Catherine Shum holds the Piano/ Theory Teacher certificate and ARCT in Piano Performance diploma from the Royal Conservatory of Music. She started teaching piano and theory since 2004, and currently teaches at her home studio in Aurora, Ontario. She is also a musician in Children Sunday School, choir, and church worship team.
Types of lessons include private piano instruction, private theory exam preparation, group toddler/ pre-schooler lessons, and group theory lessons. Most of her students participate in the RCM (Royal Conservatory of Music) exams and received high academic standings.
Catherine is dedicated to develop students as all-round musicians, and to foster their interest in music. She believes that in order to train a student as a musician, he or she must be trained in all aspects of music, such as sight reading, ear-training, improvising, transposing and performing etc. Being a musician is not about playing the right note at the right time, but it is about communicating with others through music. Catherine will tailor curriculum to each student’s needs and learning style, so each student may get the most out of the lesson, and at the same time have fun! Catherine does not teach only notes, but music. She will make learning music fun, interesting, and enjoyable so students may discover the beauty of music.
Also available as accompanist and event pianist.
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“Catherine is a very patient, reliable piano teacher with a professional attitude and always on time. The children like her and she manages to keep them interested.” – Susanne, Parent of Sabrina and Katarina
“We are very delighted to have found Catherine to be our daughter’s first piano teacher. She’s very patient and takes the time to explain the concepts to our daughter. She is also very creative and is effective in motivating our daughter to learn and to practice her piano. Our daughter looks forward to her piano lessons with Catherine, and we’re very happy to see her progress in playing the piano under Catherine’s excellent teaching!” – M.M., Parent of Madison
“Dear Catherine, I just want to take this chance to thank you for the piano lessons you are giving to my son. I admire your teaching style and your thorough knowledge and skills that helped my son to develop basic principles of music and now is helping him to go to more advanced level. I’m surprised about his progress in less than a year and I give the credit to you as an excellent piano teacher.” – Farzin, Parent of Mahan
“It was an invaluable experience having Catherine as the teacher for my music rudiment exam. She is capable of teaching the material in a method that most suited for me and she is very patient and assured that I understood the material. Most importantly she ensured that my progress was well managed prior to the examination. I will definitely ask her to teach me again for future music examinations.” – Joyce Chong, Theory student
“Catherine is an excellent piano instructor with a warm, receptive and professional approach to teaching. Our kids have progressed rapidly in their levels and they continuously look forward to the lessons.” – Shemin, Parent of Alyssa, Hana and Sarra
“We are fortunate to have found Catherine to teach our young children. She combines both a warm, patient yet disciplined and detail oriented approach to teaching piano. They enjoy her lessons immensely and we are surprised to see how much they have learned. We highly recommend her – thank you, Catherine!” – MK and JK, Parents of 2 boys
Catherine Shum's Piano Studio 