For the uninitiated, playing piano may seem like a daunting task: even modest achievements would come with the most arduous work and days of repetitive practice. Efforts are undoubtedly needed, even for the most talented pianists and the road to success for these pianists is often filled with all kinds of hardships.

　　For the past few years, a piano educator named Ye Lin from Hangzhou city in East China’s Zhejiang province has been trying her best to make the learning process more efficient and enjoyable.

　　Born in 1983 in Hangzhou, Ye Lin started to receive systematic training on piano at the age of three. Over the years, she has plied her trade under prominent Chinese pianists such as Professor Chen Yanxin and Professor Zhou Wei from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, and has devised her unique teaching approach, particularly for children, helping foster many a piano talent.

　　“My hope is to bring a more advanced piano teaching method to every child who loves piano, so that all those who love piano can receive a better training,” said Ye.

　　Unlike more traditional “high finger piano technique”, which often results in stiffness of hands, Ye’s approach emphasizes the relaxation of the arm and wrist to the greatest extent, and the use and coordination of joints of fingers, palms, wrists, elbow and even the whole body. It not only helps save efforts of the piano players, but makes their performance more natural, according to Ye.

　　In addition, Ye attaches equal importance to the teaching of music theories and history of music, especially the classical period — she has come up with a series of “stories” to help her students better absorb music knowledge, and understand different music concepts, the composers of the classical works as well the different styles of piano playing in history.

　　“My teaching is not simply about playing skills,” Ye explained. “It seeks to offer students an all-round cognitive approach that is flexible and easy to understand, and guide them to quickly build up a solid foundation of piano learning.”

　　Ultimately, in Ye’s own words, what she hopes to achieve is to “let the music of piano become the language that connects the world!”

　　About Ye Lin:

　　Ye Lin is a young pianist and an expert on piano education. She serves as the vice president of the Special Committee of Music at the China Culture Administration Association and the member of the Expert Committee of Art Education at the China Association for Promoting Children’s Culture and Art. Ye is a certified teacher of the Asia Piano Teachers Association and has taught at Zhejiang Vocational Academy of Art and Shanghai Conservatory of Music, among other institutions. Ye's paper on innovative piano teaching methodology appeared in the Art of Piano, a leading periodical published by the People's Music Publishing House.

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