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Yuan Peng （617-306-8751）, born and raised in China,

grew up highly involved in music. At age of 13, she passed the

piano test (The Music Examination Committee of the Chinese

Musicians' Association) for National Level 10 in China, and

she traveled to many cities from Hunan Province to Beijing to

perform. She earned many awards at the regional level. At age

of 16, she came to the United States with her family and continued

studying music. As a student of Rieko Aizawa, Yuan earned her

Undergraduate Diploma from Longy School of Music of Bard

College and Bachelor of Music from Emerson College. She

was majoring in piano performance and she received Longy

Scholarship and academic honors during her undergraduate.

Yuan actively participated in chamber music such as piano

trio and music festivals such as Walnut Hill Music Festival.

She has been teaching for 3 years. She is patient and

beginners are never intimidated with the way she teach

because she knows where they are coming from. She is now

working for Piano Playtime at public schools in Boston area.