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About Jean
"Left speechless after having the chance to watch and listen to Jean Huang close up." –The WBUR-FM (2020). Taiwanese violinist Jean Huang's active performing career has brought her to concert halls internationally and throughout the United States. Huang holds Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral of Musical Arts degrees in Violin Performance with honors from the New England Conservatory with the Doctoral thesis topic "A Performative Analysis and the Critical Edition: Francis Poulenc Violin Sonata," under the guidance of Sean Gallagher and Pascal Rogé. Passionate for teaching, Huang currently maintains a private studio in Boston, with students ranging from six years old to adults. She also serves as the violin faculty at the New England Conservatory School of Continuing Education and preparatory school.
"Superior leading." –The Boston Musical Intelligencer (2019).
Maintaining an active professional career, Jean serves as the concertmaster of the Cape Cod Chamber Orchestra and has received recognition for her leading and artistry by Cape Cod Times and other prominent music critics. Jean also serves as a member of the Phoenix Orchestra (Boston), where she participated as the principal violinist and performed 16 episodes of the "Chronophone" online chamber music series on Twitch during the pandemic, covering the western music history from pre-baroque to modern era. Praised for her poised and expressive playing, Jean enjoys performing standard repertoire and contemporary music. She also works as the first violinist in CØDA contemporary ensemble and gives regular concerts at the Old South Church in Boston.
“A consummate artist -- so poised, in control, expressive, and exciting and moving to listen to” –Victor Rosenbaum (2018). Jean loves performing, believing music can provoke the wildest imagination. As a result, she often looks for a three-way connection between composer, performer, and audience. Jean is recognized for her lecture-recitals discussing topics such as "Musician's role," "Baroque Dances," and "Evolutionary Violinist." During those recitals, she combines virtuosic violin playing, her musicology background, and multi-media commentary that audience members of all experience levels can understand.
Teaching Philosophy
1. I encourage my students to be not only good violinists but also good musicians:
Focus on learning the character of the piece, such as the genre, the composer, the aesthetic preference of the time, the art movement of the period, thus finding the appropriate sound for specific pieces.
2. Good posture:
Good posture goes a long way. I learned from the Ivan Galamian school of violin playing (with a Franco-Belgium bow hold), which emphasizes the active role of right-hand fingers. To draw a resonant sound, it is also essential to feel the arm weight, using the back muscles and with the help of gravity to pull the string with our bow. I am also open to other violin schools of playing: my goal is to help my students find the most natural way to draw a beautiful, healthy sound.
3. Forming good practicing habits:
From the years of teaching, I notice the attention span amongst students is getting shorter and shorter, and I think practicing the violin is one great way of training our brains to get into a slow thinking process similar to reading. However, “Time is money,” we all need to learn to be the most efficient when spending time in our practice rooms. Therefore, I will help my students form practicing strategies and stress the importance of practice efficiency.
4. The importance of Basics:
I strongly recommend all my students start each of their practicing sessions by playing scales and arpeggios. I also will stress the importance of playing Etudes such as Sevcik, Dont op. 35 and 47, Kreutzer, Mazas, and then advance to Caprices such as Paganini, Wieniawski op. 8 and op. 10.
5. Healthy mindset:
My students will not be expected to be the competition winner or get into top conservatories. However, I am confident that along our musical journey, students in my studio will discover the art of practicing and find violin an excellent medium to express their emotions and apply what they experience in the practice rooms into real life.
6. The 3 Cs--Care, Confidence, and Compassion:
I encourage students to say yes to all performing opportunities. The preparation process starts from practicing performing in their practice rooms, playing for me in their weekly lessons, performing to their peers, to finally performing on stage. Through this process, students build confidence and understand their tendencies when being under pressure. I also would like to maintain a positive learning environment in my studio. Each of the students is to treat each other with care, help each other build confidence, and learn to express music through compassion.
Doctor of Musical Arts, Violin Performance
New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, MA.
DMA thesis: Poulenc’s Sonate pour violon et piano (FP 119):
A Performative Analysis and Critical Edition
Master of Music, and Bachelor of Music, Violin Performance
New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, MA
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Violin lessons offered by Jean are tailored to each student's needs and level. Lessons can also be held online. Lessons are also available in Boston. The first lesson is free to define learning goals and methodology.
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As a very beginning adult student, I appreciate Jean’s patience and thorough teaching approach. She makes each lesson fun and her enthusiasm makes me want to keep practicing and improve!
Jean is an excellent teacher and I would highly recommend learning from her! She not only focuses on the technical details but also helps me to be more musical through phrasing and general understanding of the composer’s intentions. She is very well rounded and can teach a wide variety of pieces. It’s a privilege to learn from a top tier actively performing violinist.
Jean is very encouraging, supportive, and overall a great teacher to have. She is helpful in her teaching style and clearly shows that she cares for her students as musicians as well as people. Jean shows that she believes in her students and pushes them to grow and learn as musicians.
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- 5h: US$250
- 10h: US$500
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