Introducing:  Ms Looi Tan - Yamaha,  Piano

Looi has a Bachelor of Music in Education from the University of Calgary.  She is an enthusiastic musician who plays the trumpet, piano and electone organ.  She has performed with the University bands and choirs, and has travelled abroad with the Calgary Stampede Band to Europe, Australia, New Zealand and around North America.  She has attended music camps and festivals both locally and overseas.  Looi started music lessons in the Yamaha Music Course in Malaysia. She studied electone organ, and continued her studies after she moved to Calgary.  She continued her piano studies in Canada and has completed her ARCT Performance degree from the Toronto Royal Conservatory. She has studied piano with the renowned teachers Marilyn Engle, Pat Jewell, Dmitri Nesterov, and the Kodaly method with Lois Choksky.  She has written articles for the Kodaly Association's magazine.  Looi also has her Yamaha teacher's Grade 5 certificate, and often adjudicates and examines students in the Yamaha examination system.

Looi is presently the director and principal of Musica Academy. She has many years of teaching experience, and loves all aspects of running a music school, from summer camps, to keyboard festivals, and teaching all levels; she does it with utmost enthusiasm. She is also a member of the Alberta Registered Music Teachers. She also teaches at Musica Academy, where her students regularly compete at festivals and exams.