Academic and Awards
Chuang was placed on the Dean's list of the Faculty of Arts in CUHK for three consecutive years. She was awarded the Kunkle and Pommerenke Scholarships, Chung Chi College Scholarship (Hon) and Chung Chi College Departmental Prize (Hon).
Melody Chuang
Flute Teacher & Music Director
長笛老師 & 音樂總監
Music Profession
Melody Chuang has been teaching music for over 15 years. She graduated from the Music Department of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, majoring in flute under the guidance of Ms. Ivy Chuang. Chuang was awarded a Distinction for her Licentiate Diploma (LTCL Recital in Flute) from Trinity College London. She has also received private lessons from New York Philharmonic piccoloist Ms. Mindy Kaufman and studied jazz flute with Mr. Timothy Wilson, former principal flute of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. Beyond the flute, Chuang has studied organ with both Ms. Wong Kin-yu and Mr. Gary Tong. Her pedagogical development was further enhanced through a series of conducting workshops led by Dr. Thomas E. Verrier, Associate Professor of Music at Vanderbilt University's Blair School of Music. She has also undertaken formal vocal training under the world-renowned soprano Ms. Lan Rao.
Work and Performance Experience
Chuang is passionate about teaching students of all ages, from curious kindergarteners to retirees picking up music for the first time. She performed as both flutist and piccoloist in the Hong Kong Wind Ensemble (HKWE) and the Chung Chi College Orchestra at CUHK.
In addition to classical music, Chuang is active across a wide range of musical genres and performance settings. She was invited to play flute duets with Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull), a Rock Icon of all time in his worldwide performance tour (HK station) - Never Too Old To Rock'n'Roll! at AsiaWorld-Expo in 2013.
She has also performed with Youth Choir like Ponte Singers, "The Life and Songs of Fanny Crosby" organized by the Divinity School of Chung Chi College of CUHK and "Opera Carnival" held by Opera Hong Kong as a flutist, playing several wind instruments and synthesizers for pop concerts and Christian Music Organizations like the Sharehymns and Hong Kong Association of Christian Music Ministry Ltd (ACM), playing flute, piccolo and recorders for musical "Oliver" and playing flute for "Melodia" produced by HKYAF.
