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Hello! Piano/ Flute students,
Are you ready for learning music in the world, like Taiwan, China, and Elsa Shih is a passionate flautist.

She very much enjoys both playing and teaching. She has expertise on modern flute, piccolo and baroque flute playing. She had lived in different countries in the world, like Taiwan, China, and the U.K. Currently, she enjoys life with her husband in New Zealand. Elsa’s music performance is full of the energy of different culture. Her teaching skills can fit different students and can communicate fluently in English and Mandarin. Elsa is a very experienced teacher, she has been teaching for over 10 years. She welcomes the students who want to become professional or just learning music for fun, she will help them in every way and in the end enjoying the music is the most important thing! Many of her students have passed ABRSM or Trinity College London music grade exams on flute, piano and theory. One of Elsa's student now is studying at Xi'an Conservatory of Music. Elsa was one of the official exam translators of ABRSM in China. So, please enjoy the journey of music with Elsa! Follow the page and get to know more about Teacher Elsa!

10/05/2025

Dearest moms, today we celebrate YOU! ❤️
Your unwavering support and boundless love create the perfect harmony for your children to explore the magical world of music. 🎶
Watching them learn and grow with you by their side is truly inspiring.

We wish all mothers have a wonderful day!!! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your dedication and for being such incredible partners in your children's musical journey.

Happy Mother’s Day! 💐💐💐
May your day be filled with joy, love, and beautiful melodies. ✨

26/04/2025

Term 1 2025 DPAG Concert highlight is here 🎉
We are happy to see our students joining the DPAG Concert and showing what they have learned with teacher Elsa. 👩🏻‍🏫
Also, they can create the unforgettable memory with playing music.🎶
We have:
👧🏻Georgia- The Sheltering Sky (from Ey of the Storm) by Glynn
👧🏻Claire- Concerto in D, Mov. I Affetuoso by Telemann

Please click the video and turn on the sound to enjoy their beautiful playing.🥰

12/04/2025

✨ What a week for flautists in NZ! ✨
In March, Teacher Elsa had a lot of exciting news to share with our music explorers! 🎶🎼
At the end of March, she joined a masterclass for NZNMS flute students, Emily Beynon visited NZ! 🇳🇿

Here are Teacher Elsa’s feelings after attending the masterclass and the concert:

“We were incredibly lucky to have Emily Beynon visit at the end of March — she gave an inspiring masterclass to NZMS flute students and performed the world premiere of Danses Concertantes, a stunning new concerto by French composer Guillaume Connesson, written especially for her! 🎶

The masterclass was such a treat — students brought a wide range of styles and repertoire, and Emily shared so many brilliant insights on tone, vibrato, breathing, alternative fingerings, and (most helpfully!) how to approach and structure your practice.

And the concerto? Absolutely incredible. ✨ Emily made even the most demanding passages sound so effortless and expressive. One of my students said, “She made the flute sound so easy like another instrument” — and honestly, I couldn’t agree more.

So grateful for such an inspiring week 💖”

29/03/2025

《Concert Highlight: Under the African Sun☀️》
If you missed the Wellywind Trio concert on the 22nd of March, here is the concert highlight for you.🎶✨
Teacher Elsa selected “Under the African Sun” as the concert highlight. 🇿🇦☀️
Click the video and turn on the sound, enjoy their beautiful playing🥰

ℹ️Here is more introduction about the piece:
This piece was written by Helen Caskie who is a New Zealand composer. Under the African Sun comes from Passengers, a music theatre work by Fiona Farrell.
First produced in Palmerston North to commemorate the Suffrage Year, the play is based on the experiences of young women coming to New Zealand in the mid-nineteenth century on one of the early sailing ships.
The ship is becalmed in equatorial waters and one of the women gradually loses her mind, jumps overboard and drowns.

16/03/2025

The wonderful news we need to share with our music explorers is that Wellywind Trio concert is coming soon‼️

The Wellywind Trio is known for their stunning flute arrangements, blending centuries-old classics with contemporary masterpieces. 🎶

This 2025 season kicks off with a fresh new program filled with hidden gems, featuring romantic French melodies, Final Fantasy, the magic of mythical creatures, and the warmth of African sunshine.☀️
Save the date to enjoy the amazing performance from Teacher Elsa and her friends🙌🏻

ℹ️ Concert information:
📅 Date: 22 March 2025
⏰ Time: 6:30 pm
⛪️ Venue: Ngaio Union Church
💲 Entry: $10 waged | FREE for unwaged
🎼 Programme including Tarentalle by Saint-Saens, Medailles Antiques by Gaubert, Final Fantasy, Under the African Sun by NZ composer Helen Caskie etc.

01/03/2025

This year, the music of the month is not only recommends the pieces from Teacher Elsa’s selection but also shows more playing from Teacher Elsa. 🎉
This time she invited Brandon to play a piano duet with her. 🎹

Last year, Brandon passed his Grade 1 exam with distinction—an incredible achievement! But he didn’t stop there.
Determined to challenge himself, he set his sights on learning the duet version of Flowers Will Bloom by Yoko Kanno.

After two months of dedicated practice, Brandon can now fluently play this duet with me! 🎶✨It’s been amazing to watch his progress and share this musical journey together.

Please turn on the sound and click the video to enjoy this beautiful piano duo, arranged by Kumiko Hasegawa.

15/02/2025

For the beginning of the year 2025, we have great news to announce📣
The “ABRSM and Trinity of November and December 2024 Exam Result” is here🎊
We have 1 online student and 3 in-person teaching students got “Distinction”‼️👏🏻
Especially highlight that our online flute student, Jessica.🌟
She only learns “online” with Elsa, as she lives in Auckland.‼️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

👦🏻👩🏻Student List:
⭕️ABRSM exam results:
1. Jessica- Grade 1 flute, Distinction

⭕️Trinity exam results:
1. Luca- Grade 2 Piano, pass
2. Brandon- Grade 1 Piano, Distinction
3. Ethan- Grade 3 Piano, Distinction
4. Rebecca- Grade 3 Piano, Merit
5. Jiya- Grade 4 Flute, Merit
6. Annabelle- Grade 3 Piano, Merit
7. Chris- Grade 2 Piano, Distinction

If you have any questions about passing the music exam, please DM us.📩
For more information, keep an eye on our Facebook and Instagram.🙌🏻

14/12/2024

The 2024 year-end student concert review final is ready🎉
We are glad to see our students play piano and flute so well!👏🏻👏🏻
Also, they can enjoy the time on the stage and build their confidence.👍
Don’t forget to keep practising.💪🏼
It’s highly recommended to take online classes during the holiday. 👩🏻‍🏫
We wish you a prosperous Christmas holiday and a happy new year 🥳

ℹ️Playing order:
1. Holly- Flute, My Heart Will Go On by Homer
2. Jamie- Piano, Hall of Fame by The Script
3. Jared- Flute, Mystery by Lynch
4. Katherine- Flute, Take It Easy by Wedgwood
5. Lea- Flute, Hutty's Friends by Charlesworth
6. Quack Duet- Flute Duet, Allegro by Hohmann
7. Rebecca- Piano, An Autumn Leaf by Donkin
8. Sophia- Piano, Let It Go by Lopez
9. Yuqi- PIano, Swing Low, Sweet Chariot by Willis

08/12/2024

The 2024 year-end student concert highlight Part 2 is here🎉
Please click the video and turn on the sound to enjoy their beautiful playing.🎶🎼🎹
I hope you enjoy their beautiful playing with the Christmas vibe🎄😊
We are happy to see our students playing music better year by year.🥰

ℹ️Playing order:
1. Charlie- Piano, Do-Re-Mi by Rodgers
2. Claire- Flute, I Feel Pretty by Sondheim & Bernstein ; Piano, Nocturne in C Minor by Chopin
3. Emmaline- Piano, I'll Be Home for Christmas by Gannon & Kent
4. Ethan- Piano, Angry Birds Theme by Pulkkinen�5. Evie- Flute, Big Fish by Lei
6. Fiona- Flute, Sonatine,No.4, Op.388, Mov. IV Finale by Popp
7. Hardy- Piano, The Moon Represents My Heart by Ching-Hsi Weng

30/11/2024

We are happy to share our wonderful students’ 2024 year-end concert highlight since this weekend!🎉
Please click the video and turn on the sound to enjoy their beautiful playing. 🎶🎼🎹
Also, let’s count down the Christmas holiday together🎄😊

ℹ️Playing order:
1.Aiden- Piano,Happy Holiday by Berlin
2.Alyssa- Flute, A Whole New World byMenken
3.Amber- Flute, Suzume by Radwimps, arr. Pei-Ying Pan
4.Ame- Piano, Ruldoph the Red-Nosed Reindeer by Marks
5.Annabelle- Piano, Morning by Bridge
6.Anthony- Piano, The Penguin Parade
7.Archie- Piano, She'll be coming round the mountain
8.Brandon- Piano, Pirate Stomp by Yandell

Well done, students👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

23/11/2024

《How to look after your piano?》
For those who are Teacher Elsa’s Piano students or not, we would like to share with you how to correctly look after your piano.

⭕️ Here are the things that you need to know:
1. Where to place your piano at home?
2. How to clean the piano?
3. Tune your piano at least once a year
For the details please have a look at the pictures.

❌ Things to avoid:
1. Do not place any drinks on top of your piano.
2. Do not clean your piano with any harsh chemicals, microfiber cloth should be enough if you clean your piano regularly.

If you look after your piano well it can last for very long time.👍

16/11/2024

Summertime is in New Zealand🇳🇿☀️
We know our music explores and students are excited to travel or have outdoor fun.
Learning is a lifetime journey. How can you learn efficiently during summer vacation? Ans. Take online classes, especially for flute students!
Why?

a. The flute is easy to carry anywhere. 🧳
b. Time saving. ⏳
c. Keep what you learned before, then you won’t forget everything after 2 months of summer vacation. 🧐

🌟Remember to book your online session with Teacher Elsa for your summer vacation 🏖️📆

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Lower Hutt
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https://www.elsashih.com/onlinelesson

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