<![CDATA[Con piano-tutor]]>Just a note to all, the tutor above is still in action. She has changed her name recently and according to her ex-student, a new scar on her face. The student confirmed the photo in one of the link was hers when she was younger. The ex-student showed up at my studio last week. We are left with 7 weeks to prepare for grade 5 theory exam. He only learnt the cycle of 5th and alto clef from her and he did not even have the grade 1 theory knowledge of note value. :x We are doing intense lessons now to make up for the lost time.

http://www.singaporemotherhood.com/forumboard/messages/353638/2105101.html?1267793472
http://www.soft.com.sg/forum/music-kopi-tiam/145926-do-not-use-mrs-koo-you-have-been-warned-34.html
http://www.friendster.com/viewphotos.php?a=0&uid=2793858

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]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1662259https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1662259Fri, 01 Apr 2016 01:00:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Con piano-tutor on Mon, 16 Nov 2015 10:15:37 GMT]]>

peanut_butter:
Just a note to all, the tutor above is still in action. She has changed her name recently and according to her ex-student, a new scar on her face. The student confirmed the photo in one of the link was hers when she was younger. The ex-student showed up at my studio last week. We are left with 7 weeks to prepare for grade 5 theory exam. He only learnt the cycle of 5th and alto clef from her and he did not even have the grade 1 theory knowledge of note value. :x We are doing intense lessons now to make up for the lost time.

http://www.singaporemotherhood.com/foru ... 1267793472
http://www.soft.com.sg/forum/music-kopi ... ed-34.html
http://www.friendster.com/viewphotos.ph ... id=2793858
Hi Peanut Butter, is she Catherine Khoo?
http://kidspianolessonssingapore.com/ma ... o-teacher/
resides at jurong west?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1605380https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1605380Mon, 16 Nov 2015 10:15:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Con piano-tutor on Mon, 16 Nov 2015 10:06:30 GMT]]>

djokoa:
Hi may i know is she staying at jurong west? Teaching at home with grand piano and staying with her mom and cat?

I think she is back in action again 😞
Hi djokoa, omg! I'm engaging her currently. Please tell me this is not the con piano tutor????

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1605378https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1605378Mon, 16 Nov 2015 10:06:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Con piano-tutor on Tue, 06 Oct 2015 20:01:37 GMT]]>Hi may i know is she staying at jurong west? Teaching at home with grand piano and staying with her mom and cat?

I think she is back in action again 😞

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1589658https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1589658Tue, 06 Oct 2015 20:01:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Con piano-tutor on Thu, 20 Jun 2013 13:01:35 GMT]]>pls read : http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=18795

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1021398https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1021398Thu, 20 Jun 2013 13:01:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Con piano-tutor on Thu, 20 Jun 2013 12:08:27 GMT]]>:mad:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1021377https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1021377Thu, 20 Jun 2013 12:08:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Con piano-tutor on Thu, 20 Jun 2013 11:22:50 GMT]]>Please bewares on this tutor Catherine Ding. Again, she change her name to Cathy Khoo posts in this webpage:-


http://singapore.gumtree.sg/f-cathkhoo-hotmail-sg-Classifieds-W0QQKeywordZcathkhooQ40hotmailQ2esgQQisSearchFormZtrue

http://sg.search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=AswOX6LVxhBZVlJpFXBhliWCG7J_?p=90783538&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8&fr=yfp-t-712

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1021362https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1021362Thu, 20 Jun 2013 11:22:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Con piano-tutor on Tue, 23 Apr 2013 06:08:52 GMT]]>

titank:
Can you post the HP number & the name in forum so that we can be alert of such irresponsible teacher?

Hi, I just chanced upon this topic and I could have been under this teacher before. If I'm not wrong, she is known as Catherine Ding Ming Jie, and she is known as Mrs Khoo. Her hp no. should be 90783538. I was under her for 1 lesson for Grade 8 a few years back and after the first lesson, she kept postponing the 2nd lesson giving last min notices. So in the end, my parents dismissed her. Before my parents engaged her, she sent a copy of her cert. That's how I got her full name. Hope this helps.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/991862https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/991862Tue, 23 Apr 2013 06:08:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Con piano-tutor on Tue, 14 Jun 2011 17:27:14 GMT]]>I am astonished by the acts of the above teacher, as I believe that the doings by her will render the private music arena into much disarray, as parents will be wary in regards to teachers who are teaching privately.

As passerby noted, there is a need to obtain to check the NRIC of the teacher and its certification before the start of a new lesson, however I believe that parents shouldn’t lose faith in the private teaching arena, as most private teachers strike out on their own due to not only timing flexibility, but also flexibility in their teaching methodology as they adapt different teaching styles for different students.
I am able to speak as a part of the arena as I am also currently teaching music in a private capacity, and I believe that everything about music ties in with what the students are learning in life, eg. Being good in math help to improve their counting of intervals etc.
Theory and scales are boring to many students, but I believe that these are studies that help to support the ultimate goal of music performance.
Things that are learnt in theory such as 4 bar phrasing helps them to understand the manner in songs are created, chord progressions are essential for all songs and etc.
Helping them to understand that scales is not boring, but it is a fundamental tool for them to improve their finger movements and strength, thus enabling them to play harder songs.
Thus, I believe that the experience of learning music can be applied to their daily life.
If you have any queries, please feel free to contact me at paris.musictutor@gmail.com.

Cheers,
Paris

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/446588https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/446588Tue, 14 Jun 2011 17:27:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Con piano-tutor on Sat, 05 Feb 2011 12:31:56 GMT]]>I saw a exact same pattern post in gumtree ad. Pls be careful parents

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/352195https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/352195Sat, 05 Feb 2011 12:31:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Con piano-tutor on Sat, 05 Feb 2011 09:18:05 GMT]]>According to her ex-student, she was last known as Catherine Ding.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/352163https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/352163Sat, 05 Feb 2011 09:18:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Con piano-tutor on Fri, 04 Feb 2011 13:40:10 GMT]]>Can you post the HP number & the name in forum so that we can be alert of such irresponsible teacher?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/352029https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/352029Fri, 04 Feb 2011 13:40:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Con piano-tutor on Fri, 28 Jan 2011 16:23:41 GMT]]>

teh_oh:
The last link above has links to adult website. can you remove it?

Sorry. It looked decent. I link it for the photos. Done! Change it to another website.

Most piano teachers are professional and take pride in their callings.
The message is merely to warn everyone from falling into her trap. She is a con artist, not a real teacher.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/348891https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/348891Fri, 28 Jan 2011 16:23:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Con piano-tutor on Fri, 28 Jan 2011 04:14:46 GMT]]>peanut_butter,

The last link above has links to adult website. can you remove it?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/348306https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/348306Fri, 28 Jan 2011 04:14:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Con piano-tutor on Fri, 28 Jan 2011 04:01:24 GMT]]>Perhaps something to learn from this incident is that other than checking credentials of tutors, the new tutor should produce his / her NRIC too so that the NRIC number and legal name can be noted. If of course the tutor comes highly recommended from reliable sources then such steps of verification may not be necessary. Especially for home tutors (not attached to reliable agencies), reality is one would not really know whether whatever info she / he has provided are true and reliable, when so much reliance is actually being put on their credibility to help the child.


At least then when later police reports are made etc, the personal details can also be lodged with the police, for the report to have any "effect" at all.

It’s just not right when there are such unscrupulous people out there preying on parents’ anxiousness to provide necessary coaching etc for their kids, and they can get away with it. In this case, appears that she has been in operation since 2008!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/348294https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/348294Fri, 28 Jan 2011 04:01:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Con piano-tutor on Fri, 28 Jan 2011 03:35:53 GMT]]>Gosh… Can’t believe that there are actually such teachers. Isn’t teachers suppose to be a role model, leading and groom your students well! So angry.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/348266https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/348266Fri, 28 Jan 2011 03:35:53 GMT