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California Baptist University (US), Hong Kong Baptist University
Teaching since 2007
Cantonese, English, Mandarin

Frankie Chan

Violin
California Baptist University (US), Hong Kong Baptist University
Professional field(s): Violin
Teaching language(s): Cantonese, English, Mandarin
Teaching since 2007

Frankie Chan holds a Master of Music in Violin Performance from California Baptist University in the United States, graduating with a cGPA of 3.93/4.0. During his studies, he served as Principal Second Violin of the university symphony orchestra and Concertmaster of the chamber orchestra, while actively participating in performances and lecture recitals. He previously earned his Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Music Studies from Hong Kong Baptist University, where he received the Scholastic Award, was named to the President’s Honour Roll for four consecutive semesters, and graduated with First Class Honours.

With nearly twenty years of teaching experience, Frankie specializes in violin teaching and music education for young people and adults. His teaching emphasizes each student’s long-term musical development. In addition to technique, intonation, rhythm, and musical understanding, he encourages students to develop their abilities in listening, observation, expression, and independent musical thinking. His teaching approach is adapted according to each student’s personality, stage of development, and individual goals.

Frankie believes that learning the violin extends beyond individual lessons and instrumental technique. As students develop, exposure to different repertoire, performers, teachers, musical peers, ensemble playing, and performance experiences all contribute to a broader understanding of music. At appropriate stages of their development, he therefore encourages students to explore musical experiences beyond their regular lessons, allowing them to encounter different perspectives and gradually develop their own abilities to listen, interpret, and express music.

Over the years, Frankie has taught students of different ages and levels and prepared students for examinations offered by the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) and Trinity College London. Some of his students have achieved excellent examination results, while others have subsequently progressed to undergraduate music programmes in Hong Kong. In addition to individual teaching, he has coordinated instrumental programmes at various primary and secondary schools and music organizations, covering strings, winds, and ensemble training.

In recent years, Frankie has also planned and organized student ensemble concerts, taking part in repertoire selection and arranging, score and part preparation, rehearsal coaching, and concert coordination. Through these projects, students are given opportunities to develop ensemble experience alongside their individual studies, learning to listen, collaborate, and make music with others.

Frankie Chan

Education

Master of Music, California Baptist University

  • Major in Violin Performance
  • cGPA 3.93/4.0

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Music Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University

  • Recipient of the Scholastic Award
  • Four-time awardee of the President’s Honour Roll
  • Graduated with First Class Honours

Performance Experience

California Baptist University (U.S.), Violin Recital, 2018-2020

Performed an unaccompanied violin solo programme in a lecture recital (2019), featuring J.S. Bach’s Violin Sonata No. 1 in G minor “Adagio”, H.I.F. Biber’s Passacaglia in G minor, and E. Ysaÿe’s Violin Sonata No. 3 “Ballade”.

Corona Symphony Orchestra (U.S.), Tutti Violinist, 2018-2020

Conducted by Marco A. Mejia; Performed with the First Prize winner of the Los Angeles International Liszt Competition, the pianist, Hanbo Ma (2019).

California Baptist University Symphony Orchestra (U.S.), Principal Second Violin, 2018-2020

Conducted by Dr. Gene Moon, Director of Orchestral Studies; Performed with the Grand Prize winner Lynn Harrell Competition, the violinist, Chloé Trevor (2019).

CBU Chamber Orchestra and Chamber Ensembles (U.S.), Principal First Violin, 2018-2020

Led by Prof. Angela Brand Butler; Featured in chamber music.

Sewanee Music Festival and Symphony (U.S.), Tutti Violinist, 2019

Conducted by Grammy Award winner and Music Director of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta, and by the Music Director of the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, Gemma New (2019).

Hong Kong Baptist University Symphony Orchestra, Tutti Violinist, 2016-2018

Conducted by Prof. Johnny Poon, Head of the Department of Music; Performed with the world-renowned violinist Anne Akiko Meyers (2016).

Gustav Mahler Orchestra, Tutti Violinist, 2017

Led by the Associate Conductor of the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra Wilson Ng.

Hong Kong String Orchestra, Tutti Violinist, 2016

Led by the founder of the Hong Kong String Orchestra, the violinist, Yao Jue; Performed with the world-renowned Chinese contemporary composer and conductor Tan Dun (2016).

Working Experience

Christian Alliance S.Y. Yeh Memorial Primary School, Violin Tutor, 2025-present

Instruct violin group classes; Prepare students for ensemble performances.

SKH Tseung Kwan O Kei Tak Primary School, String Classes Manager & Violin Tutor, 2024-present

Coordinated development, teaching, and performances of the school’s string program.

Ng Clan's Association Tai Pak Memorial School, Instrumental Classes Manager & Violin Tutor, 2022-present

Manage multiple instrumental classes; Deliver violin group lessons and coordinate performances.

Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Lee Ching Dea Memorial College, Ensemble & Violin Class Manager, 2022-present

Coordinated development, teaching, and performances of the school’s violin and ensemble programs.

The Hong Kong Management Association K S Lo College, Violin Tutor, 2021-present

Instruct violin group classes; Prepare students for performances and examinations.

C.C.C. Kei Tsun Primary School, Violin Classes Manager & Violin Tutor, 2023-2025

Instruct violin group classes; Manage curriculum planning and monitor student progress.

Riverside Arts Academy (U.S.), Violin Tutor, 2018-2020

Group teaching for young students; Focused on early-stage violin technique and musicianship.

Piano Place, Violin Tutor, 2007-2018

Provided long-term violin instruction; Students achieved ABRSM Grade 8 with distinction; Former students accepted into Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Music at Hong Kong Baptist University.

GMC Music, Violin Tutor, 2014-2017

Delivered violin instruction; Recipient of the HKYPAF Outstanding Teacher Award.

Parsons Music Limited, Violin Tutor, 2010-2012

Trained students for music competitions and ABRSM exams.

W F Joseph Lee Primary School, Violin Tutor, 2009-2010

Conducted group violin classes for primary-level students.

Know More

Frankie Chan's teaching style

Focus on theory-based teaching, including:

  • Music history
  • Music theory
  • Basic performance skills, such as intonation and rhythm
  • The principle of violin playing techniques, such as the postures of standing and sitting, violin and bow holding, and the use of muscles in various playing techniques
  • Hoping to help improve the student's artistic appreciation of music

Video

Doug Spata: Maharaja
(Student Ensemble Concert in 2025)

Yiruma: Kiss The Rain
(Student Ensemble Concert in 2024)

Eugène Ysaÿe: Violin Sonata No. 3 “Ballade”
(Lecture Recital in 2019)

Articles

Canon in D

Canon in D, one of the most widely known classical music pieces of contemporary times, is composed by German composer Johann Pachelbel. The original version of Canon in D is composed for three violins, accompanied by one (or more) bass instrument(s). Over time, the piece has been arranged into various versions, such as piano solo and orchestral versions. The exact date of its composition is not recorded but it is generally believed to be composed between 1680-1706.
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Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer, the predominant musical figure during the transition between the Classical to Romantic eras. He occupies an unprecedented dominance in the history of Western music history, and has been widely regarded as the greatest, most influential and most popular musician who ever lived.

Beethoven's music inherited the artistic atmosphere of Haydn and Mozart, penetrated the desire for dignity, vented the anger tortured by fate, and demonstrated his determination to fight with fate.

Compared to other musicians, Beethoven is effectively to interact the philosophy of life with audience through music. Although he was not a romantic, he had become the object followed by other romantics.

As a musician, Beethoven suffered from ear diseases. However, he was unwilling to succumb to fate, vowing to take fate by the throat, and continue to complete his career. In the last ten years of his life, without hearing any sound, his compositions influenced the development of music for nearly two hundred years.

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The Greatest Violinist: Jascha Heifetz

More than a century after his public debut, the name Jascha Heifetz continues to evoke awe and excitement among fellow musicians. In a performing career that spanned 65 years, he established an unparalleled standard of violin playing to which violinists around the world still aspire.
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G Song by Terry Riley

As an iconic American composer, Terry Riley (born 1935) is always considered as a minimalist. However, this kind of thoughts would be ignoring part of his creativity. In fact, Riley added plenty elements in his compositions since 1970s, especially when he started collaborating with the Kronos Quartet. Riley's composing style is very extensive, including improvisation, polyrhythm and jazz. He adopted classical elements, such as instrumentation, musical forms, structure and tonality. He also combined the elements from different periods to create unique musical textures. This research focuses on Terry Riley’s String Quartet, G Song. The research will be divided into two parts. The first part introduces Riley’s life and the background of G Song. The second part focuses on music analysis, including the musical structure "Two forms in one work"; The harmony "Unresolved Dissonance"; The rhythm "Metric Modulation"; The baroque "Canon"; The modern "Pointillism". The purpose of this study is to discuss how Riley combined classicism and modernism into a work, and discuss why the statement "Terry Riley is considered as minimalist" would be ignoring part of his story.
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Wan ChaiYau Tsim MongYuen Long

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Room 1101-2, 11/F, 38 Plaza, 38 Shantung Street, Mong Kok, Kowloon
Wetland Seasons Park, Tin Shui Wai

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Violin

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Tuition$500/45mins
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  • The Tuition might be adjusted according to the duration and location of the lesson.
  • All amounts are in Hong Kong Dollars.

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Beginner: Beginner - G. 4
Intermediate: G. 5 - G. 7
Advanced: G. 8 or above

Western Music Theory
Beginner: ABRSM Music Theory G. 5
Intermediate: ABRSM Music Theory G. 8
Advanced: Trinity College London AmusTCL or above

Chinese Music Theory
Beginner: Shanghai Conservatory of Music Theory
Beginner: Central Conservatory of Music Theory G. 1
Intermediate: Central Conservatory of Music Theory G. 2
Advanced: Not applicable

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