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Michael Liu MA (RAM) - Flute Lessons in Shepherds Bush / Central / West London

Michael Liu MA (RAM) Flute Teacher (West London)

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  • Professional Qualification Master of Arts in Flute Performance (Royal Academy of Music)
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Experienced orchestral, chamber music and solo flautist. Recent graduate from RAM. Have teaching experience from young beginners, adult amateur players to music college undergrad students in the US.
Which subject(s) do you teach?
Flute, Music Theory (including Aural Skills), Piccolo, Recorder and Piano. I can also coach Chamber Music (from wind quintet, flute-viola-harp trio to flute and piano duo), as well as preparing students for auditions, exams and concerts. I speak fluent English and Mandarin and am therefore able to deliver tuition in either language.
Tell me about your qualifications.
Master of Arts in Flute Performance, LRAM, Royal Academy of Music (London, UK), June 2010 - with William Bennett OBE and Kate Hill

Master of Arts in Flute Performance, Aaron Copland School of Music, Queens College, City University of New York (NYC, USA), June 2008 - with Renee Siebert

Performer's Certificate in Flute, College of Musical Arts, Bowling Green State University (Ohio, USA), May 2006 - with Nina Assimakopoulos
What kind of experience do you have?
[Honours / Awards]

Runner-up, Sub-Principal Flute Audition, Oulu Symphony Orchestra (Oulu, Finland), April 2011
Semi-Finalist, Royal Over-Seas League Chamber Music Competition (London, UK), March 2010
First Prize, Nicholas Blake Prize, Royal Academy of Music (London, UK), January 2010
Winner, International Artist 2010, Concordia Foundation (London, UK), November 2009
Winner, The Dorothy and Morris Grosser Woodwind Performance Award (New York City, USA), May 2008
First Prize, Bowling Green State University Chamber Music Competition (Bowling Green, Ohio, USA), April 2007
First Prize, Rochester Flute Association Young Artist Competition (Rochester, New York, USA), October 2006

[Orchestral Experience]

Principal Flute, London Arts Orchestra
Second Flute, Orion Symphony Orchestra
Second Flute, London Contemporary Orchestra
Second Flute, Orpheus Sinfonia
Principal Flute, Ashover Music Festival Symphony Orchestra (Ashover, UK)
Co-Principal Flute, Bayreuth Young Artist Music Festival Symphony Orchestra (Bayreuth, Germany)
Various Positions, Royal Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra
Various Positions, Royal Academy of Music Concert Orchestra
Various Positions, Royal Academy of Music Sinfonia
Principal Flute, Royal Academy of Music Manson Ensemble
Principal Flute, London Symphony Orchestra Wind, Brass, Percussion Scheme of Royal Academy of Music
1st Flute, Royal Academy of Music/Guildhall School of Music Joint Symphony Orchestra
Principal Flute, Azalea Ensemble
Principal Flute, Hot Springs Music Festival Symphony Orchestra (Arkansas, USA)
Co-Principal Flute, Camerata Notturna Chamber Orchestra (NYC, USA)
Extra Flute/Piccolo, Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra (NYC, USA)
Extra Flute/Piccolo, Dearborn Symphony Orchestra (Michigan, USA)

[Conductors / Collaborators]

Sir Colin Davis, Trevor Pinnock, Yan Pascal Tortelier, Sebastian Weigle, Thierry Fischer, Leonard Slatkin, Patrick Lange, Nicholas Collon, Toby Purser, Samuel Adler and Charles Neidich.

[Venues Performed]

Barbican Centre, London
Royal Festival Hall, London
Royal Opera House, London
Wigmore Hall, London
Cadogan Hall, London
Kings Place, London
Westminster Cathedral, London
St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London
St. James’s Piccadilly, London
National Portrait Gallery, London
Roundhouse, London
Regent Hall, London
Foundling Museum, London
Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK
The Anvil, Basingstoke, UK

Carnegie Hall, NYC, USA
E. J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall, Akron, Ohio, USA
Ford Performing Arts Centre, Dearborn, Michigan, USA

Stadthalle, Bayreuth, Germany
The Françoys-Bernier Concert Hall, Quebec, Canada

[Broadcasts / Commercial Recordings]

BBC Radio 3 “In Tune” programme live broadcast (with Trevor Pinnock and Tyburn Quartet), June 2010
Naxos, “Jazz Nocturne: American Concertos of the Jazz Age”, Hot Springs Music Festival Orchestra, June 2008
Albany Records, “The Voice of the Composer VI”, Bowling Green Philharmonia, November 2007
Albany Records, “New Music from Bowling Green Volume 5”, Bowling Green Philharmonia, November 2006

[Teaching Experience]

- Tutor of Flute, Aaron Copland School of Music, Queens College, City University of New York, August 2007 – May 2008

Job duties included teaching flute undergraduate students in the Music Education Department and preparing them for flute related activities throughout the year, which included auditions, exams and end-of-year recitals.

- Teaching Assistant, College of Musical Arts, Bowling Green State University, August 2006 – May 2007

Job duties included teaching flute lessons to undergraduate flute students, teaching Flute Method Class for students from the Music Education Department and doing administrative work for Bowling Green State University Flute Studio.

- Private Flute Teacher, January 2004 – present

Students ranging from young beginners, degree level students to adult amateurs.
How much do you charge?
£30/hour
Where do you teach?
I teach from my home in west London. I'm also willing to travel to students' places within Zone 1 and 2 without any extra travelling charge. For Zone 3 and beyond an additional small fee to cover the travel cost will be added.
When are you available?
I'm available mostly during day time and early evenings (both week days and weekends). My free times are quite flexible depending on the performance and rehearsal engagements I have.
Which ages and levels do you teach?
All ages and levels welcome!
Which qualifications do you prepare your students for?
ABRSM Exams
Trinity/Guildhall Exams
London College of Music Exams

I can also prepare students for concerts/recitals as well as auditions.
Do you have an up-to-date CRB (Criminal Records Bureau) disclosure certificate?
No. (in progress)
Where and with whom did you train?
Master of Arts in Flute Performance, Royal Academy of Music (London, UK), June 2010

- William Bennett OBE (principal flute, English Chamber Orchestra; International soloist)
- Kate Hill (co-principal, English Chamber Orchestra)
- Patricia Morris (former principal piccolo, BBC Symphony Orchestra) - piccolo studies

Master of Arts in Flute Performance, Aaron Copland School of Music, Queens College, City University of New York (NYC, USA), June 2008

- Renée Siebert (second flute, New York Philharmonic)

Performer's Certificate in Flute, College of Musical Arts, Bowling Green State University (Ohio, USA), May 2006

- Nina Assimakopoulos (former principal flute, Munich City Opera, Germany)

Masterclasses with Robert Langevin, Mathieu Dufour, Jacques Zoon, Michel Debost, Jeffery Khaner, Carol Wincenc, Lorna McGhee, Sam Coles, Paul-Edmund Davis, Michael Cox, Karen Jones, Kenneth Smith and Wissam Boustany.

Summer Programmes: Bayreuth Young Artist’s Music Festival (2010), Orford Arts Centre (2009, 2008, 2007, 2006), Le Domaine Forget (2009, 2008, 2007) and Hot Springs Music Festival (2008).

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