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Salley Kim,
Piano
Pianist Salley Kim, a native of Los
Angeles, has given numerous
performances throughout the United
States and Italy. To highlight, she
has given performances at Colburn
School of Music as a Young
Recitalist Winner, performed in
various venues
throughout California as a state
Master Class and Panel Honors
winner, and
has performed as a soloist and
chamber musician in Positano,
Italy. Additionally, she was a
state finalist in the CAMPT honors
audition, and has received 2nd
place at the Korea Times Music
Festival, John Walker Competition,
and the Cypress College Competition.
Beginning her studies at the age of
6, she studied under Young Sook
Park. While at the Northwestern
University, studying under the
tutelage of Alan Chow, she was a
recipient of the Henrietta Schwartz
scholarship, A&H Cottingim Vankirk
Scholarship, and the Corrine Frada
Pick Piano Award. She then attended
the Manhattan School of Music to
complete her Master of Music under
the direction of Nina Svetlanova, a
pupil of the legendary Heinrich
Neuhaus.
Ms. Kim has performed in various
music festivals, including ARIA
International Music Festival, the
Las Vegas Music Festival, and the
New Orleans Music Festival. Here
she has studied with renown faculty
such as Angela Cheng, Yong Hi Moon,
Antonio Pompa-Baldi, and Emilio del
Rosario. She has also performed in
Master Classes for Nelita True,
Melvin Chen, and James Giles.
Teaching Philosophy
As a
piano teacher, I strongly believe in
the importance of a firm musical
foundation. In lessons, body
posture, hand position, and
technique are strongly emphasized.
I teach my students to become
comfortable with reading notes,
sight-reading, memorization, and
performing. Additionally, theory
and ear-training are incorporated in
the lesson as well. These aspects
are very important as they are the
fundamental things needed to produce
a well-rounded musician. Thus, in
my lesson plans, I cater to each
student’s individual strengths and
weaknesses in order to provide a
well-rounded education.
My
teaching philosophy holds to the
belief that lessons should be
tailored to the student’s needs and
goals. I work to motivate and
instill self discipline in the
students. Furthermore, I teach my
students to develop their own unique
style, attempting to bring out the
highest potential and level of
musicianship from each student.
Thus, I familiarize the students
with various classical styles and
repertoire as I feel this is an
important part of musical
education. I work to make piano
lessons enriching and enjoyable for
every piano student.
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