Teresa Escober Chen is a full-time professional music instructor, who has taught preschool children through adults since 2003.  Her greatest joys are nurturing musicality in all children and watching them blossom through the magic of music.   

Teresa was born in Missouri and though she has lived in many places throughout her life, she considers Southern California her home.  Her father shared his love of music with her, and he was her first piano teacher when she was four years old.  In addition to piano, Teresa also enjoyed singing, playing the violin and flute, and dancing tap and ballet growing up.

Apart from teaching, Teresa regularly serves as an accompanist for choirs, vocal/instrumental soloists, shows, as well as weddings.  She is also certified in CPR (Adult, Child, and Infant), AED (Adult and Child), and First Aid by the American Red Cross.  In her free time, she enjoys baking (especially cakes), attending concerts, and spending time with her family.  Teresa lives with her husband, Kevin, in Anaheim.

Join Teresa as she takes you through a musical journey.

education

Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
Master of Music, Piano Performance, 2004

University of California, Berkeley
Bachelor of Arts, 2003
Major: Applied Mathematics (Operations Research); Minor: Music

Coaching:
Mack McCray (San Francisco Conservatory of Music), 2002-2007
Sylvia Wang (Northwestern University), 2003-2004
Martha Wasley (UC Berkeley), 1999-2002
Susan Bana (Orange County, California), 1994-1999

teaching

Teresa Escober Chen Piano Studio

(formerly the Teresa Chan Escober Piano Studio)

Private Piano Instructor

Villa Park, California, 2007 – present

San Ramon, California, 2004 – 2007

Hillsborough Private School

Early Childhood Music & Movement Group Instructor, 2010 –  2011

Music Academy of Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
Group/Private Piano Instructor, 2003 – 2004

professional memberships

State History Committee, 2008 – 2010

State Chair, Awards Program, 2007 – 2009

National Guild of Piano Teachers
Active Member, 2007 – present

Music Teachers National Association (MTNA)
Active Member, 2006 – present

California Association of Professional Music Teachers (CAPMT)
Active Member, 2006 – present

Student Recitals Chair, CAPMT District VIII (OC), 2011 

Anaheim Arts Council

Artist Member, 2010 – present

Contra Costa Performing Arts Society
Concert Performer Member, 2005 – 2007

conferences/lectures

Music Teachers' Association of California (MTAC) State Convention

Los Angeles, California, 2010

Santa Clara, California, 2007, 2009
Riverside, California, 2008

Royal Academy of Music
London, United Kingdom, 2006

Royal College of Music
London, United Kingdom, 2006

World Piano Pedagogy Conference (WPPC)
Anaheim, California, 2005

performances/awards 

Lutkin Hall Solo Recital
Northwestern University, 2004

MSRI Concert Series (Solo)
Mathematical Sciences Research Institute, Berkeley, California, 2000, 2003

Hertz Hall Noon Concert Series (Solo)
UC Berkeley, 2000, 2003

Southwestern Youth Music Festival (Award Winner)
Los Angeles, California, 1995-1999

National Guild Auditions (Diploma)
Orange County, California, 1995-1999

Southern California Junior Bach Festival (First Place)
Los Angeles, California, 1998

International Young Artists Peninsula Music Festival – YAPMF (Prize Winner)
Palos Verdes, California, 1998

World Premiere Performance of Samuel Zyman's Two Motions in One Movement (Soloist)
San Diego, California, 1996

London Master Classes
Royal Academy of Music, London, United Kingdom, 2007
Studied with Norma Fisher (Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, UK)

Prague International Piano Masterclasses
Jan Deyl Conservatory, Czech Republic, 2002
Studied with Boaz Sharon (University of Florida), Robert Roux (Rice University),
and Diane Andersen (Conservatoire Royal de Musique, Bruxelles, Belgium)

Paris International Piano Sessions
Ecole Normale de Musique "Alfred Cortot," France, 2002
Studied with John Perry (USC) and Ian Hobson (U. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)

Studio Calendar