Piano students will graduate with a solid piano technical foundation and through piano performance, be able to express themselves individually and artistically. They will also know how to evaluate and solve problems on their own and how to think for themselves. Students will also be familiar standard and new classical piano repertoire in solo, collaborative piano and piano ensemble and will be sight-read proficient at the keyboard to be able to learn new piano material quickly.

Hsu works to create a friendly and supportive environment that encourages students to find team spirit among their peers. She is a passionate piano educator who is inspired by her experience growing up in Taiwan to bring cultural diversity to her studio. It is her goal to work across cultures and build bridges in the community through piano. It is important to Hsu that students should have the opportunity to learn regardless of socio-economic, cultural or ethnic background and strives to provide an environment where students will learn to play at a high level while feeling comfortable being themselves.

Several B.M. piano alumni have already completed or going to pursuit of master’s and doctoral degrees in prestigious programs such as Universities of Denver, Hartford (Hartt), George Mason, Colorado Boulder, The Catholic University of America and more.

One B.M. piano graduate was named 2017-18 Fulbright Scholar and awarded a scholarship to study a master’s degree in Munich, Germany.

Many alumni are working as accomplished performers and pianists, college piano instructors, private piano teachers, public/private school music educators and church music directors in the metropolitan area of New York City, New Jersey, Oregon, New Mexico, Illinois and Florida.

Multiple former & current students won state piano competitions, UCF concerto competition, UCF Performance Excellence Award, performed in state/national conferences and performed in prestigious international music festivals and venues including Saarburg Festival (Germany), Vianden Festival (Luxembourg) and Sala Ignacio Cervantes Concert Hall (Cuba).

Bachelor of Music, Performance Track – Piano Performance

Bachelor of Music Education – emphasis in Piano

Bachelor of Arts – Secondary Piano

Master of Arts with an emphasis in Piano Performance, Pedagogy and Collaborative Piano