Michika Yoda
Warsaw
Summary
Driven by a passion for ensemble work, I possess extensive international experience as a piano chamber musician, excelling in accompanying a wide range of instruments and singers. My teaching experience has endowed me with excellent communication skills, enabling me to engage effectively with people across different ages, nationalities, and cultures. As both a student and teacher, I am considerate of others’ needs and dedicated to promoting the musical and personal growth of students.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Japanese Language Teacher
Self-employeed
09.2023 - Current
• For Polish children who are interested in Japan and Japanese children living in Poland, I teach fun and useful Japanese language.
Piano Teacher
Self-employeed
09.2021 - Current
• Offer piano lessons to Polish, Japanese and foreigners living in Poland.
• Teach piano online to Japanese people living in Japan as well.
Piano Teacher
Kawai Music School
04.2017 - 08.2020
• Obtained piano teacher certification and instructed around 50 students aged three to seventy for a week.
• Made efforts to offer lessons that are dependent on the sentiment and the motivation of each student, allowing them to experience the pleasure of playing music and the improvement that comes with learning the piano.
• At the same time, I was performing a concerts as a piano soloist and accompanist in Aichi and Shizuoka Prefecture.
Education
Master of Arts - Piano Chamber Music
Fryderyk Chopin University of Music
Warsaw, Poland09.2024
Artistic Training - Piano Solo & Piano Chamber Music
Fryderyk Chopin University of Music
Warsaw, Poland09.2022
Bachelor of Arts - Piano Solo
Tokyo College of Music
Tokyo, Japan03.2017
High School Diploma -
Hamamatsu Gakugei Music High School
Hamamatsu, Japan03.2013
Skills
Since high school, I have experience as an accompanist performing in school exams and competitions and leading them to several awards, especially with flutists, clarinetists, and singers
I regularly perform at concerts with some artists in Japan I have experience as a choral pianist as well
I learned how to play various instruments to know the characteristics of musical instruments, such as the oboe and cello, in wind band and orchestra classes, which were part of the curriculum of the university in Japan
In the summer of 2022 and 2023, I participated in a seminar in Sankt Goar, Germany, by Japanese pianist Tomoko Ogasawara and cellist Matthias Ranft, performing piano solo, piano duo, and an ensemble with cello at the graduation concert
I'm also going to part in the Chamber Music Interpretation Masterclass at the 21st Ensemble Festival in Radziejowice, Poland
Timeline
Japanese Language Teacher
Self-employeed
09.2023 - Current
Piano Teacher
Self-employeed
09.2021 - Current
Piano Teacher
Kawai Music School
04.2017 - 08.2020
Master of Arts - Piano Chamber Music
Fryderyk Chopin University of Music
Artistic Training - Piano Solo & Piano Chamber Music
Fryderyk Chopin University of Music
Bachelor of Arts - Piano Solo
Tokyo College of Music
High School Diploma -
Hamamatsu Gakugei Music High School
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