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 Post – September 9th/10th, 2020
I hope everyone is having a smooth start to the school year!
Jaron – congratulations on finishing learning Lightly Row today!
– Reminder: check tracking or have someone make a phone call about your Suzuki book – I just want to make sure you get what you paid for!
– Recommended practice time: 15-20 min/day, 5 days/week
– Practice: A, D, and G Major scales (one note at a time, checking posture while playing), Twinkle (theme, variations C, D, and E – make sure C and D groups of 3 are different: long-shortshort and 1-2-3), and Lightly Row (full run-through, focusing on half notes).
Hendry – it was so nice seeing you today after a few months!
– Reminders: see if you can bring your viola to school to get it tuned, bring your shoulder rest to class, and rosin your bow a bit more
– Recommended practice time: 20-30 min/day, 5 days/week
– Practice: D, G, and C Major scales (one note at a time, making sure you have a good posture with chin on the chin rest), Allegro (contrast between short and long smooth notes), and Perpetual Motion (practice 0-1-2-3-4 fingering pattern on D string).
Thank you and happy playing!



