Draft:Karen Karana Tse

Karen Karana Tse
Born	October 30, 1983
Occupation	Music Educator
Organization	Children’s Music Fund Foundation China 中國兒童音樂基金會

Karen Karana Tse (born October 30, 1983) is a music educator in Hong Kong since 2004, and is focused on providing music education to young Children.

Personal Life

Karen was born on October 30, 1983 in Hong Kong, and raised in Canada. Allowed Karen to pursue her education in piano music, and a Masters in Music Therapy which eventually led her to an extensive career in children music education. Karen required brain surgery at a very young age to remove a blockage which was impeding blood flow. Concerned that these surgeries at such an young age would affect her brain development, her medical profession caregivers encouraged Karen to begin training in music and to learn different musical instruments to stimulate her brain development and assist in her recovery process. Karen returned to Hong Kong in 2004 and began her career in music education. In subsequent years, Karen organised numerous Student Concerts at the Hong Kong Arts Centre and Hong Kong City Hall venues in an effort to help increase her students’ discipline and help build their confidence through competitive stage performances.

Career

Karen began her music education career in 2004 offering young children private piano lessons which later expanded to other instruments such as violin and harp.

In 2015, Karen created her U.K. registered signature String & Keyboard Musik program developed for educational learning settings and specifically designed for children aged 2-8 years old. The program strived to stimulate young students towards a more eager and proactive approach to engaging in music.

From 2016 to 2018, Karen participated in judging various open music festivals and competitions in Beijing, China.

Karen founded Inspire Kids Orchestra in 2018 for under-privileged children where young aspiring musicians who studied in her education programs can participate in Hong Kong’s music culture and showcase their on-stage performance techniques.

From 2018 to current, Karen is the representative and organiser in Hong Kong and Macau for the National Star and Torch Art Talent Competition of China. ("星星火炬" 中國青少年藝術英才推選活動) Karen was the Art Director in the 2018’s 50th Anniversary of The Yellow River and 60th Anniversary of Butterfly Lovers celebratory music event in Hong Kong announced in an on-air interview in Hong Kong’s TVB channel exposé.

From 2019 to current, Karen is the representative in Hong Kong and Macau of China National Campus Health Action Event. (陽光夢健康行動中國校園活動)

Karen published Music Dynamics Story Book in 2019 to help young children discover the power of music in their young lives.

In 2020, founded Children’s Music Fund Foundation China (中國兒童音樂基金會) in Foshan, China to offer under-privileged children in China an early music education environment, by providing them an enjoyable opportunity to build their confidence and allow them to express themselves through music.

In 2021, Karen participated in an online piano master class forum, Warum Musik für kinder wichtig ist Berlin, Germany over the importance of music towards children. Karen’s String & Keyboard Musik Program also partnered with Music Australia Network during their Kindergarten Music Festival for Young Children® where she held online seminars for parents to review the positive influence music can have on children of kindergarten age. In the U.K., Karen held an online seminar, The Understanding of Music Seminar for Festival of Music organisation, to teach music composition.

In 2022, Karen participated in a livestream performance at the Festival de Música Clásica de Nueva Creación in Barcelona, Spain. Karen was a livestream instructor at Masterclass Di Musica 2022 organised by Concorso in Rome, Italy to share her experiences in piano skills. In France, Karen participated in an online class in conjunction with Magazine de l’éducation des enfants to teach 3-6 years old, children musicals. In New York, New York, Karen was the organiser to The Music EDUCATOR Summit, a 3-day virtual conference with nationally recognised educational leaders.

In Germany, she was invited by German Music TV (Stingray Classica TV)[14] to shoot a music promotional video for the classical event in 2023. In the meantime, Karen has been performing a Beethoven Series Moonlight Sonata with candlelights at London Freemasons Hall[15].

In 2022 – 2023 she performed Beethoven Series Moonlight Sonata in several International Piano competitions and won the top 7 piano competitions in Germany, Italy, France, Poland, Singapore, the USA, and the U.K. Karen obtained an Australian Sydney Music educators Awards in January this year and in March she was interviewed by London BBC[16] introducing her new music composition.

From February to May 2023, Karen participated in Travel the World with Beethoven event. She has performed recitals and Masterclasses in Poland, Berlin, Paris, London, Rome, Texas, New York, Barcelona, Seoul, Melbourne, and Sydney.

In June Karen participated in a live-stream performance in the Vancouver, Canada Beethoven of All[18] program and also performed Musica classica nel 2023［19］live-streamed in Rome, Italy.

From July to October, Karen participated in judging various open music festivals and competitions in Los Angeles, the United States at the Children Piano Competition［20], and in Warsaw, Poland at Miedzynarodowy Konkurs Pianistyczny Power Music and perhaps she has performed in Johann Sebastian Bach Live-Streaming Solo Recital & Master Class[21] in Shenzhen, Guangzhou, China, Shanghai, China, Beijing, China, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Singapore. She has organise 4 live-streamed school music programs for String & Keyboard Musik Program ® teachers, parents and students to share her experiences in music skills at Tokyo, Japan, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Frankfurt, Germany and Paris, France.

Printed Works

Karen published a music story book, Music Dynamics Story Book in 2019 to help children discover the positive influence that music can have on their young lives.