Introducing Music Haven’s NEW Piano Lab!
Led by Resident Musician and Solo Pianist, Jacob Wang
The installation of our new Piano Lab lets up to six students play and attend class at once. Through connected headphones, the equipment lets students play individually, with partners, and as a class ensemble.
Beginner and Intermediate Group classes focus on reading both clefs, developing good posture and technique, learning music, and improvising. Group classes are 45 minutes each held three times a week for Beginners and twice a week for the Intermediate class. Students prepare for biannual recitals and juries while performing in the Greater New Haven Community throughout the year.
Piano Class for string players is offered to excelling and interested high school students. Students will learn to read both clefs and play both hands through the music they’ve learned on their instruments and supplemental materials.
In weekly Studio Classes, students in individual lessons gather with their peers and teacher for opportunities to perform portions of their current solo repertoire. We’ll also work through technique and reading exercises.
Meet Your Instructor
As a concerto soloist, Jacob has appeared with the Raleigh Symphony Orchestra, UM Baroque Chamber Orchestra, UNCSA Symphony Orchestra, Central Iowa Symphony, and the Fort Dodge Area Symphony. Wang has performed several solo recitals in Michigan and North Carolina. As a Kenan fellow, he has attended the Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival, Brevard Music Festival, MusicFest Perugia, and Aspen Music Festival. Wang has received several Career Development Grants and Excel Enterprise grants for various projects including chamber and duo recitals in Michigan, North Carolina, Maine, New York, Perugia (Italy), and throughout Germany.
He has worked with underserved youth in the "Our Own Thing" Piano Program as a teacher and administrator. Past experiences include interning at Washington Performing Arts, the Castleman Quartet Program, and as a program assistant at the UM Chamber Department. He also directed music at Bethel United Church of Christ in Manchester MI, leading the choirs and playing for services.