Teachers

Etude School of Music is a welcoming piano studio dedicated to nurturing musicians of all ages and skill levels. Led by Elaine Ho, a certified Royal Conservatory of Music teacher with many years of teaching experience, our school blends expert instruction with a supportive and inspiring learning environment.

We believe that music is for everyone, and our lessons are tailored to each student’s unique pace, goals, and interests—whether that’s preparing for RCM exams, developing strong technical foundations, or simply playing for the joy of music.

All beginner students are assigned Faber Piano Adventure beginner books. Younger students from age 5-6 will engage in more games, activities and play during their lesson. Students that have finished the beginner series may choose to participate in the Royal Conservatory of Music certification program or continue playing more advanced repertoires from their chosen piano method series. We don’t believe in a ‘one size fits all’ method of teaching. Each student comes with their own interest, personality, learning abilities and we take each student’s difference into account and cater it into my lesson plans. 

We hold piano recitals twice a year during the summer and winter. All the piano recitals are done in a supportive and non competitive environment. We believe recitals are important because it gives the child the recognition that they deserve for their hard work and dedication in the past months. It also gives children a tangible goal to work towards, display the knowledge that they have learned and motivate them to further their musical journey. 

Everyone loves incentives and to help foster a positive and fun experience during my lessons, we offer a reward chart to each student in their first class. Students accumulate stickers at the end of each lesson which could earn them physical rewards. We also give lots of praise for practicing diligently during the week and completing assignments. 

Keeping parents informed on their child(ren)’s progress in-person after each class or on text is something I do frequently. Students and their teachers work on setting short and long goals at the beginning of the year. At the end of each year, we conduct an evaluation and assess each student’s progress, areas of improvement and see how much of our goals we have achieved. 

We are constantly looking for ways to help each student succeed and also to improve my teaching methods. We hope to use our years of experience in piano pedagogy to help inspire a new generation of musicians to learn, enjoy and share music for a lifetime.