2025
Canadian Federation of Music Teacher’s Associations 2025 Conference
Date:July 3-4
Workshop: Off the Bench, Sing and Play! Dalcroze- Inspired Piano Lessons: This workshop demonstrates how Dalcroze-inspired activities can make piano lessons more engaging and expressive, using movement, solfege, and improvisation to deepen students' technical skills and musical sensitivity.
Lecture recital “Echoes of Affection: Asian Cultural Expressions in Contemporary Piano Duets” with Mengjie Xiong: This lecture-recital explores how contemporary piano duo music conveys Asian cultural and emotional connections, particularly the mother-child relationship, through reserved expressions in farewells, blending tradition with innovation to highlight Asian heritage.
From Their Mouths To Our Ears: Let’s Hear if Directly from Adult Piano Students
Date:June 7-8
Panel Presentation: Teaching Adults Committee Track with Dr. Thomas Swenson and Dr. Yeeseon Kwon at the 2025 National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy, USA.
“HOPE” Piano Duo Performance
Date: May 18
Time: TBA
Location: Oscar Peterson Concert Hall, University of Concordia, Montreal, QC, Canada.
UTNMF | Chamber Music Concert: Bedford Trio & Sirius Duo
Date: February 2
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Walter Hall, 80 Queens Park
2024
Australasian Piano Pedagogy Conference 2024
"Exploring Artistic Expression through One-Handed Piano Pedagogical Repertoire" Piano solo lecture-recital
Date: July 11
Time: 3:45 pm
Location: Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music and Performance, Monash University, VIC, Australia
“Northern Lights: Navigating Canada’s Landscape through Pedagogical Piano Duet” Piano Duo lecture-recital
Date: July 12
Time: 11:50 am
Location: Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music and Performance, Monash University, VIC, Australia
Rhapsody Routes: A Piano World Tour
Works by George Gershwin, Franz Liszt, Christopher Healey, Huang Huang, and An-Lun Huang
Date: May 5
Time: 4:15 pm
Location: Steinway Piano Gallery Toronto, Markham, ON
TICKET
Date: May 26
Time: 4:15 pm
Location: Piano Bolduc, Montreal, QC
TICKET
Sound Check! A Festival of Asian American Music, Sound, and Scholarship!
Date: April 27-29, May 11
Location: online and Wing Luke Museum, Seattle, Washington, USA
Pei-Chen will present her research "Keys to a New Chapter: Chinese Immigrant Adults Learning Piano", organized by the Music of Asian American Research Center.
39th Annual International Young Artist Piano Competition
Date: April 28
Location: online and Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C
Pei-Chen will join the judge panel.
Article Publication
Date: April 15
"Journey of Connection: Music, Body, and Collaboration in Banff (Part 1)” in Dalcroze Canada Being Music vol. 18, no. 1, April 2024.
2023
University of Toronto Piano Pedagogy x Enriched Program Workshop
Date: November 12
Location: University of Toronto
It’s Never Too Late—Lived Experiences of Amateur Adult Piano Learners
Date:October 25
Invited webinar presentation at Piano Inspires .
Off the Bench, Sing, And Play: The Results from Examining the Lived Experiences in Dalcroze-Inspired Piano Lessons for Amateur Adults
Date: August 8
Online Lecture presentation at the 6th International Conference of Dalcroze Studies, USA.
The Findings of Lived Experiences in Dalcroze-Inspired Piano Lessons for Amateur Adult
Date: July 20
Location: Institute Jaques- Dalcroze, Geneva, Switzerland
Lecturer presentation at 2023 Dalcroze Congrès
It’s Never Too Late - Lived Experiences of Amateur Adult Piano Learners
Date: June 11
Online Lecture presentation at National Conference for Keyboard Pedagogy 2023, USA
Article Publication
“Five Things You Might Know About Career-aged Adult Piano Learners” in Piano Inspires, May 29, 2023.
Infinite Love - A Celebration of Mothers
Works by Fauré, Saint-Saëns, Brahms, Young, Stratford, Dvorak
Date: May 7
Time: 2:00 pm
Location: Remenyi House of Music, Toronto, ON
Date: May 14
Time: 2:00 pm
Location: École de musique Vincent d’Indy, Outremont, QC
MUISC INSIDEOUT First Piano Masterclass and Festival
Date: April 2
Time: 10 am- 5 pm
Location: Remenyi House of Music
Banff Musicians in Residence Open Concert: INTERACTIVITY
Date: January 13
Time: 7:30 PM (Doors open at 7:00 PM)
Location: Rolston Recital Halll, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Banff, AB, Canada. (January)
Perform Cecilia Livingston’s Over the Hill and Far Away and Through The Glass from Three Memories for Piano.
2022
Practice Outside the Box! Explore Dalcroze-inspired Activities in Piano Performance and Pedagogy
Date: October 21
Time: 10:20 am-12:10 pm (GMT+8)
Invited online lecture presentation at the National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Sometimes it’s Good to be Alone: The Value of One-Handed Piano Repertoire for Developing Artistic Performance
Date: June 5
Time: 2:00 pm
Location: Walter Hall
Lunchtime Chamber Music Recital- Sometimes it’s Good to be Alone: One-Handed Piano Music
Date: May 3
Time: 12:10 pm
Location: Yorkminster Park Baptist church, Toronto, ON, Canada.
2021
Off the Bench, Sing and Play: On-going Research into Lived Experiences in Dalcroze-inspired Piano Lessons for Amateur Adults
Online research presentation at the 5th International Conference of Dalcroze Studies, UK. (October)
Chester Meets the Dragon – Teaching Children’s Piano Group Class with Dalcroze-Inspired Activities
Online research presentation at the 5th International Conference of Dalcroze Studies, UK. (October)
Banff: Evolution Classical
“Love, Longing & Loss: Tales of Water Spirits” Banff Evolution Classical Online Concert with S. Pollard at Walter Hall, Faculty of Music, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. (August)
Learning Piano Inside Out: Teaching Private Lessons with Dalcroze- inspired Activities
Online lecture presentation at the VIII Piracicaba International Piano Festival, Brazil. (July)
Love and Death - Stories of Mortal and Water Spirits
May 15, 1:30
Walter Hall, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
Off the Bench, Sing and Play! Dalcroze- Inspired Piano Lessons
Online presentation at the Music Teacher National Association Collegiate Chapter at Florida State University, USA. (April)
2020
Applying Dalcroze Eurhythmics to Adult Piano Lessons: Teaching Polyrhythm
Poster presentation at the Music Teacher National Association Virtual Conference, USA. (March)
Xingtong Wang Doctoral Composition Recital
at Walter Hall, Faculty of Music, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Instrumentalist Series II
at Walter Hall, Faculty of Music, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
2019
Applying Dalcroze Eurhythmics to Adult Piano Lessons: Teaching Polyrhythm
Poster presentation at the Florida State Music Teacher Association Conference, Gainesville, FL, USA. (October)
Applying Dalcroze Eurhythmics to Children's Piano Group Class: Teaching Polyrhythm
Lightning talk at the Florida State Music Teacher Association Conference, Gainesville, FL, USA. (October)
The Traveller
May 26, 2:30
Walter Hall, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
May 5, 3:00
The Dunfield Retirement Residence, Toronto, ON
2018
Instrumentalis
Nov 15, 7:30
Walter Hall, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
Instrumentalis
Feb 2, 7:30
Walter Hall, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
United States International Duo Piano Competition Professional Finalist Competition and Concert
Jan 5, 7:00
Broadmoor Hotel International Center, Colorado Springs, US
2017
Chiang-Mai Ginastera International Music Festival Finalist Competition and Concert
Nov 18, 1:30
Baan Roichan Hall, Chiang-Mai, Thailand
International Dalcroze Conference
Plastique Animée with Jacqueline Leung and others
Jul 30- Aug 3, Université Laval, QC
Toronto Latin American Flute Festival
April 4, 9:00-3:00
Hart House, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
Pei-Chen Chen 2017 Recital
Feb 12, 1:00
The Dunfield Retirement Residence, Toronto, ON
Jan 22, 3:00
The Living Room Project, Burlington,ON
Jan 18, 2:00
Christie Garden, Toronto, ON
Canadian Federation of Music Teacher’s Associations 2025 Conference
Date:July 3-4
Workshop: Off the Bench, Sing and Play! Dalcroze- Inspired Piano Lessons: This workshop demonstrates how Dalcroze-inspired activities can make piano lessons more engaging and expressive, using movement, solfege, and improvisation to deepen students' technical skills and musical sensitivity.
Lecture recital “Echoes of Affection: Asian Cultural Expressions in Contemporary Piano Duets” with Mengjie Xiong: This lecture-recital explores how contemporary piano duo music conveys Asian cultural and emotional connections, particularly the mother-child relationship, through reserved expressions in farewells, blending tradition with innovation to highlight Asian heritage.
From Their Mouths To Our Ears: Let’s Hear if Directly from Adult Piano Students
Date:June 7-8
Panel Presentation: Teaching Adults Committee Track with Dr. Thomas Swenson and Dr. Yeeseon Kwon at the 2025 National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy, USA.
“HOPE” Piano Duo Performance
Date: May 18
Time: TBA
Location: Oscar Peterson Concert Hall, University of Concordia, Montreal, QC, Canada.
UTNMF | Chamber Music Concert: Bedford Trio & Sirius Duo
Date: February 2
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Walter Hall, 80 Queens Park
2024
Australasian Piano Pedagogy Conference 2024
"Exploring Artistic Expression through One-Handed Piano Pedagogical Repertoire" Piano solo lecture-recital
Date: July 11
Time: 3:45 pm
Location: Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music and Performance, Monash University, VIC, Australia
“Northern Lights: Navigating Canada’s Landscape through Pedagogical Piano Duet” Piano Duo lecture-recital
Date: July 12
Time: 11:50 am
Location: Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music and Performance, Monash University, VIC, Australia
Rhapsody Routes: A Piano World Tour
Works by George Gershwin, Franz Liszt, Christopher Healey, Huang Huang, and An-Lun Huang
Date: May 5
Time: 4:15 pm
Location: Steinway Piano Gallery Toronto, Markham, ON
TICKET
Date: May 26
Time: 4:15 pm
Location: Piano Bolduc, Montreal, QC
TICKET
Sound Check! A Festival of Asian American Music, Sound, and Scholarship!
Date: April 27-29, May 11
Location: online and Wing Luke Museum, Seattle, Washington, USA
Pei-Chen will present her research "Keys to a New Chapter: Chinese Immigrant Adults Learning Piano", organized by the Music of Asian American Research Center.
39th Annual International Young Artist Piano Competition
Date: April 28
Location: online and Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C
Pei-Chen will join the judge panel.
Article Publication
Date: April 15
"Journey of Connection: Music, Body, and Collaboration in Banff (Part 1)” in Dalcroze Canada Being Music vol. 18, no. 1, April 2024.
2023
University of Toronto Piano Pedagogy x Enriched Program Workshop
Date: November 12
Location: University of Toronto
It’s Never Too Late—Lived Experiences of Amateur Adult Piano Learners
Date:October 25
Invited webinar presentation at Piano Inspires .
Off the Bench, Sing, And Play: The Results from Examining the Lived Experiences in Dalcroze-Inspired Piano Lessons for Amateur Adults
Date: August 8
Online Lecture presentation at the 6th International Conference of Dalcroze Studies, USA.
The Findings of Lived Experiences in Dalcroze-Inspired Piano Lessons for Amateur Adult
Date: July 20
Location: Institute Jaques- Dalcroze, Geneva, Switzerland
Lecturer presentation at 2023 Dalcroze Congrès
It’s Never Too Late - Lived Experiences of Amateur Adult Piano Learners
Date: June 11
Online Lecture presentation at National Conference for Keyboard Pedagogy 2023, USA
Article Publication
“Five Things You Might Know About Career-aged Adult Piano Learners” in Piano Inspires, May 29, 2023.
Infinite Love - A Celebration of Mothers
Works by Fauré, Saint-Saëns, Brahms, Young, Stratford, Dvorak
Date: May 7
Time: 2:00 pm
Location: Remenyi House of Music, Toronto, ON
Date: May 14
Time: 2:00 pm
Location: École de musique Vincent d’Indy, Outremont, QC
MUISC INSIDEOUT First Piano Masterclass and Festival
Date: April 2
Time: 10 am- 5 pm
Location: Remenyi House of Music
Banff Musicians in Residence Open Concert: INTERACTIVITY
Date: January 13
Time: 7:30 PM (Doors open at 7:00 PM)
Location: Rolston Recital Halll, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Banff, AB, Canada. (January)
Perform Cecilia Livingston’s Over the Hill and Far Away and Through The Glass from Three Memories for Piano.
2022
Practice Outside the Box! Explore Dalcroze-inspired Activities in Piano Performance and Pedagogy
Date: October 21
Time: 10:20 am-12:10 pm (GMT+8)
Invited online lecture presentation at the National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Sometimes it’s Good to be Alone: The Value of One-Handed Piano Repertoire for Developing Artistic Performance
Date: June 5
Time: 2:00 pm
Location: Walter Hall
Lunchtime Chamber Music Recital- Sometimes it’s Good to be Alone: One-Handed Piano Music
Date: May 3
Time: 12:10 pm
Location: Yorkminster Park Baptist church, Toronto, ON, Canada.
2021
Off the Bench, Sing and Play: On-going Research into Lived Experiences in Dalcroze-inspired Piano Lessons for Amateur Adults
Online research presentation at the 5th International Conference of Dalcroze Studies, UK. (October)
Chester Meets the Dragon – Teaching Children’s Piano Group Class with Dalcroze-Inspired Activities
Online research presentation at the 5th International Conference of Dalcroze Studies, UK. (October)
Banff: Evolution Classical
“Love, Longing & Loss: Tales of Water Spirits” Banff Evolution Classical Online Concert with S. Pollard at Walter Hall, Faculty of Music, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. (August)
Learning Piano Inside Out: Teaching Private Lessons with Dalcroze- inspired Activities
Online lecture presentation at the VIII Piracicaba International Piano Festival, Brazil. (July)
Love and Death - Stories of Mortal and Water Spirits
May 15, 1:30
Walter Hall, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
Off the Bench, Sing and Play! Dalcroze- Inspired Piano Lessons
Online presentation at the Music Teacher National Association Collegiate Chapter at Florida State University, USA. (April)
2020
Applying Dalcroze Eurhythmics to Adult Piano Lessons: Teaching Polyrhythm
Poster presentation at the Music Teacher National Association Virtual Conference, USA. (March)
Xingtong Wang Doctoral Composition Recital
at Walter Hall, Faculty of Music, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Instrumentalist Series II
at Walter Hall, Faculty of Music, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
2019
Applying Dalcroze Eurhythmics to Adult Piano Lessons: Teaching Polyrhythm
Poster presentation at the Florida State Music Teacher Association Conference, Gainesville, FL, USA. (October)
Applying Dalcroze Eurhythmics to Children's Piano Group Class: Teaching Polyrhythm
Lightning talk at the Florida State Music Teacher Association Conference, Gainesville, FL, USA. (October)
The Traveller
May 26, 2:30
Walter Hall, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
May 5, 3:00
The Dunfield Retirement Residence, Toronto, ON
2018
Instrumentalis
Nov 15, 7:30
Walter Hall, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
Instrumentalis
Feb 2, 7:30
Walter Hall, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
United States International Duo Piano Competition Professional Finalist Competition and Concert
Jan 5, 7:00
Broadmoor Hotel International Center, Colorado Springs, US
2017
Chiang-Mai Ginastera International Music Festival Finalist Competition and Concert
Nov 18, 1:30
Baan Roichan Hall, Chiang-Mai, Thailand
International Dalcroze Conference
Plastique Animée with Jacqueline Leung and others
Jul 30- Aug 3, Université Laval, QC
Toronto Latin American Flute Festival
April 4, 9:00-3:00
Hart House, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
Pei-Chen Chen 2017 Recital
Feb 12, 1:00
The Dunfield Retirement Residence, Toronto, ON
Jan 22, 3:00
The Living Room Project, Burlington,ON
Jan 18, 2:00
Christie Garden, Toronto, ON