Oct 5, 2011 - Tom Lee Music is proud to announce that our student Cheryl Lin won first place at the CFMTA/FCAPM Student Composer Competition (Preparatory – Class 1). Cheryl is seven years old and lives in Vancouver, BC. She began her music studies at the age of four in Yamaha classes at Tom Lee Music Learning Centre in Richmond, BC. She continues to study composition and piano performance in the Yamaha curriculum under the guidance of her teacher Rebecca Cheng.

Cheryl was inspired to compose The Incredible Washing Machine after her mom showed her how to do the laundry. Cheryl’s imagination quickly took over and she imagined the clothes all marching to the machine and hopping in. The middle section includes a soapy dream sequence with the clothes drifting lazily in the soapy water. These led to the main themes of the piece.

Over the summer, Cheryl was invited to perform her Incredible Washing Machine at a special Yamaha concert in Los Angeles. Tom Lee Music looks forward to seeing this talented student develop as a musician under the tutelage of Ms. Cheng.