Master of Music (Boston University)
Bachelor of Arts (Brandeis University)
Zoe Fong is a M.M. graduate of Boston University School of Music and B.A. graduate of Brandeis University, where she studied music education and music composition respectively. She is a viola, violin, and ukulele player and has performed (primarily as a violist) in Canada, the United States, Austria, Germany, Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia, and the Philippines. As a composition student at Brandeis, she focused on film scoring and minored in film studies, and additionally went abroad to Vienna, Austria for one semester to focus on viola performance. She loves musical theatre as well and has experience as a music director, conductor, performer, pit orchestra musician, and producer in various community and university productions.
While Zoe has found joy in many musical areas, she has found her true calling in music education. She has taught a range of ages and musical subjects including preschool music, elementary chorus, band, strings, and general music, middle school jazz band and strings, high school strings, chorus, and music theory, and private viola, violin, and composition lessons. There is nothing she loves more than sharing her passion for music and helping her students find their own passion and artistic voice.
Get to know Zoe…Beyond the Bio!
Hobbies: Teaching myself new instruments, dancing, reading
Musical influences: Kim Kashkashian, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Danny Elfman
Favourite food: Dumplings
Least favourite food: Broccoli
Favorite music: A little of everything!
Favourite song: Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen
Favourite movie: Ladybird
Favourite movie music: Edward Scissorhands – Danny Elfman
Favourite musical theatre/opera: Les Miserables, Hadestown, and Hamilton
Best quote from your teacher: “Don’t leave your baggage at the door. Bring it in and let’s make music with it.”
Favourite quote: “This will be our reply to violence: to make music more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever before.” – Leonard Bernstein
Favourite book: The Shadow of the Wind – Carlos Ruiz Zafon…and also Harry Potter by JK Rowling
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Weekly Homework – January 16th, 2020
Hello, everyone! I hope you all are staying warm and dry in this winter weather. Make sure to pay special attention to your instruments since they can go a little wonky in the cold!
Hendry – great second lesson!
– Reminder: purchase Suzuki Viola Book 1 (Amazon link on teacher page), look into purchasing a shoulder rest, I have included the Amazon link below (this is optional but I do highly recommend it as it can help with the pain in your neck and shoulder, and make playing viola much more comfortable)
– Recommended practice time: 15-20 min/day
– Practice: G Major and D Major scales, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Theme and Varations A-E. Try to practice in front of a mirror so you can pay attention to your posture (feet, shoulders, height of viola, bow hand). Some questions to ask yourself: Are my fingers in the right place? Does what I am playing sound right? If not, what do I need to adjust? How much bow am I currently using?
Thank you and happy playing!



