Julia Hsiao, NCTM

Pianist, Piano Teacher, Piano Judge

EDUCATION:

  • Degree Awarded, Master of Music in Music Education & Piano Pedagogy, Butler School of Music, University of Texas at Austin, 1999

  • Degree Awarded, Bachelor of Arts in Music (Piano Performance Major), CUM LAUDE, State University of New York College at Buffalo, 1997

  • Leave of Absence, Doctor of Musical Arts in Music Education/Piano Pedagogy, Boston University

MUSICAL FAMILY:

  • Mother of two accomplished young pianists who won many national and international piano competitions and both children performed multiple times at the prestigious Carnegie Hall in New York city.

  • Daughter, Isabelle, has a Master of Music degree in Piano Performance from Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University at Bloomington; and a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance from the Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester in New York. She was the recipient of the Graduate Tuition Award and Artistic Excellence Scholarship from Jacobs; and Artist Scholarship, Wallace Robert Gray Scholarship and Howard Hanson Tuition Scholarship from Eastman.

  • Isabelle shares with my piano teaching studio.

  • Son, Ira, is an undergraduate student majoring piano performance with the Dean’s Performance Award Scholarship (the highest scholarship honor) and Eastman Artist Scholarship at Eastman School of Music, and minoring German at University of Rochester in New York. Ira is also in Eastman’s Honors Theory and Musicianship Class which is an elite group that teaches graduate-level music theory. This is a highly selective group in which only a few first year undergraduate students are chosen by testing their music theory, ear-training, sight-singing, and analytical techniques.

MUSIC PROFESSION:

  • Board of Judges & Faculty Member at National Piano Guild (American College of Musicians), 2016 to present 

  • Festival Coordinator at Student Events Committee (Austin District Music Teachers Association), 2011 to 2014.

  • Chair, Honor Recital of Baroque-Classical Festival (Austin District Music Teachers Association), 2009 to 2012.

  • Mentor for the TMTA (Texas Music Teachers Association), 2008: Guide the candidates who are currently in the NCTM (Nationally Certified Teacher of Music) exams or portfolios process, 2007.

PROFESSIONAL TEACHER CERTIFICATIONS:

HONORS:

  • Most Dedicated Teacher Award, New York International Young Virtuoso Competition, October 2024.

  • Certificate of Excellence: In recognition of dedication and commitment to fostering young musicians, Prima Volta International Music Competition, September 2024.

  • Multiple Diploma of Recognition: whose pupils have been selected as winners of International Piano & Strings Competition, American Fine Arts Festival, November, New Jersey. 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024.

  • Multiple Certificates of Recognition: for extraordinary dedication & achievement in the field of teaching music & presenting students to perform at Carnegie Hall, American Protégé International Music Talent Competition, New York, NY, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024.

  • Multiple Certificates of Recognition: for extraordinary dedication & achievement in the field of teaching music & presenting students to perform at Carnegie Hall, American Protégé International Competition of Romantic Music, New York, NY, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024.

  • Certificates of Recognition: teaching excellent & achievement by presenting student to perform at Carnegie Hall (won Gold Medal), The American Association for the Development of the Gifted and Talented, Passion of Music, New York, NY, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024.

  • Multiple Diploma of Recognition: For extraordinary dedication and achievements in the field of music education, American Fine Arts Festival, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024.

  • Permanent Professional Certified Teacher of Music in Piano, 2017 to present (Music Teachers National Association)

  • National Honor Roll of Guild Teachers, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 (American College of Musicians)

  • Nationally Certified Teacher of Music in Piano, 2007 to Present (Music Teachers National Association)

  • Certified Music Teacher, 2010 to Present (American College of Musicians)

  • Graduate Scholarship Award, 2000 (Boston University)

  • Graduated with CUM LAUDE, 1997 (SUNY)

  • Dean's Honor List, 1995, 1996, 1997 (SUNY)

  • Frances Siu Lan Tyau Scholarship Award, 1996 (SUNY)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

  • Music Teachers National Association (MTNA)

  • American College of Musicians/National Guild of Piano Teachers

  • Texas Music Teachers Association (TMTA)

  • Austin District Music Teachers Association (ADMTA)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

  • Full Time Independent Piano Teaching, 2000 to Present

  • PIANO PROJECT, 1999 (UT/Austin)

  • PIANO 201, 1999 (UT/Austin)

  • Annual Summer Piano Performance Workshop, 1998 (UT/Austin)

  • Student Conductor for College Concert Band, 1995-97 (SUNY) 

RESEARCH PROJECTS: at the Butler School of Music, University of Texas, Austin:

  • "The Effects of Auditory and Visual Presentation on Short-term Musical Memory," Summer 1999

  • "A Comparison of Five American Piano Method Books, Alfred, Bastien, Faber, Music Tree, and Noona," Spring 1999

  • "Short-term Musical Memory and the Interference by Math, Silence, and Atonal Music," Spring 1999

  • "The Effects of Three Types of Piano Practice: Mental Practice, Physical Practice, and Combined Mental/Physical Practice," Fall 1998

LANGUAGES:

  • English

  • Chinese

  • Taiwanese

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