Alison Yun-Fei Jiang Music

Based in Toronto, music teacher, musician and composer Alison Yun-Fei Jiang (PhD, Music) connects and communicates with people of diverse backgrounds.

As a teacher, Alison is committed to serving the community. She runs a private studio where she teaches piano, theory, composition, and musicianship to students ranging from children to adults from diverse backgrounds. Past teaching experiences include lectureships in piano, theory, composition, music history and music appreciation at the University of Chicago and guest lectures at Manhattan School of Music, University of Ottawa, McGill University, Carleton University, and University of Regina. She has served as a mentor for the TSO, NACO, Continuum, and the Roy Thomson Hall Youth Musicians Commission (YMC), and has given masterclasses for the Association of Canadian Women Composers (ACWC).

Alison is also a pianist and keyboardist in chamber and collaborative settings. She is interested in performing new music by other composers, and is frequently found as an accompanist for violin students at recitals, competitions, and exams.

As a composer, Alison draws inspirations and influences from life experiences as well as an array of sources such as Asian aesthetics and philosophies, natural landscapes, art, literature, film and popular music, creating musical narratives and experiences in a lyrical, dynamic, and storytelling nature. She has served as the RBC Affiliate Composer with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (2022-24) and was a Carrefour Composer-in-Residence with Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra (2020-22). She has collaborated with ensembles, performers, and artists such as Esprit Orchestra, the National Youth Orchestra of Canada, Civic Orchestra of Chicago, the Glenn Gould School New Music Ensemble, JACK Quartet, the Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra, Imani Winds, Molinari Quartet, pianists Daniel Pesca, Thomas Feng, carillonist Joey Brink, performer Dashan 大山, artists T.M. Glass, Margie Kelk, among others. Her music has been performed in Canada, the US, and Europe, featured on CBC Radio, the Royal Conservatory of Music 21C Festival, as well as the University of Toronto New Music Festival. Awards and recognitions come from the SOCAN Foundation, the Graham Sommer Competition for Young Composers, ASCAP, the American Prize, and International Alliance for Women in Music.

Alison holds degrees in music from the University of Chicago (Ph.D.), New York University (M.M.), and Manhattan School of Music (B.M.). Her work has been generously supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, SOCAN Foundation, the RBC Foundation, the Michael and Sonja Koerner Charitable Foundation, New Music USA, and the Johan Franco Composition Fund. Alison gratefully acknowledges the support of the Chalmers Family Fund administered by the Ontario Arts Council.

When not “musicking,” Alison enjoys Asian pop, long walks, reading, and grocery shopping in Asian supermarkets.

Alison 江老师是一位常驻多伦多的钢琴教师、钢琴家及作曲家，拥有丰富的教学经验和深厚的专业背景，致力于帮助每一位学生在音乐学习中建立自信、培养创造力，并享受音乐带来的快乐与成长。

Alison 教授钢琴、乐理、作曲及综合音乐素养课程，学生涵盖儿童、青少年及成人。她相信，每位学生都拥有独特的潜能，因此始终坚持因材施教，根据学生的年龄、性格、学习目标和兴趣制定个性化学习计划。

许多学生在皇家音乐学院（RCM）考试、音乐节、比赛和公开演出中取得优异成绩，更重要的是，他们逐渐培养出对音乐的热爱、自律能力以及终身受益的艺术素养。

除了私人教学，Alison 曾于芝加哥大学教授钢琴、乐理、作曲及音乐史课程，并受邀于曼哈顿音乐学院、麦吉尔大学、渥太华大学等知名学府举办讲座与大师班。她同时是一位钢琴家和作曲家，曾担任多伦多交响乐团（TSO）驻团作曲家，并与众多国际知名音乐家及艺术机构合作。

拥有芝加哥大学音乐博士、纽约大学音乐硕士及曼哈顿音乐学院音乐学士学位的 Alison，希望通过专业而温暖的教学，帮助学生在音乐道路上不断成长，让音乐成为陪伴他们一生的美好力量。