Christine Nguyen

Christine is a pianist and piano teacher, specializing in rudiments and theory, based in Hamilton, Ontario.

She has been playing the piano since a young age in various recitals, competitions, and festivals. She first began performing at age 4, in front of her local church. Her most notable performance was at the Rotary Burlington Music Festival in 2015, coming in second place in the Grade 10 RCM 20th-21st Century Repertoire category. She performed as a pianist in the McMaster Musical Theatre’s pit orchestra for their production of Stephen Sondheim’s Company, performing 9 shows during the February and March 2019 season. Christine had also performed in coffeehouses for various university clubs, talent shows, school band performances, and wedding gigs, with a wide repertoire of classical, pop, rock, gospel and Christian contemporary music.

Christine holds an Honours Bachelor's Degree in Music from McMaster University and has thirteen years of teaching experience, teaching students of all ages and walks of life. She also has a level 10 piano certificate and a level 10 history and theory certificate from the Royal Conservatory of Music. She aims for her students to build a solid foundation in understanding the music they are learning, improving their musical abilities, and applying them to songs they would love to learn. She also prepares her students for performing opportunities, including recital performances, competitions, festivals, and the RCM piano examinations.

Besides teaching and playing piano, she enjoys listening to music, learning languages, journaling, biking, and reading.