Ellie

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【Bio】

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Ellie Lu got her Bachelor’s degree in music performance from National Taiwan Normal University for both piano and violin. She also has a Master’s degree in music therapy from Colorado State University. After finishing her Master's degree, she worked as a music therapist and string instructor for a year at Creative Identity, Anaheim, a non-profit organization in Southern California to help individuals with disabilities and special needs to reach their goals and teach them to play and make music. For the next 2 and half years, she combined her training as a music therapist and as a piano and violin performer to work as a music teacher in 2 music schools in Orange County, California, including FreshStart Music Studio in Irvine and Tustin Music Center in Tustin. She continued to help students to explore the beauty of music, customized their lessons to reach their personal goals, and inspire students to challenge themselves creatively through music. Furthermore, she received excellent reviews for her fine communication skills and for satisfying the needs of customers and clients through being a music educator and an executive manager in non-profit organizations and music schools. Besides being an experienced music teacher, she is also a freelance translator and overseas educational consultant. Ellie finds music such a powerful tool to support people physically and mentally. She had coached students in a wide range of ages and levels including individuals with disabilities and special needs. Every student impressed Ellie with different talents and ideas and inspired her to customize her teaching method to each student. She also encourages students to understand themselves musically with independent thinking and cultivate their ability to reach goals. She believes that everyone has their own musicianship in different ways!

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