First Movement Music Academy

Specialties

Based in Sunnyvale, CA. First Movement Music Academy provides highly qualified, experienced teachers to work with adult students and children in individual lessons, lessons shared by two students, or group music classes.

Private Lessons — Piano, Violin, Voice

Music Classes — Singing, Keyboard, Violin

(We also provide Chinese speaking teachers to help learning Chinese while having music lessons!)

History

Established in 2010.

To provide a specialized music service that has both education and live performance. First Movement Music Academy was established in 2010 connecting classical and pop music, kids’ and adults’ music education and from education to live performance services.

Service–

Our focus is teaching classical music of different styles through individual and group lessons to a wide range of ability levels, as well as, performing live at events. We offer classical ensemble, jazz band, and pop band performing both originals and covers.

Passion for Teaching–

With more than 10 years’ experience teaching music, we have a passion that is beyond words.

Our owner is a seasoned classical and jazz performer with a love for teaching the art of music to younger children. Music is a gift and we want to share that gift with best way we know how, through teaching.

Member of MTNA (Music Teachers National Association)

Meet the Business Owner

Sue Y.

Business Owner

Sue Yang — Founder of First Movement Music Academy

Conservatory BM, Major: Piano; Minor: Violin

* Member of MTNA Piano/​Violin 2011 – 2013 www​.mtna​.org

* Secretary General of TAJCCNC 2011 – 2012 www​.tajc​cnc​.org

* Founder /​Judge/​Producer of TAJCCNC i-​Sing Singing Contest

* Judge of 2011 ETTV TopIdol SF Bay Area Preliminary

* International School of the Peninsula (Palo Alto) Music Teacher 2009–

Teach and develop course materials for Nursery to 5^th Grade students by using Yamaha Method and The Dalcroze method in English and Mandarin.

* YAMAHA Music School Course Developer 2006 — 2009/​Master Instructor 2001 – 2009

–Selected in 2009 to compose, write, and develop course materials for YAMAHA Music School vocal courses for the Taiwan National Branch.

–Train YAMAHA voice instructors at various levels of skill and experience.

— Selected as recording vocalist for YAMAHA Education System’s recorded course materials.

*Yuanlin Community College Adjunct Professor 2008 — 2009

First Movement Music Academy also recommends

Benny Shao, OD FCOVD

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Sue Y. says,

«Dr. Shao helped one of my kids who had hard time reading music, and myself. Time for some eye work out!»