UCSI University Piano Pedagogy Conference 2025

DAY 1: 23 September 2025, Tuesday

Time	Event	Venue
8:00–9:00am	Registration & Refreshment	Recital Hall
9:00–9:15am	Opening Ceremony	Recital Hall
9:15–10:15am	Keynote Presentation 1 Tradition and Innovation in Piano Teaching Frederic Chiu	Recital Hall
10:30–11:00am	Paper Presentation 1 Identity in Repertoire: The Psychology and Pedagogy of Recital Programming Jackie Yong	GG07
10:30–11:00am	Paper Presentation 2 Struck, Plucked, and Bowed: Exploring Piano Pedagogy within the Orbit of Other Instruments Andrew Filmer Loo Bang Hean	GG08
11:15–11:45am	Flash Talks Nurturing the Fifth Finger: Pedagogical Strategies for Young Pianists Hayoung Lee Beyond Grades: Understanding Parental Perspectives and Redefining Piano Learning Priorities in a Malaysian Music Studio Doreen Chai Music as an Approach for Children with ADHD: Perceptions of Music Teachers and Music Therapists in Klang Valley, Malaysia Khoo Lian Loo	GG07
11:15–11:45am	Paper Presentation 3 The Impact of Online Piano Tutorial on Students’ Learning Behavior: Perspectives of Tutors, Parents, and Students Mao Yi	GG08
12:00–1:00pm	Lunch and Exhibition
1:00–2:30pm	Featured Workshop 1 The Reflective Teacher: Sustainable Growth for the 21st-Century Piano Educator Yumi Yoshioka	GG08
2:30–3:15pm	Lecture Recital 1 The Application of Motion Techniques in Performing Piano Transcriptions of Chinese Instrumental Music Huang Xiaoshu	Recital Hall
	Flash Talks Educator Reflections on Parental Expectations and Assessment Culture in Malaysian Piano Lessons Catherine Lim Parents and Teachers' Perception of USM Piano Achievement Day 2025 Joyce Low Xue Wen An Exploratory Study of Music Memorization Strategies among UCSI Bachelor Classical Piano Students Tiew Shiao Chyi	GG07
	Paper Presentation 4 A Cross-Cultural Perspective of Fazıl Say’s Black Earth through Visualized Analysis of His Piano Performances Shi Mengxiao	GG08
3:15–4:15pm	Featured Workshop 2 Collaboration, Conversation and Connection through the Arts Jeanine Esposito	Recital Hall
4:15–4:45pm	Tea Break and Exhibition
4:45–6:15pm	Featured Workshop 3 Accessible Music Classrooms: Practical Approaches to Teaching Autistic Students Sherrene Teh	GG07
>6:15–8:00pm	Dinner
8:00pm	Recital 1 Ted Rosenthal	Recital Hall

DAY 2: 24 September 2025, Wednesday

Time	Event	Venue
9:00–10:00am	Keynote Presentation 2 Classical and Jazz Pianists: Learning from Each Other and Making Connectionsg Ted Rosenthal	Recital Hall
10:00–10:30am	Tea Break and Exhibition
10:30–11:15am	Lecture Recital 3 Breathing and Phrasing for Pianists Lee Shu Wei	Recital Hall
10:30–11:15am	Workshop 1 From Disconnected to Expressive: Strategies for Embodying Music Through Movement in Piano Teaching Poon Chiew Hwa	GG07
11:15–12:00pm	Sponsored Session 1: SIM Teaching with Joy: Bridging Early Music Foundations and Piano Pedagogy Yeoh Sheau Iong	GG07
11:15–12:00pm	Sponsored Session 2: Graceful Tone The Source of Sound: Strings, Soundboard, and Tone Presented in Mandarin and English David Ng*	GG08
12:00–1:00pm	Lunch and Exhibition
1:00–2:30pm	Featured Workshop 4 What Pop and Jazz Pianists Actually Do and How to Get There Justin Lim	Recital Hall
2:30–3:30pm	Workshop 2 (2:30-3:15pm) Wellness for Pianists: Developing Healthy Piano Techniques Through the Understandings of Anatomy, Movement, and Alignment Bernard Tan	GG07
2:30–3:30pm	Paper Presentation 5 (2:30-3:00pm) The Meanings of Professional Development: Perspectives of Malaysian Piano Teachers Datin’ Dr. Kathryn Ang Paper Presentation 6 (3:00-3:30pm) Ravel at 150: Integrating Technical Mastery and Artistic Interpretation in Maurice Ravel’s Piano Solo Works Yap Sin Yee	GG08
3:30–4:00pm	Tea Break and Exhibition
4:00–4:45pm	Sponsored Session 3: Rockschool From Beethoven to Bruno Mars: Rethinking Piano Pedagogy for the Pop Era Rockie Siew	GG07
4:00–4:45pm	Sponsored Session 4: ABRSM Explore the New ABRSM Music Teaching Diplomas	GG08
4:45–6:15pm	Featured Workshop 5 Reimagining Secondary Dominants as a Creative Tool in Jazz Melvin Goh	GG08
6:15–8:00pm	Dinner
8:00pm	Recital 2 Frederic Chiu	Recital Hall

DAY 3: 25 September 2025, Thursday

Time	Event	Venue
9:00–10:30am	Keynote Workshop 1 Learning Without an Instrument Frederic Chiu	Recital Hall
10:30–11:00am	Tea Break and Exhibition
11:00–11:30am	Paper Presentation 6 Rethinking Prokofiev’s Early Piano Works: A Pedagogical Bridge to Modernist Repertoire Low Chyh Leng	Recital Hall
	Paper Presentation 7 The Relationship Between All-Inclusive Awarding System in Piano Competitions and Piano Pedagogy Quality in Indonesia Stefina Priscilla Wibisono	GG07
	Paper Presentation 8 Narrative Archetypes and Absolute Music: Interpreting the Third Movement of Beethoven's Waldstein Sonata, Op. 53 Zhang Ximeng	GG08
11:45–12:30pm	Workshop 3 Body Awareness in Piano Education: Integrating the Alexander Technique for Lifelong Musicianship Vivien Chong	GG07
11:45–12:30pm	Lecture Recital 4 Redefining Concert Music with Latin American Music: Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances Jackie Yong	GG08
12:30–1:30pm	Lunch and Exhibition
1:30–3:30pm	Keynote Workshop 2 Jazz Piano Styles: A Survey from Ragtime to the Present Ted Rosenthal	Recital Hall
3:30–4:00pm	Tea Break and Exhibition
4:00–5:30pm	Featured Workshop 6 Incorporating Interactive Exercises in Piano Lessons: Application of the Kodály Philosophy in Piano Teaching Susanna Saw	Recital Hall
5:30–6:00pm	Closing Ceremony	Recital Hall