B.Mus Honours, M.Mus Studio Pedagogy

Past seminars and workshops

Teacher Profile

Melody Deng is a pianist, lecturer, adjudicator, and a passionate piano educator. Melody has presented in national and international Piano Pedagogy Conferences, and lectured in University of Auckland and University of Waikato on piano teaching. With more than ten years of professional teaching experiences behind her, she is proud to have nurtured many students who became life-long music lovers and musicians. Her expertise as well as her continuous professional development in the field of piano pedagogy has helped her students excel not only in exams, competitions, recitals and in life.

Melody completed a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance with First Class Honours under the tutelage of the world-renowned teacher Associate Professor Rae de Lisle. It was during this time she became fascinated with the different pedagogical approaches in piano teaching. She then researched the teaching of piano technique extensively and presented her findings through a series of seminars at the University of Auckland. Melody dedicated her Master's Degree researching the teaching of musical expression, in which she interviewed and observed the lessons of some of the most successful teachers in New Zealand. Her research confirmed her belief that all children can learn to play music expressively and enjoyably - it all depends on how they are taught and their learning environment. Her research also led her to find and compile many strategies and processes used to foster these abilities in her students.

Melody is an associate member of the Institute of Registered Music Teachers of New Zealand (IRMTNZ). She is a regular presenter of seminars and workshops for music teachers and students through the IRMTNZ, and is a dedicated teacher trainer.