About Tessa
Tessa started learning piano at the age of 4 and has altogether 14 years of teaching experience. With her leadership, enthusiasm, high-quality teaching and pastoral care for staff and students, she was appointed the Head of Music and Head of Year at Sri KDU International School. During her tenure in KDU School, she was responsible for the development of music program for British curriculum in Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 (Cambridge IGCSE Music). Prior to this, she was also a music lecturer at an International University College in Kuala Lumpur. Tessa was also a ballet pianist providing accompaniment to ballet classes and performances for students from the dance performance degree course in University of Middlesex, London.
Tessa has experience in various school musicals as a vocal director and is dedicated to the development of quality work and performance in students. Tessa was given the opportunity to perform ‘Bach’s Concerto’ with the internationally known string quartet, Allegri Quartet, a Britain’s longest-running chamber music ensemble. Tessa was involved in many performances such as Sheffield Asian Music Concert, Special Performance in collaboration with Ballet Instructor Ian Mackenzie Stewart in London, 24th World Congress of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine President’s Dinner, Malaysia Flora Festival in Putrajaya and emerged winner for Yamaha Electone Festival Competition National Finals in 2008 for instrumental ensemble category.
Tessa is passionate about teaching the performance of high-quality instrumental playing and has a secure background in performance, music theory & analysis, music composition and ear training. Her knowledge of the subject is comprehensive and forms the basis for the challenging content of her lessons and effective explanations to her pupils. The approach to effective teaching and learning includes Assessment For Learning (AFL) where teaching strategies are created through careful planning and preparation to improve student’s performance. In Tessa’s point of view, it is vital for lessons to be well organized, lively and interesting in order to engage the active involvement of all students and strives to bring out the best in them!