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Piano · New York City
Han
Classical training, contemporary music, and a very personal approach to teaching.
Han is a New York–based pianist, DJ, and music educator. She studied classical piano and musicology at the Shanghai Conservatory and brings a broad musical life into her teaching.
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Meet Han
A musician with a pretty unusual background.
Han's musical life stretches from the Shanghai Conservatory to DJing and contemporary culture in New York.
She studied musicology and classical piano at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, building a strong foundation in technique, listening, musical expression, and the history of music.
Han has taught piano to both children and beginners, but what really stands out about her is how well she connects with people.
Alongside music, she has spent more than a decade working with houses including Dior, Saint Laurent, and Brunello Cucinelli. That's a very different world from a conservatory, but the skills translate surprisingly well: listening closely, reading the person in front of you, and knowing when to guide and when to give someone room.
She's also an active DJ and event curator, so her musical world doesn't stop with classical piano.
Adult students
Learn piano without feeling like you're back in piano lessons.
Adults already know a lot about music. You know what you listen to, what you like, and usually have some idea of what you'd love to be able to do.
Han is good at starting there. She can give you a real musical foundation without making the lesson feel rigid or overly academic.
That makes her a particularly good fit for first-time adult players, people coming back after years away, or anyone who wants to understand music more deeply through the piano.
The goal isn't to become good at taking piano lessons. It's to become someone who plays.
How Han teaches
Good fundamentals. No fixed script.
Han has the training to teach piano properly, but she pays attention to what the individual student actually needs.
Play.
Get to music quickly. Technique is much easier to care about when it's helping you play something you actually want to hear.
Understand.
Reading and theory give names to things you're already beginning to hear and play.
Make it yours.
The long-term goal is independence: enough skill and understanding to explore music without waiting for a teacher to tell you what comes next.
A good fit for
Adults who want the real thing, without all the baggage.
Starting from scratch
You've wanted to play for a long time and you're finally doing it.
Coming back
You took lessons years ago and want a different relationship with the piano this time.
Following your taste
You already know what music interests you and want that to be part of the lesson.
Wanting the right person
You care as much about the relationship and conversation as the method.
Younger students too
Han also works with children.
Han’s experience isn’t limited to adult students. Her warmth, musical depth, and ability to read a room make her just as strong with kids, whether they’re learning their first notes or preparing for something more serious. She’s the kind of piano teacher you wish you had growing up: conservatory-trained, fashion-world polished, and DJing at night. More than anything, Han is a great example of what a life in music can look like in New York — curious, accomplished, unexpected, and still evolving. That’s exactly the kind of musician we want teaching at WillYouLearn.
NYC musicians who understand their students. A school that understands NYC life.
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