Ann Tung- Piano and Cello Instructor (Mandarin/English)

Ann obtained her Master’s of Music degree from San Francisco State University. She is a classical and jazz pianist and has taught piano for over 20 years. She has participated in Jazz bands as a pianist and has played in festivals like the San Jose Jazz Festival, the Alameda County Fair, and the Milpitas Jazz Festival. She has also performed piano at nonprofit events as well as church events.
Ann started learning piano in her early childhood and attended an experimental music program in primary school and high school. Besides piano, Ann also plays cello as a minor and has toured throughout the United States as the principal chair in orchestra in college. Ann loves teaching students of all ages and is very versatile in her styles! She’s taught students as young as 5 years old through seniors.

Alive or Dead, What Musician would you do anything to see perform/meet?
So many… Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Bill Evans, Quincy Jones to name a few!

Greatest Musical Influence?
My classmates and peers when I was growing up

Any hidden talents besides music?
Math?

What did you want to be while you were growing up?
It is silly… I watched ice skating in the Olympic Games and was pretty inspired, although I couldn’t even walk on skates

If you could have any ‘Super Power’, which one would it be?
Foresee the future!

If you could master any other instrument which would it be?
Voice- singing

Have you had what people would consider your “15 Minutes of Fame”, and if so when/what was that?
I once was on TV as a kid in a band

It’s your last meal: What would it be?
HotPot 

You’re sent to a deserted island, and you only have one album to listen to: Which is it?
Claudia’s Live at Kuumbwa

If you could leave one lesson with your students what would it be?
Always be kind