Claire
GuitarPianoViolinVoiceUkulele
About Claire
Classically trained in piano from the tender age of 5, Claire discovered her profound love for music through diverse avenues such as teaching, live performance, and composition. She embarked on her musical career as a passionate teenager in 2004, captivating audiences with her rock and pop performances across South East Asia. A distinguished graduate of both Berklee College of Music and CalArts, where she earned a Masters in Guitar, Claire has been imparting her knowledge in piano, guitar, and violin to a diverse age group of students—both children and adults. Her teaching approach is holistic, emphasizing not just technique, ear training, theory, and repertoire, but also fostering a nurturing environment. She aspires to share her love for music by encouraging her students to play pieces that resonate with them personally, while also nurturing their creativity through improvisation and compositional skills.
Q&A with Claire
Which musician would you like to play with?
Emily Haines
Which musician has influenced you the most?
Haley Williams
What can you teach me better on your instrument than any other teacher?
How to understand and have fun with music theory and how it will help you develop your own sound as a musician :)
How did you learn to play your instrument?
I studied classical piano and violin as a little kid!
What equipment do you play on today?
I play a '86 Fender Mustang Electric Guitar, Nord Electro 6 Keyboard, a Stainer Violin copy and a 2012 Mac Book Pro.
Which personal trait helped you the most while practicing?
Discipline
What does your instrument have that others don't?
Sparkles
How do you handle children?
With care, respect, kindness and an open heart for the curiosities they have.
What has been your greatest experience as a musician so far?
Being able to travel the world and moving to the USA to be amongst great musicians!
What was the biggest stage you played on?
2018 Pink Dot, Singapore.
Which record would you take with you to the desert island?
Rumors by Fleetwood Mac
Besides music, what else is important in your life?
Family, Cat, Yoga and Skating!
Music style(s)
RockAlternativeIndieSingerSongwriterElectronicDance
Level(s) Comfortable Teaching
Beginner to Advanced
What languages can you teach in?
English
Videos
Other Music-related work / goals
Making my first full-length album and touring it around the world with my band :)
Accolades
Music - Paper Citizen 2022 Charting top 20 on DRT's Global Top 50 Rock Airplay Chart for "Heart On Fire" 2022 Charting top 10 on World Indie Music Chart for "Heart On Fire" 2018 Nominee Boston Music Awards 617 Sessions Artist of The Year" 2017 Nominee New England Awards "New Act of The Year" 2016 "Anywhere We Want To" Featured in Izotope's Recording Device, Spire 2016 The Deli Magazine's "New England Emerging Artist of the Month" Audio Engineering 2022 Mississippi Gospel Award winner - Best Engineering for "Take Em All Away" 2016 Stacey Hye Min Park Scholarship for Women In Engineering Personal 2010 Amazing Race Asia 1st Runner Up
Personal Interests
Music Production and Engineering