Teachers – Fantasia Music

Chatswood Location - teachers

All teachers in Fantasia Music School have outstanding qualifications as both performers and teachers and have be associated with prestigious international and local music institutes.

With our professional teaching approaches and knowledge,
Our teachers can meet your specific needs to guide your musical journey.

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Gloria Huang - Violin

Gloria is an experienced violin teacher of many years, helping many students achieve high results in various performances and AMEB grades. Using a foundations of string pedagogy, Gloria seeks to educate students through a wide range of musical avenues including theory, aural, physical and mental aspects of violin playing.

Being multilingual in English, Mandarin and Cantonese her communication with parents and students alike is extremely important in many situations. Having attended many masterclasses with teachers such as Professor Andrea Gajic and Ye-Eun Choi, Gloria is currently studying under Professor Goetz Richter at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.

Ino Jiao - Cello

Ino started studing at the Wuhan Conservatory of Music in China and then went onto the European Gymnasium Meerane in Germany. Her career then brought her to Australia where she studied cello under Georg Pedersen at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.

As a soloist and orchestral player, she has given over 100 concerts for various activities and events internationally and has won countless competitions including the third AIQIN Cup, the Guangdong-Hongkong-Macao-Taiwan Cello Competition and the 2013 Jugend Musik Spiele in Germany.

Ino has an inspirational and patient style that helps students of all levels to further their musical journey.

Ting Hsu - Piano

Ting has had extensive experience performing in countless international piano competitions and recitals.

His teaching experience is also wide ranging from the Open Academy at Sydney Conservatorium of Music to the Hochschule Fur Musik Franz Liszt Weimar in Germany.

Through his experiences of performing, Ting has realised the importance of healthy piano technique and relaxation, with the goal of avoiding and recuperating from injuries. He has tutored a wide range of students from beginner to advanced, wanting to cultivate a love of music in all learners.

Paco Kam - Clarinet

Paco is a virtuoso clarinetist, embarking on his musical voyage at 5 years old. He has achieved many principal positions in the Hong Kong Youth Orchestra, Asian Chamber Orchestra and Victoria Philharmonic Orchestra. Additionally Paco has played a pivotal role in the Sydney Conservatorium’s clarinet choir and Wind Symphony Orchestra. His excellence has resulted in winning prizes at the Hong Kong Youth Barclampory Music Festival and Greater Nay Area Young Artists Music Week.

Since 2017, Paco has been passionately involved in music education, teaching at Hornsby Public School, Eastwood Heights Public School and Lindfield East Public School among other institutions. He has taught a wide range of students in all different ages with an approach that blends traditional and modern methodologies. He emphasises technique, musicality and personal expression enriching his lessons with music theory, history and performance practise. Fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese Paco is able to connect with diverse student bases, fostering a supportive learning environment for all students.

Jingyi Pan - Piano

Learning piano from age 10, music has been an essential part of Jingyi’s life. She hopes to pass on the enjoyment of musical knowledge and understanding to her students whilst letting them think independently about the music.

Jingyi has over 6 years of teaching experience in China and Australia. Her education is taught through patience and encouragement to help all types of learners. Her comprehensive method of education allows the students to gain important practical, learning and performance skills.

Sun Park - Cello

After studying in Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel (Royal Conservatory of Brussels), Sun finished his studies at Conservatory Royal De Liege (Royal Conservatory of Liege) with a Master in Music (Cello) specialising as a soloist.

Sun has worked with many teachers in Korea and Europe such as Kim Son Young (Professor at Chongshin University), Armin Fromm (Professor at Violoncello Musikhochschule in Dusseldorf), Viviane Spanoghe (Professor for violoncelle in Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussels), Sebastian Walnier (Principal Cellist at La Monnaie Opera), Jean-Pol Zanutel (Professor of Conservatory Royal De Liege), Jean-Pierre Borboux (2nd principal cellist at the Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liege).

Sun has participated in many orchestra projects and recordings with years of teaching experience internationally. Past teaching positions include former cello section tutor at the Yong-In City Youth Orchestra.

Lilac Shi - Piano

Lilac began her piano studies at age 7 and participated in a wide range of musical activities through primary and high school. Along the way she gained much performance experience through exams and concerts.

From the beginning of piano education, Lilac focuses on building a strong foundation by exploring technique, music theory and rhythm. She believes in cultivating this through the student’s imagination for music and perception of rhythmic beat. To aid this, Lilac encourages her students to take part in the regular concerts, masterclasses and workshops run by our school. Through this the students can begin to accumulate stage experience and increase their self-confidence.

By using a mixture of set exercises/pieces and repertoire based on the student’s passions, Lilac believes this will let students learn whilst cultivating their love of music.

Tianyi Liu - Piano

After starting piano at age 6, Tianyi was selected to be in the advanced piano training program at Chifeng Performing Arts College. She won many provincial piano competitions, becoming one of the top piano performers in Mongolia.

After completing the Bachelor of Music Studies in Inner Mongolia University, Tianyi went on to study Master of Music from Minzu University in Beijing with a full scholarship. For 10 years, she was a piano teacher at Hulunbuir Univeristy and became senior lecturer in Music.

Tianyi’s students have won many regional and national piano competitions as well as gaining positions in the Central Conservatorium of Music and Shanghai Conservatorium of Music.

Moving to Australia, Tianyi is now teaching beginner to advanced through the AMEB syllabus from beginner to adult learners. Trained as a classical musician, she also enjoys performing and teaching other genres including contemporary, jazz and chinese traditional in Mandarin and English.

Felita Pratomo - Piano

Felita began her musical journey at the age of five through learning classical music with the ABRSM (Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music). THroughout her adolescent years, Felita began to explore other musical genres and instruments through ministering at church.

Though she was classically trained for years, Felita later developed her love for other musical genres which brought her to graduate from the Australian Institute of Music in 2018 with a Bachelor Degree in Contemporary Music Performance majoring in Piano and was trained under some of Sydney’s renowned musicians such as Darren Heinrich, Greg Coffin, Duncan Brown and Warwick Alder.

Felita has been teaching students both classical and contemporary piano across all ages for over 5 years. Through juggling her schedul between performing and teaching, she feels the passion to spread love of msuic and hopes to inspire many young generations.

“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.” – Plato

Shirley Zhu - Piano

Shirley has been playing the piano since 7 and grew very quickly as a pianist finishing her grade 8 AMEB exams in year 5.

She then went on to attend high school at the Sydney Conservatorium High School of music and is now in the middle of her Tertiary studies at the Conservatorium of music. She has had many not only solo but also orchestral performance opportunities, of which one involved playing Karl Orff’sCarmina Buranaunder the baton of celebrated conductor Richard Gill. Also, along with her fellow peers she has performed the entire Mussorgsky’s Pictures of an Exhibition to a full house in the Verbrugghen Hall..

As a piano teacher, her students have found success and confidence in performing, and have been asked to perform during their school concerts and talent shows. Due to her extensive experience and patience, she believes she will be able to work effectively with any type of student.

Zoe Song - Piano

Zoe is a passionate music lover, starting cello and piano from a young age. Obtaining grade 8 piano from Chinese Conservatory of Music at the age of 10, she decided to continue her musical goals in University.

Zoe’s teaching philosophy involves sharing her musical feelings with the students to help guide them to develop their own style. She understands and seeks to help each individual through their own experience to help them all shine.

Charlotte Cheng - Clarinet

Charlotte started to learn piano at the age of 5, studied clarinet at the age of 9 and studied in the professional field of music for more than 20 years. During the period of 2002-2012, she won numerous piano and clarinet competitions in Taiwan. She won the first place in the National Music Class of the 12th Country Piano Competition in Changhua City. She also has participated in many competitions and performances of Minsheng Elementary School, Chiayi High School and Tainan University Orchestra and Wind Ensemble. Charlotte has ten years of piano and clarinet teaching experience for different levels – from beginner, intermediate to advance learners.

After graduated from Taiwan Music Education University in 2013, she has been a music teacher for four years in the National Primary School. She has many years of experience in performance and teaching, and she has the principle of teaching students in accordance with their aptitude. Charlotte has patience and enthusiasm for teaching, using the different concepts of music education to lead students to understand and appreciate music. She has a flexible teaching style, able to adapt and adjust her teaching techniques in accordance to her students’ need. Since 2016, she has assisted many students to pass the AMEB in various levels and all achieved the great results.

Crystal Jia Gu - Violin

Crystal Gu started to play the violin since 5 years old and achieved distinction in the performance level exam in China at the age of 11. She used to learn from Professor Xian He in Shanghai Conservatorium and was admitted to Shanghai Conservatorium High School at the age of 15. After arriving in Sydney, she continues learning from Professor Goetz Richter in Sydney Conservatorium and already achieved both AmusA and LmusA with DISTINCTION.

Crystal has been teaching for 8 years and accumulated extensive experience. She is an extremely patient teacher who can handle all kinds of students. Crystal also organises personal performance showcase regularly as a channel to improve instrumental skills and interact with students.

Benjamin He - Piano

Head of School
BMus (Performance) Sydney Conservatorium of Music
Associate AMUSA with Distinction in Piano
Licentiate LTCL with Distinction in Piano
Specialist in Exams, Performances, Auditions and Scholarships

Benjamin He is the Head Teacher and Manager of Fantasia Music School. Beginning his piano studies at age 5 at the Australian Institute of Music, he went on to complete his Grade 8 and AmusA with Distinction. He was accepted into the Sydney Conservatorium High School then went on to complete his schooling at The Kings School on Scholarship. Completing his LTCL with Distinction and Bachelor of Music (Performance) he now teaches, performs and accompanies both solo and with chamber and orchestra.

Benjamin is an experienced educator of over 10 years, combining a teaching method of theory, aural training and creative music thought into lessons for comprehensive learning.

Kenneth He (On Leave) - Cello

Kenneth He started cello at age 11 learning under Patrick Murphy at the Australian Institute of Music. Later on, he went on to complete his high school education at the King’s School on music scholarship, achieving high grades for music performance and ATCL with distinction. He has extensive experience performing with Orchestras, Ensembles and as a soloist. His hobbies include editing, composing and performing his own media projects with his brother.

Kenneth’s teaching philosophy involves technical fundamentals mixed with musical expression.