PERFORMANCE · SCHOLARSHIP · COMMUNICATION
Teaching Philosophy
Shuang Yu’s teaching centers on the relationship between score, sound, and musical communication. Working across harpsichord, fortepiano, and piano, she approaches keyboard pedagogy as a process of transforming notation into expressive and stylistically informed performance.
A central aspect of her teaching is close score study, encouraging students to engage critically with articulation, structure, phrasing, and historical source materials, particularly within Baroque repertoire.
INSTITUTIONAL WORK · LECTURES · PEDAGOGY
Academic & Pedagogical Work
Fudan University, Shanghai
Piano Instructor · Current
Instruction in stylistic interpretation, score study, and musical communication across collaborative and institutional settings.
Founder, Keyboard Association Alliance.
Students awarded top distinctions in the Steinway Competition
Shanghai Theatre Academy, Shanghai
Invited Lecturer
Lectures on notation, interpretation, and performative communication within historical keyboard practice.
CONSERVATORY WORK · NEW YORK · PEDAGOGY
Conservatory Pedagogy
Mannes School of Music
The New School, New York
Teaching Fellow
Instruction in keyboard fundamentals, musicianship, and score-based performance practice within a conservatory curriculum.
Mannes Prep Chorus, New York
Teaching Assistant
Rehearsal preparation, accompaniment, and ensemble coordination. Recipient of the Mannes Prep Service Award.
PUBLIC ARTS EDUCATION · COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Public Engagement & Arts Education
Roosevelt Island Youth Program (PS/IS 217),
New York
Teaching Artist
Designed and led collaborative music-learning activities for public school students in New York.
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
Teaching Assistant
Collaborative teaching within an ensemble-based summer music program.
STUDIO PRACTICE · MENTORSHIP · ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT
Artistic Mentorship & Studio Practice
A Steinway Educational Partner since 2014, Shuang Yu maintains an independent piano studio centered on long-term artistic development, score-based musicianship, and performance mentorship.
Students from her studio have received awards in national and international competitions, including First Prize distinctions in the Steinway Competition.
Annual studio performances emphasize artistic individuality, stage experience, and collaborative musical growth.