A pianist, singer, flutist, and conductor with a lifelong love for music education. I love bringing energy and joy to my students' musical journeys!
Ms Helen Lam is a pianist, singer, flutist, choral conductor, handbell conductor
and an avid music lover. She has strong commitment in music education and
performance over 20 years. After she re-located to the United Kingdom, she keeps on promoting music at local schools through piano and vocal teaching. She is capable to stretch all of her students to their full potential. Lam holds a master degr
09/08/2026
What a week in Aberdeen!
Spent 5 fantastic days handbell ringing and making music with nearly 700 ringers from all over. 🎶
Reconnecting with old friends and making new ones made it so special—and I’m feeling chuffed to have learned more about Scottish culture along the way.
Goodbye, Scotland! ❤️
29/07/2026
The life of a modern organist!
Adapted my role for a wedding ceremony last Saturday to give the couple the best of both worlds:
🎶 Prelude songs via Spotify
🎶Processional music via Spotify
🎹 3 hymns live on the organ
🎶Recessional music via Spotify
❤️Love finding creative ways to blend tradition with technology!
13/07/2026
Get ready for the handbell symposium 🔥
Last rehearsal with Wandle ringers 🎶
11/07/2026
Football might be taking over the country tonight, but singing an American Mass in this breathtaking abbey was unmatched. Thank you our conductor, Daniel Mahoney, for programming Randall Thompson’s Alleluia—it brought me right back to my UChoir days. Absolutely amazing ❤️
10/07/2026
What a magical afternoon!
Last Saturday, Stella and I hosted our student recital, and it was an absolute joy from start to finish. Watching our pupils step up to perform—including some very brave students making their debut performance—was truly special. Seeing how much they have grown as young musicians fills my heart with so much pride!
Thanks to the incredible generosity of everyone who attended, we raised £550 for HK Well UK! 💖 Thank you Crafting Smiles for offering handmade gifts for students and donors. Thank you all parents for supporting us. 🎶
30/06/2026
🎶 Only 4 days to go! 🎶
We are so excited to welcome you to our upcoming student recital this Saturday! Our wonderful students have been working incredibly hard, and we can’t wait to showcase their musical talents.
Admission is completely free, and everyone is welcome!
Same as previous years, we are very proud to be collecting donations to support HK Well UK, an amazing charity that supports the mental health and well-being of Hong Kong youth here in the UK. Any contribution you can make would mean the world to us and to them. 💛
Take a look at our concert posters below for all the details. We can’t wait to see you there for a beautiful afternoon of music!
06/06/2026
The gentle and elegant sound of oboe and cor anglais made the concert amazingly peaceful and beautiful.
Luckily we didn’t have to sing in the dark as the electricity came back before the concert started.
13/05/2026
It’s an enjoyable concert singing with Reading Bach Choir last Sat. We were singing music by English composers. One of my favourite is Standford’s The Blue Bird.
What a wonderful music night 🎶
做音樂教育這一行最大樂趣不是學生考到幾多級、彈得幾快，而是你會在細節裡看到他們真正的成長。
最近和一位學琴半年的初學同學彈二重奏，短短一段小影片，卻讓我很想和大家分享她身上兩個很值得欣賞的地方。
第一，是她的「好記性」。
初學的琴譜通常都比較短，很多學生一彈熟，就自然變成靠背譜。這其實很常見，因為背熟了確實比較安心。但我一直鼓勵她，不要只靠記憶，而是要練習一邊彈、一邊讀譜，就好似打字blind typing一樣。
半年前她只上過兩次琴行舉辨的暑期鋼琴班，讀譜能力還在起步階段。跟我上課後，她慢慢建立習慣，現在已經可以做到彈奏時兼顧琴譜，這是一個很大的進步啊﹗
其實很多學生彈琴時都只顧望住雙手，然後靠背譜完成整首曲。我不是反對背譜——很多專業鋼琴家演出時都會背譜。但學習階段如果只是因為要找琴鍵位置而依賴記憶，久而久之會限制自己挑戰更高程度的作品。
簡單來說：背譜可以是結果，但不應該是依賴。
第二，是她面對錯誤時的態度。
影片裡她一開始其實彈錯了一個音。但最值得欣賞的，不是她之後完全沒再錯，而是她沒有停下來、沒有慌張，而是很自然地跟著拍子繼續彈下一句。
這種能力，真的比彈對一百個音更重要。
因為音樂不是考試，不是每一粒音都要完美無缺；真正成熟的演奏者，是即使出現小失誤，也能穩住節奏，繼續前進。
很多同學最需要學的，往往不是技巧，而是這份冷靜和韌性。
學琴從來不只是手指訓練，更是習慣、思維和態度的建立。
而這位同學，用短短半年的時間，讓我看到這些珍貴的成長。
共勉之🎹
19/04/2026
Last night’s piano recital by Eric Lu was simply beautiful—his interpretation of Frédéric Chopin felt intimate and full of colour. A special musical experience.
