Mi-Jin Kim Piano Teaching Philosophy/Style Ms. Kim’s goal in teaching piano is to help students explore and develop their own way to learn. Her teaching focuses on improving students’ individual understanding of music as well as piano performance skills, thus students learn how to practice by themselves. Ms. Kim has numerous teaching experiences ranging from students as young as 4 to adults. She is very flexible in choosing repertoire and varies her approach individual students. Performance/Teaching Experience Mi-Jin Kim was born in Incheon, Republic of Korea and started studying piano at six years of age. While studying in her native country, her significant talent received recognition and awards from numerous competitions in such major musical centers as Incheon, Bucheon, Goyang, and Seoul. She received the 2nd place at the Incheon City Piano Competition in1998 and the 1st place at Joong-Ahng Music Newspaper Competition, 2000 in Bucheon. Ms. Kim has given numerous concerts at international venues in Korea, Bulgaria, and the United States. Her performances as recitalist and orchestral soloist include performances with the Good Classic Music Festival Orchestra in Goyang, 2003, and with the Symphony Orchestra of the Sejong University in Seoul, 2004. While continuing her studies in the United States, she displayed her talent through international competitions such as the 2010 International Symphonic Workshops Competition in Varna, Bulgaria in which she was awarded the Bronze medal, and the 2010 International Bicentennial Liszt Competition in Los Angeles, California in which she was a prize winner of the Solo Division. Besides appearing as a soloist in several recitals, Ms. Kim is an active collaborative pianist. As a collaborator she performed in numerous concerts and festivals such as Opera Theatre and Music Festival of Lucca and Centro Studi Carlo della Giacoma Master Class for Clarinet and Piano in Italy. Her collaborative performances have been live-broadcasted by the WRR 101.1 Classic Café at the Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, Texas. She has coached and performed as a collaborative artist at the Tarrant County College, Oklahoma State University, and University of North Texas. More experience upon request Education Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano Performance December 2014 Related Field of Study in Vocal Collaborative Piano Denton, Texas University of North Texas Master of Music in Piano Performance May 2008 Master of Music in Collaborative Piano May 2008 Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance February 2003 Sejong University Seoul, South Korea .