entered our contest in store or out from our community booth at the The Vancouver International Jazz Festival, Carnaval del Sol or The Vancouver Folk Music Festival. Our staff loved chatting with you about your musical ambitions, creative interests and how...
Our community of local music teachers recently attended a Hal Leonard Piano workshop with renowned clinician and music educator, Mona Rejino. She spoke eloquently on the subject of motivation, engagement and creativity within the traditional structure of lessons. She professes that as music educators, "what we do goes beyond teaching quarter notes and tempos. It goes beyond the tick of...
Selecting the right piano is an intense, personal, and highly rewarding process, and to ensure that your decision brings you joy for many years, you owe it to yourself to do some research. Upright or grand? What are the differences between brands, and why does it matter if an instrument is made by hand? The comparatively recent advent of digital...
We are delighted to announce that Shirley Cameron is our winner of our Gear for a Year Contest. Shirley will receive a complementary $100 Tom Lee Music gift card every month for the next twelve months. Thank you to everyone who entered our contest, for your continued support and commitment to music making!
Please enjoy this insightful interview conducted by Maple Yujiao Li, in conversation with renowned music educator Dr. Victor Shevtsov. From a very early age, Dr. Shevtsov had a profound interest in music. For hours on end he would listen to music on the radio or watch local musicians play the piano. He started regular piano lessons at the age of...
Steinway & Sons recently published an illustrated SPIRIO playlist for children and family members to enjoy! The lovely collection of classical piano works are performed by renowned Steinway Artist Jenny Lin. The album, Melody’s Mostly Musical Day, follows the life of a child from breakfast to bedtime, told through effervescent music and captivating pictures illustrated by Mikela Provost. Melody moves...
Music students from Tom Lee Music Academy recently joined the 2016 Yamaha Junior Original Concert (JOC) Music Camp at Mount St. Anne in Quebec City. Our students had the pleasure of attending workshops on drums, music composition, vocal training, ensemble sessions and melody writing. Our music instructors Elaine Lee and Rebecca Cheng attended an exceptional teachers' training session during this time. At the...
Students from the Tom Lee Music Academy Yamaha program, Eric Chen, Aisha Hsu and Matthew Yu recently performed at the Celebration of Excellence hosted by the BC Registered Music Teachers' Association, Vancouver Branch. These four students all achieved the standing of First Class Honours with Distinction, previously scoring over 90% on their Royal Conservatory of Music piano examinations last summer. We could not be more proud of these...
Tom Lee Music Academy Yamaha students got great honors at the Student Performers’ Guild Festival hosted by the BC Registered Music Teachers Association. Janice Loi, Jelena Loi, Angus Yeung and Elaine Wang won trophies in different solo division. Bravo to their teachers: Ms. Pauline Ng, Ms. Rebecca Cheng and Ms. Debbie Cave! Elaine Wang – Winner of Classical Intermediate; SPG...
On June 11th and 12th, private students from our Tom Lee Music Academies in Vancouver, North Vancouver, Richmond, Coquitlam, Surrey performed at our Tom Lee Music Year End Recital. Our Annual Yamaha Year End Concert was held on June 19 at Tom Lee Music Recital Hall. Over 400 students from Vancouver, Richmond, Coquitlam and North Vancouver perform together on...
Drum roll please... The winner of our Enter to Win $1000 gift card to Tom Lee Music is Faryal Abu-Sharife! Thank you to everyone who entered our contest in store or out from our community booth at the The Vancouver International Jazz Festival, Carnaval del Sol or The Vancouver Folk Music Festival. Our staff loved chatting with you about your musical ambitions, creative interests and how...
Our community of local music teachers recently attended a Hal Leonard Piano workshop with renowned clinician and music educator, Mona Rejino. She spoke eloquently on the subject of motivation, engagement and creativity within the traditional structure of lessons. She professes that as music educators, "what we do goes beyond teaching quarter notes and tempos. It goes beyond the tick of...
Selecting the right piano is an intense, personal, and highly rewarding process, and to ensure that your decision brings you joy for many years, you owe it to yourself to do some research. Upright or grand? What are the differences between brands, and why does it matter if an instrument is made by hand? The comparatively recent advent of digital...
We are delighted to announce that Shirley Cameron is our winner of our Gear for a Year Contest. Shirley will receive a complementary $100 Tom Lee Music gift card every month for the next twelve months. Thank you to everyone who entered our contest, for your continued support and commitment to music making!
Please enjoy this insightful interview conducted by Maple Yujiao Li, in conversation with renowned music educator Dr. Victor Shevtsov. From a very early age, Dr. Shevtsov had a profound interest in music. For hours on end he would listen to music on the radio or watch local musicians play the piano. He started regular piano lessons at the age of...
Steinway & Sons recently published an illustrated SPIRIO playlist for children and family members to enjoy! The lovely collection of classical piano works are performed by renowned Steinway Artist Jenny Lin. The album, Melody’s Mostly Musical Day, follows the life of a child from breakfast to bedtime, told through effervescent music and captivating pictures illustrated by Mikela Provost. Melody moves...