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Young enough to be hip and fun but thoroughly experienced as both teacher and performer Cameron is a 28 yr old pianist who's passionate about teaching. In both this Irvine and Los Angeles studios he strives to create a healthy and fun learning environment for students of all ages and levels where the goal is nonetheless attainment of the student's maximum progress and potential. His approach is a wholistic one - understanding how the arms hands and fingers work together and how to read hear and understand the written music. Lessons focus on helping the student develop and integrate these skills on inspiring the student so that he becomes an informed and independent musician with his own voice - someone who ultimately can pick up a score and make great music out of it. Credentials include:
- UC Irvine MASTER'S DEGREE in piano performance
- Music Teacher's Association of California certification
- WINNER OF MAJOR NATIONAL AND REGIONAL COMPETITIONS
- SOLOIST with various orchestras and appearance on concert series
- TEN YRS TEACHING EXPERIENCE with students of all ages and levels
As a teacher Cameron is equally adept at working on the harmonic progression of a pop song instilling the fundamental rudiments of musicianship distilling the essence of physical technique or coaching a Rachmaninoff Concerto.
Music is about the integration of the entire being - physical aural emotional and intellectual. Whatever your musical goals may be he will get you there with joy and confidence! FORMAL BIO:
'Fiery' 'poetic' 'a huge talent' - and so the reactions of some of the most notable pedagogues and musicians of our day to the playing of 26 year old pianist Cameron Guanqiao Tong. Although he began his piano studies at the relatively late age of twelve Cameron made his orchestral debut only five years later in Rachmaninoff?s Second Concerto with the Salisbury University Orchestra additionally performing his first solo recital that same year. A resident of Virginia he has given numerous performances in the local Eastern Shore area most recently playing a solo recital on the annual concert series held by the Arts Council of the Eastern Shore. Mr. Tong is also prizewinner of the 2002 National Society of Arts and Letters Piano Competition as well as numerous competitions in the Washington area. He has played in the masterclasses of Joseph Kalichstein Andre Watts Menahem Pressler Angela Cheng Gerald Robbins and the Guarneri String Quartet and has also studied as a scholarship student at the 2001 Aspen Music Festival. Former teachers include Mimi Tung Gabriel Chodos Alvin Chow Robert Durso Maryen Herrett Nina Scolnik.
Although awarded a full scholarship to attend the Oberlin Conservatory Cameron completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Virginia where he graduated in 2004 with high honors as part of the university?s Echols Scholar program. In 2006 Cameron graduated from UC Irvine's program in piano performance and has since been in demand as a recitalist and collaborator. Dedicated to passing on his knowledge of the instrument to others he maintains a highly diverse studio in Southern California; his students frequently receive high marks in competitions and auditions.
