YunShu Tan

Education
Bachelor of Music Education—Macau Polytechnic Institute
Master of Musicology—University of Southampton
Master of Music Education—SUNY Fredonia

What were you doing prior to Penn State?
I was a piano teacher at a college in China.

What factors influenced your decision to pursue this degree?
Promotion. 🙂

Why Penn State?
Because Penn State is a friendly community with a diverse population.

Biography
I was a music teacher at the Hunan First Normal University. The undergraduate courses I taught include Piano Foundation and Improvised Piano—Children’s Song Accompaniment. Simultaneously, I worked in the Research Department at the university. Furthermore, my internship experiences include teaching general music in an elementary school and a middle school in Macau. My research interest includes popular music learning and teaching, multicultural music education, music preference, music education in college, and group-piano pedagogy.