Artistic and Teaching Bio
Artistic Bio
Dr. Tingting Wu, described as “a phenomenal pianist” by Maestro Gerard Schwarz and “a very talented pianist” by legendary pianist Santiago Rodriguez, is a pianist, visual artist, and founder of the ColorMusic project. She is dedicated to transforming classical music experiences through dynamic colored lighting, creating immersive, multi-sensory performances that bridge music and visual storytelling for the general public.
Dr. Wu’s ColorMusic project has seen remarkable success. The Grand Opening on December 27, 2024 in Brickell, Miami sold out completely, with over 100 people on the waiting list. The second ColorMusic concert on January 18, 2025, sold out again, with an even larger waitlist than before.
The project has gained media recognition, with a full-color page feature in United Chinese News across Florida on January 2, 2025, and an individual interview in VoyageMiami, publishing in February 2025.
As a highly regarded artist, Dr. Wu is the only solo pianist featured at the Snake Chinese New Year Gala on February 1, 2025, hosted by Miami Chinese TV. She was also the featured solo pianist for the PBS Musical TV Production 'Pictures at an Exhibition,' airing nationwide on over 220 PBS TV channels across the U.S. from 2024 to 2026.
Teaching Bio
With a Doctoral of Musical Arts Degree in Piano Performance from the University of Miami since May 2023, Tingting has been an enthusiastic Concert Pianist and a very experienced Piano instructor. She has opened her own piano studio with free parking since 2024 at the Coral Gables location.
Her philosophy in teaching piano is: Nothing is impossible in piano, and it’s never too late to begin learning the piano, no matter when you want to start. She also likes to use the simplest method to lead students to find their maximum potential in piano and music, and she also wants to help students to be able to express their emotions through music and enjoy piano playing along the journey.
In the year 2016, she received her bachelor’s degree in piano performance from the New England Conservatory of Music (One of the top 5 music schools in the world). She was hired immediately in New York City as a piano instructor at the age of 22. During her one year teaching at NYC, many of her students received the ABRSM excellent levels, including one student Kelvin Lee, who received an extinction score of 132, only in two months of preparation.
During 2017-2019, Tingting was designated as an Associate Instructor in Piano (the position usually is only assigned to Doctoral level students) along with her Master’s degree in piano with full scholarships by Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University, to teach college-level students in Piano. Soon and almost simultaneously, she was also hired by the Preparatory School Department of IU in 2018. She was popular among college students and young children as their Piano Professor and their friend, as she received 4.8/5.0 scores on students’ anonymous evaluation forms from 2017-2019.
During her Doctoral Degree studies at the University of Miami, she was appointed as a Teaching Assistant in Piano for her full three years of studying there. She received a 4.8/5.0 score from college-level students’ evaluation forms at the University of Miami.