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Michika  Yoda

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, Poland
09.2024

Artistic Training - Piano Solo & Piano Chamber Music

Fryderyk Chopin University of Music
Warsaw, Poland
09.2022

Bachelor of Arts - Piano Solo

Tokyo College of Music
Tokyo, Japan
03.2017

High School Diploma -

Hamamatsu Gakugei Music High School
Hamamatsu, Japan
03.2013

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
Michika Yoda