Levels taught:
Beginner, IntermediateA native of Hong Kong based in Boston, Tommy Chiu has made appearances in major cities across Asia and North America as a musician and educator, including a recent solo appearance with the University of British Columbia Chamber Orchestra after being named as a finalist of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestral Institute Concerto Competition. Outside of performing, Tommy teaches brass extensively both online and in person. He serves as the brass faculty of the Performing Arts Center at MetroWest and maintains a private studio of students of all ages located throughout the United States and Hong Kong. Tommy holds degrees from The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Rutgers University, where his principal teachers included Jarod Vermette of the Hong Kong Philharmonic and Colin Williams of the New York Philharmonic. Currently, he is a doctoral candidate in brass performance at Boston University under the tutelage of Toby Oft, Principal Trombone of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Levels taught:
Beginner, IntermediateA native of Hong Kong based in Boston, Tommy Chiu has made appearances in major cities across Asia and North America as a musician and educator, including a recent solo appearance with the University of British Columbia Chamber Orchestra after being named as a finalist of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestral Institute Concerto Competition. Outside of performing, Tommy teaches brass extensively both online and in person. He serves as the brass faculty of the Performing Arts Center at MetroWest and maintains a private studio of students of all ages located throughout the United States and Hong Kong. Tommy holds degrees from The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Rutgers University, where his principal teachers included Jarod Vermette of the Hong Kong Philharmonic and Colin Williams of the New York Philharmonic. Currently, he is a doctoral candidate in brass performance at Boston University under the tutelage of Toby Oft, Principal Trombone of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Tommy is not only a wonderful trombone musician …. he is equally a great trombone teacher. He has a skilled way of expressing concepts around HOW to play technically and musically. He's patient and keeps things moving along week to week. Highly recommended!!!
Tommy is a very patient and enthusiastic teacher. Even before we began our lessons, he was already very attentive to my needs and recommended instruments that are suitable for me as a beginner. In our lessons, Tommy likes to use real-life examples to help me better understand the concepts, which has been greatly beneficial to my learning and has made it much more interesting. I’m very happy to have Tommy as my teacher and I thoroughly enjoy my time with him every week!
Tommy is a very patient teacher that always guides his students to the best of his ability and works on improving their tone and musicality during lessons. We love having him as a teacher and he has helped my child grow as a musician so much!