Karen Lin

Faculty > Strings Violin Karen Lin Availability 1 hour lessons 45 minutes lessons Dr. Karen Lin is currently a member of North Fulton Music Teachers Association and a registered Suzuki teacher with the Suzuki Association of Americas. Dr. Lin is also a retaining judge for the Federation Festival of the National Federation of Music Clubs. […]

Jian Shang

Faculty > Strings Violin & Viola Jian Shang Availability 1 hour lessons 45 minutes lessons Born in China, Jian Shang completed middle and high school at the Shenyang Conservatory of Music. At the age of 15, he won first prize at the Shenyang Teenage Music Competition and was the principal chair in the conservatory orchestra. […]

William Pu

Faculty > Strings Violin William Pu Availability 1 hour lessons The distinguished Chinese-American violinist, William Pu, has served in key roles for two of the premiere orchestras in the United States. For the past twenty-five years, Mr. Pu was the Assistant Concertmaster for the Houston Symphony Orchestra and the Associate Concertmaster for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Send Inquiry […]

Noriko Clift

Faculty > Strings Voilin Noriko Clift Availability 1 hour lessons 45 minutes lessons A native of Tokyo, Japan, Ms. Clift has a Bachelor’s degree from the Tokyo University of Fine Arts and Music and a Master’s degree from Indiana University Jacob School of Music where she was an Assistant Instructor to her Professor Henryk Kowalski. Upon graduating from Indiana […]

Patrick Ryan

Faculty > Strings Violin Patrick Ryan Availability 1 hour lessons 45 minute lessons Mr. Ryan is a professional violinist based in Atlanta, Georgia. He holds a Master of Music degree from Eastman School of Music where he studied with Charles Castleman and a Bachelor of Music degree from The Florida State University where he received […]

Congrats to the Following Seniors!

We are very proud to announce that three seniors from WPMA have been accepted into prestigious music colleges with scholarship for this upcoming Fall! Maya Johnson, violin ~ Cleveland Institute of Music under Professor Ilya Kaler. Grace Chen, violin ~ Peabody Conservatory of Music under Professor Keng-Yuen Tseng. Carson Lee, piano ~ Georgia State University […]

Congrats to GHP Winners!

Since 1964, Georgia GHP (Governor’s Honor Program) is the most desirable summer educational program among all the 10th & 11th grade high school students in Georgia. It is a four-week long summer program designed to provide the intellectually gifted and artistically talented high school students challenging and enriching educational opportunities not usually available during the […]

Violin Masterclass with Kevin Lawrence

WPMA is excited to invited Kevin Lawrence, the chair of the string department at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts to give a violin masterclass at the William Pu Music Academy. When: Friday, March 9, 2018 at 7pm Where: William Pu Music Academy Recital Room Free Admission to Public “I provide a […]

43 WPMA Students Won GMEA All-State!

Thanks to WPMA faculty’s hard work on preparing their students for the 2018 GMEA (Georgia Music Educators Association) All-State Orchestra final round audition! William Pu Music Academy students again have achived incredible results, at least 43 WPMA students will participate the GMEA All-State events in Athen, Georgia. Congratulations to the following WPMA students: Middle School […]

Midwest Preview Concert – Mr. Pu as soloist

Mr. Pu has been invited by Johns Creek High School Orchestra to be featured as a soloist at The Midwest Clinic in Chicago this December. For more than 70 years musicians, educators, and people passionate about music education of all skill levels have gathered in Chicago for the largest music conference of its kind. This […]