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Grace Je Piano teacher, accompanist MA (Ling) BA (Edu) LmusA (Musicology) AmusA (Musicology) DipABRSM (Instrumental teaching) Accredited Teaching member of WAMTA* |
Grace Je was born in a musical family where her father was a conductor of a church choir and her mother played chromaharp and harmonica in a church ensemble. From a young age, Grace loved music and frequently participated in many musical events as well as competitions in piano and voice sections. In her teen years, she was a leader of her school choir and served her church as a soloist (soprano) and an accompanist (piano).
Having decided not to pursue music as a career, she took a master's degree in linguistics and graduated with merits after she earned a bachelor's degree in education on scholarships. She worked as a teacher and academic staff in a public school and a university as well as in private practice for many years.
Before long, she refound her love and passion for music and realised how difficult it was to resist the desire to study and play music. It was a turning point of her career. She started to receive piano lessons from great teachers in Perth who later became her role-models. She vigorously fed herself with intensive study in music theory and devoted a significant amount of time to developing technical skills. As a result, she achieved a diploma in instrumental teaching with ABRSM** and a licentiate diploma and an associate diploma in musicology with AMEB***.
She is an accompanist at her church and an accredited teaching member of WAMTA. She believes that a great teacher should be a voracious learner as well, so she continuously develops herself as a professional teacher by actively attending seminars, forums, and concerts while maintaining a busy teaching schedule. Grace is interested and specialising in teaching piano music in various areas including theory, aural development, sight-reading, musicology, harmonisation and performance practice.
*WAMTA = Western Australia Music Teachers Association
**ABRSM= Associated Board of Royal Schools of Music
***AMEB = Australian Music Examinations Board
Having decided not to pursue music as a career, she took a master's degree in linguistics and graduated with merits after she earned a bachelor's degree in education on scholarships. She worked as a teacher and academic staff in a public school and a university as well as in private practice for many years.
Before long, she refound her love and passion for music and realised how difficult it was to resist the desire to study and play music. It was a turning point of her career. She started to receive piano lessons from great teachers in Perth who later became her role-models. She vigorously fed herself with intensive study in music theory and devoted a significant amount of time to developing technical skills. As a result, she achieved a diploma in instrumental teaching with ABRSM** and a licentiate diploma and an associate diploma in musicology with AMEB***.
She is an accompanist at her church and an accredited teaching member of WAMTA. She believes that a great teacher should be a voracious learner as well, so she continuously develops herself as a professional teacher by actively attending seminars, forums, and concerts while maintaining a busy teaching schedule. Grace is interested and specialising in teaching piano music in various areas including theory, aural development, sight-reading, musicology, harmonisation and performance practice.
*WAMTA = Western Australia Music Teachers Association
**ABRSM= Associated Board of Royal Schools of Music
***AMEB = Australian Music Examinations Board