Feilin Lin's School of Piano
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School of Piano
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Mission
Feilin Lin’s School of Piano located at West Music in Coralville, Iowa, is dedicated to the development of fine young
Pre-college pianists at all levels of instruction. Whether a student plays for personal enjoyment, or wishes to
participate in piano festivals, competitions, and other performing events, each student receives the highest level of
individualized teaching from one of several instructors with advanced degrees in piano performance.
Through positive meticulous instruction, students are inspired to embrace the highest standards of musical and
virtuoso piano technique as they develop into confident well-rounded pianists.
Traditional Piano Curriculum
European classical piano techniques are the main curriculum taught at Feilin Lin’s School of Piano. In addition to
weekly lessons, students can learn music theory, ear training, Solfege/Solfeggio (a French and Italian method of piano
instruction where the instructor emphasizes singing as a path towards developing a pianist’s pitch and musicality), and
other important piano performance methods and skills. Students are able to learn a diverse curriculum of piano
repertoire.
Beginning students commence piano lessons with a thirty-minute weekly lesson during their first six months of
instruction. Thereafter, students begin intermediate-beginner instruction with either a forty-five or sixty-minute
weekly lesson. Intermediate and advanced level piano students commence piano studies with either a forty-five or
sixty-minute weekly lesson, depending on the student’s current level of preparation and needs.
Although all piano lessons are in English, initial bilingual instruction in Chinese Mandarin, Korean, and Afrikans is
available for foreign-born students new to Iowa who are still learning English.
Performance Opportunities
Students at Feilin Lin’s School of Piano are gently introduced to the pleasures of piano performance. From the
smaller, intimate environment of private seminars, to the larger performance venues of large-hall recitals or
competitions, students are given the opportunity to perform in different events to develop their musicianship. Many
students who began playing piano for fun have gone on to win district, state, regional, national, and international
competitions and prizes.
Performers Who Teach
To develop young pianists to their best potential, Feilin Lin hires qualified piano instructors who can both perform
and teach. All piano teachers hired to teach at Feilin Lin’s School of Piano are certified pianists with advanced
university and conservatory degrees in piano performance and pedagogy. Collectively, they have attended some of
the finest piano programs, to include The Academy of Music and Fine Arts in Vienna, Austria; Indiana University;
The Cleveland Institute of Music; and Ewha’s Women University in Seoul, Korea.
Joining Feilin Lin’s School of Piano
Students interested in joining Feilin Lin's School of Piano can call Feilin Lin at 319-338-0388 or 630-445-3132
(Illinois students only). Feilin Lin will place the student with an instructor suited to the pianist's current level, needs,
and goals.
Students are welcome to visit www.icpianists.com anytime to listen to unedited audio tracks and view Live Videos of
Feilin Lin and her piano students.
FACULTY:
Feilin Lin
Founder, Director, Head Piano Instructor
Daughter of a piano conservatory teacher in Taiwan, Feilin Lin began studying piano as a toddler. After winning the
Taiwan National Young Artists Competition at 14, she was awarded a multi-year scholarship to study at the
Hochschule fuer Musik und Darstellende Kunst (The Academy of Music and Fine Arts) in Vienna, Austria.
Subsequently, she has won top prizes in numerous piano competitions and festivals. Feilin Lin has performed piano
solos and concertos throughout Taiwan, Austria, Italy, Malaysia, the Philippines, and America. Before founding
Feilin Lin’s School of Piano in 2004 and Feilin Lin's School of Piano in 2008, she taught for several years as a piano
faculty member at Luther and Wartburg Colleges in Iowa, and Nan-Men Music Conservatory in Taiwan. Her
principal teachers are former Taiwan Minister of Culture, Yu-Shiu Chen (a student of Oliver Messian at The Paris
Conservatoire), Noel Flores in Austria (a student of Julia Parodi: a disciple of Ferrucio Busoni), and Kenneth Amada
in America (prize winner and finalist at Leventritt and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium International Competitions, and a
student of Moritz Rosenthal, Edward Steuermann, Isidor Phillip, Paolo Gallico, Lyjia Berejinska, Abram Chasins, and
Constance Keene).
Feilin Lin shares with her students a wealth of piano knowledge inherited from her piano mentors and their direct-
lineage ancestors. Feilin Lin’s piano lineage stretches unbroken to Ludwig van Beethoven and Josef Haydn via the
famed piano teacher Carl Czerny, the teacher of Franz Liszt and Theodor Leshetikzky. In addition to Franz Liszt, her
piano lineage extends directly to composer-pianists Johannes Brahms, Frederic Chopin, and Oliver Messiaen, as well
as pianists Abram Chasins, Josef Hofmann, Moritz Rosenthal, Ferrucio Busoni, and Constance Keene.
Since founding Feilin Lin's Piano Studio in 2004 and Feilin Lin's School of Piano in 2008, Feilin Lin's students have
won all three categories at the PMTA Music Festival and Competition, dozens of IMTA District and State Piano
Auditions, multiple MTNA State Piano Competitions, both divisions of the Sixteenth Annual Young Artists Piano
Competition, the Chopin Youth Piano Competition, the Seattle International Piano Competition, the Central Iowa
Symphony's 2010 Young Artist's Competition, and other distinguished prizes and awards. Feilin Lin's students have
also appeared on National Public Radio"From the Top," studied and performed at the Aspen Summer Festival and
School, and have performed concerto with the Central Iowa Symphony.
Rebekah Booth
Piano Instructor, Illinois
Rebekah Buss (now Rebecca Booth) earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Piano Performance from The University of
Wisconsin, and her Master’s Degree in Piano Performance from The University of Iowa. Educated and certified in
both traditional piano and Suzuki piano teaching methods, Booth currently is an Adjunct Professor of Piano at
Wheaton College Community School of the Arts, the Hinsdale Center for the Arts, and Feilin Lin’s School of Piano
in Illinois. At Feilin Lin’s School of Piano in Coralville, Iowa, Feilin Lin and Booth run an annual summer piano
camp to educate young pianists in music theory, ear training, piano performance, and performance-inspiring music
game exercises. Booth has participated in piano workshops for Dalcroze Eurythmics at Longy School of Music and
Carnegie Mellon, the International Workshop for Piano and Strings for Performance and Pedagogy at Stavanger
Konserthis, and Regaland Conservatory in Stavanger, in Norway, as well as the Royal Scottish Academy of Music
and Drama in Glasgow, Scotland. Booth’s broad piano performance experience extends to chamber music, piano
duets, piano quartets, piano trios, and large ensembles. Booth's students have gone on to further their piano studies
at Florida State College and other piano programs.
Minji Kwon
Piano Instructor, Iowa
Born and raised in Seoul, Korea, Minji Kwon began playing piano at five. At Ewha’s Women’s University, Kwon
earned Bachelor’s and Master’s music degrees, and distinguished herself as a recipient of the Jung Hwa-Young,
Ewha, and Graduate Assistant scholarships. Kwon’s awards include winning third prize at The Korea Piano Society
Competition, and a recital performance at the Ewon Culture Center. In 2006, Kwon was granted an Ambassadorial
Scholarship from the Rotary Foundation to study in the United States. In 2007, Kwon won The University of Iowa
Concerto/Aria competition, and performed with The University of Iowa Chamber Orchestra in May 2008. As a DMA
student under University of Iowa department chair, Uriel Tsachor, Kwon has performed widely as a soloist and
chamber musician, and has performed in master classes with pianists Cheng-Zong Yin, Young Hi Moon, Lazar
Berman, Won Mi Kim, Gilbert Kalisch, and Leon Fleischer.
Grethe Nöthling
Piano Instructor, Iowa
Prior to receiving her Master of Music degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music, Grethe Nöthling received her
Bachelor’s degree in piano at The University of Pretoria, South Africa. A winner of several piano competitions that
include the Lionel Bowman Beethoven competition, ABSA National Youth Music Competition, ATKV National
Prelude Competition, among others, Nöthling has performed with most of the major orchestras of South Africa. A
current DMA piano student of The University of Iowa Piano Department Chair, Uriel Tsachor, Nöthling has studied
also with Joseph Stanford and Ella Fourie in South Africa, and Daniel Shapiro and Paul Schenly in Cleveland. In
addition, Nöthing has attended piano master classes with pianists Andrjez Jasinski, Joseph Banowetz, Adam
Wodnicki, Erik Larsen, Vladimir Urgin Klevke and Frank Heneghan. As a teacher, Nöthling has taught numerous
pre-college piano students at the Parkview Elementary school in Johannesburg, South Africa, as well as the Avon
School of Music in Cleveland. Her teaching distinctions include winning the DJ Roode Overseas Music Scholarship
for Teachers. In addition to solo piano, Nöthling also plays the violin and regularly performs piano duo concerts in
the United States and abroad with pianist Louis Nortje.
Louis Nortje
Piano Instructor, Iowa
Louis Nortje received his Bachelor’s degree in music and post graduate piano performance diploma at The University
of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, his Master’s degree in music at the Cleveland Institute of Music, and was a DMA
candidate in piano at Cleveland before transferring to The University of Iowa. At Iowa, Nortje is a DMA candidate
in piano under the tutelage of department chair, Uriel Tsachor. Nortje has studied under pianists Pauline Nossel
and Malcolm Nay in South Africa and pianists Daniel Shapiro and Paul Schenly in Cleveland. In addition, Nortje
has received master classes from numerous prominent pianists, such as Bella Siki and Garrick Ohlsson. Winner of
several piano competitions that include the Volkskas National Youth Music Competition, the ATKV National
Prelude Competition, the Distell National Music Competition, among others, Nortje also has performed with most of
the orchestras in his country including the National Symphony Orchestra and the Capetown Philharmonic
Orchestra. He performs regularly in numerous solo concerts as well as piano duo concerts with Grethe Nöthling
throughout South Africa. Nortje has taught pre-college aged piano students at the Brescia House Ursoline Convent
in Johannesburg, South Africa and at the Avon School of Music in Cleveland, Ohio. He also served as organist at the
St. Helen and Constantine Cathedral in Cleveland from 2008 to 2009.
Feilin Lin’s School of Piano located at West Music in Coralville, Iowa, is dedicated to the development of fine young
Pre-college pianists at all levels of instruction. Whether a student plays for personal enjoyment, or wishes to
participate in piano festivals, competitions, and other performing events, each student receives the highest level of
individualized teaching from one of several instructors with advanced degrees in piano performance.
Through positive meticulous instruction, students are inspired to embrace the highest standards of musical and
virtuoso piano technique as they develop into confident well-rounded pianists.
Traditional Piano Curriculum
European classical piano techniques are the main curriculum taught at Feilin Lin’s School of Piano. In addition to
weekly lessons, students can learn music theory, ear training, Solfege/Solfeggio (a French and Italian method of piano
instruction where the instructor emphasizes singing as a path towards developing a pianist’s pitch and musicality), and
other important piano performance methods and skills. Students are able to learn a diverse curriculum of piano
repertoire.
Beginning students commence piano lessons with a thirty-minute weekly lesson during their first six months of
instruction. Thereafter, students begin intermediate-beginner instruction with either a forty-five or sixty-minute
weekly lesson. Intermediate and advanced level piano students commence piano studies with either a forty-five or
sixty-minute weekly lesson, depending on the student’s current level of preparation and needs.
Although all piano lessons are in English, initial bilingual instruction in Chinese Mandarin, Korean, and Afrikans is
available for foreign-born students new to Iowa who are still learning English.
Performance Opportunities
Students at Feilin Lin’s School of Piano are gently introduced to the pleasures of piano performance. From the
smaller, intimate environment of private seminars, to the larger performance venues of large-hall recitals or
competitions, students are given the opportunity to perform in different events to develop their musicianship. Many
students who began playing piano for fun have gone on to win district, state, regional, national, and international
competitions and prizes.
Performers Who Teach
To develop young pianists to their best potential, Feilin Lin hires qualified piano instructors who can both perform
and teach. All piano teachers hired to teach at Feilin Lin’s School of Piano are certified pianists with advanced
university and conservatory degrees in piano performance and pedagogy. Collectively, they have attended some of
the finest piano programs, to include The Academy of Music and Fine Arts in Vienna, Austria; Indiana University;
The Cleveland Institute of Music; and Ewha’s Women University in Seoul, Korea.
Joining Feilin Lin’s School of Piano
Students interested in joining Feilin Lin's School of Piano can call Feilin Lin at 319-338-0388 or 630-445-3132
(Illinois students only). Feilin Lin will place the student with an instructor suited to the pianist's current level, needs,
and goals.
Students are welcome to visit www.icpianists.com anytime to listen to unedited audio tracks and view Live Videos of
Feilin Lin and her piano students.
FACULTY:
Feilin Lin
Founder, Director, Head Piano Instructor
Daughter of a piano conservatory teacher in Taiwan, Feilin Lin began studying piano as a toddler. After winning the
Taiwan National Young Artists Competition at 14, she was awarded a multi-year scholarship to study at the
Hochschule fuer Musik und Darstellende Kunst (The Academy of Music and Fine Arts) in Vienna, Austria.
Subsequently, she has won top prizes in numerous piano competitions and festivals. Feilin Lin has performed piano
solos and concertos throughout Taiwan, Austria, Italy, Malaysia, the Philippines, and America. Before founding
Feilin Lin’s School of Piano in 2004 and Feilin Lin's School of Piano in 2008, she taught for several years as a piano
faculty member at Luther and Wartburg Colleges in Iowa, and Nan-Men Music Conservatory in Taiwan. Her
principal teachers are former Taiwan Minister of Culture, Yu-Shiu Chen (a student of Oliver Messian at The Paris
Conservatoire), Noel Flores in Austria (a student of Julia Parodi: a disciple of Ferrucio Busoni), and Kenneth Amada
in America (prize winner and finalist at Leventritt and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium International Competitions, and a
student of Moritz Rosenthal, Edward Steuermann, Isidor Phillip, Paolo Gallico, Lyjia Berejinska, Abram Chasins, and
Constance Keene).
Feilin Lin shares with her students a wealth of piano knowledge inherited from her piano mentors and their direct-
lineage ancestors. Feilin Lin’s piano lineage stretches unbroken to Ludwig van Beethoven and Josef Haydn via the
famed piano teacher Carl Czerny, the teacher of Franz Liszt and Theodor Leshetikzky. In addition to Franz Liszt, her
piano lineage extends directly to composer-pianists Johannes Brahms, Frederic Chopin, and Oliver Messiaen, as well
as pianists Abram Chasins, Josef Hofmann, Moritz Rosenthal, Ferrucio Busoni, and Constance Keene.
Since founding Feilin Lin's Piano Studio in 2004 and Feilin Lin's School of Piano in 2008, Feilin Lin's students have
won all three categories at the PMTA Music Festival and Competition, dozens of IMTA District and State Piano
Auditions, multiple MTNA State Piano Competitions, both divisions of the Sixteenth Annual Young Artists Piano
Competition, the Chopin Youth Piano Competition, the Seattle International Piano Competition, the Central Iowa
Symphony's 2010 Young Artist's Competition, and other distinguished prizes and awards. Feilin Lin's students have
also appeared on National Public Radio"From the Top," studied and performed at the Aspen Summer Festival and
School, and have performed concerto with the Central Iowa Symphony.
Rebekah Booth
Piano Instructor, Illinois
Rebekah Buss (now Rebecca Booth) earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Piano Performance from The University of
Wisconsin, and her Master’s Degree in Piano Performance from The University of Iowa. Educated and certified in
both traditional piano and Suzuki piano teaching methods, Booth currently is an Adjunct Professor of Piano at
Wheaton College Community School of the Arts, the Hinsdale Center for the Arts, and Feilin Lin’s School of Piano
in Illinois. At Feilin Lin’s School of Piano in Coralville, Iowa, Feilin Lin and Booth run an annual summer piano
camp to educate young pianists in music theory, ear training, piano performance, and performance-inspiring music
game exercises. Booth has participated in piano workshops for Dalcroze Eurythmics at Longy School of Music and
Carnegie Mellon, the International Workshop for Piano and Strings for Performance and Pedagogy at Stavanger
Konserthis, and Regaland Conservatory in Stavanger, in Norway, as well as the Royal Scottish Academy of Music
and Drama in Glasgow, Scotland. Booth’s broad piano performance experience extends to chamber music, piano
duets, piano quartets, piano trios, and large ensembles. Booth's students have gone on to further their piano studies
at Florida State College and other piano programs.
Minji Kwon
Piano Instructor, Iowa
Born and raised in Seoul, Korea, Minji Kwon began playing piano at five. At Ewha’s Women’s University, Kwon
earned Bachelor’s and Master’s music degrees, and distinguished herself as a recipient of the Jung Hwa-Young,
Ewha, and Graduate Assistant scholarships. Kwon’s awards include winning third prize at The Korea Piano Society
Competition, and a recital performance at the Ewon Culture Center. In 2006, Kwon was granted an Ambassadorial
Scholarship from the Rotary Foundation to study in the United States. In 2007, Kwon won The University of Iowa
Concerto/Aria competition, and performed with The University of Iowa Chamber Orchestra in May 2008. As a DMA
student under University of Iowa department chair, Uriel Tsachor, Kwon has performed widely as a soloist and
chamber musician, and has performed in master classes with pianists Cheng-Zong Yin, Young Hi Moon, Lazar
Berman, Won Mi Kim, Gilbert Kalisch, and Leon Fleischer.
Grethe Nöthling
Piano Instructor, Iowa
Prior to receiving her Master of Music degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music, Grethe Nöthling received her
Bachelor’s degree in piano at The University of Pretoria, South Africa. A winner of several piano competitions that
include the Lionel Bowman Beethoven competition, ABSA National Youth Music Competition, ATKV National
Prelude Competition, among others, Nöthling has performed with most of the major orchestras of South Africa. A
current DMA piano student of The University of Iowa Piano Department Chair, Uriel Tsachor, Nöthling has studied
also with Joseph Stanford and Ella Fourie in South Africa, and Daniel Shapiro and Paul Schenly in Cleveland. In
addition, Nöthing has attended piano master classes with pianists Andrjez Jasinski, Joseph Banowetz, Adam
Wodnicki, Erik Larsen, Vladimir Urgin Klevke and Frank Heneghan. As a teacher, Nöthling has taught numerous
pre-college piano students at the Parkview Elementary school in Johannesburg, South Africa, as well as the Avon
School of Music in Cleveland. Her teaching distinctions include winning the DJ Roode Overseas Music Scholarship
for Teachers. In addition to solo piano, Nöthling also plays the violin and regularly performs piano duo concerts in
the United States and abroad with pianist Louis Nortje.
Louis Nortje
Piano Instructor, Iowa
Louis Nortje received his Bachelor’s degree in music and post graduate piano performance diploma at The University
of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, his Master’s degree in music at the Cleveland Institute of Music, and was a DMA
candidate in piano at Cleveland before transferring to The University of Iowa. At Iowa, Nortje is a DMA candidate
in piano under the tutelage of department chair, Uriel Tsachor. Nortje has studied under pianists Pauline Nossel
and Malcolm Nay in South Africa and pianists Daniel Shapiro and Paul Schenly in Cleveland. In addition, Nortje
has received master classes from numerous prominent pianists, such as Bella Siki and Garrick Ohlsson. Winner of
several piano competitions that include the Volkskas National Youth Music Competition, the ATKV National
Prelude Competition, the Distell National Music Competition, among others, Nortje also has performed with most of
the orchestras in his country including the National Symphony Orchestra and the Capetown Philharmonic
Orchestra. He performs regularly in numerous solo concerts as well as piano duo concerts with Grethe Nöthling
throughout South Africa. Nortje has taught pre-college aged piano students at the Brescia House Ursoline Convent
in Johannesburg, South Africa and at the Avon School of Music in Cleveland, Ohio. He also served as organist at the
St. Helen and Constantine Cathedral in Cleveland from 2008 to 2009.
| "Students who wish to study piano should play out of love for music and the piano. If you wish to express yourself through the medium of traditional piano repertoire -- Baroque, Classic, Romantic, Impressionist, and Contemporary -- I invite you to join us, so we can help you develop your love and proficiency in piano. All levels are welcome: beginners, intermediate, advanced, and young artists." |
| "The better the piano, the easier it is for a piano student to develop. Serious competition and performing students eventually need a grand piano to develop to their highest potential. When the time is right for you, visit West Music to find an excellent piano your child can fully develop with." -- Feilin Lin Click to visit West Music website |
Feilin Lin
Founder, Director, Head Piano Instructor
Founder, Director, Head Piano Instructor
Feilin Lin's School of Piano
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| Congratulations to Feilin Lin's Piano Studio alumnus, Sarah Gillespie! Fall 2009, Sarah began university piano studies at College Conservatory of Music (CCM), The University of Cincinnati Awadagin Pratt Studio |
| Congratulations to all the students for their piano success at the 2010 Iowa City/Coralville IMTA District Auditions: Winners: Edward Yao (Level E) Miles Henrichs (Level D) Ryo Ohashi (Level C) Jenna Zeng (Level B1) Eli Henrichs (A1; Kwon Studio) Alternate Winners: Amy Xiong (Level D) Molly Liu (Level B1) Grace Wang (Level A2; Kwon studio) Honorable Mentions: Henry Chen (Level E) David Wang (Level C) Stefan Schmidt (Level C) Mai Thi Hoang (Level B1) Steven Yuan (Level B1; Kwon studio) |
