The Harp Academy, Sydney Australia | About

Jee Khor

Jee is qualified with a Master of Music Studies (Performance) majoring in the Harp from Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney. Having started her professional career as an Orchestra Harpist with the National Youth Orchestra in Malaysia, Jee spent many years performing in the Musical Theatre, Opera and as part of the National Symphony and Philharmonic Orchestra’s. She also performed as a solo harpist for Kanye West and Katherine Jenkins during their Malaysia Concert Tour. She plays a wide variety of music ranging from classical music to contemporary pop songs.

In 2002, she was awarded a scholarship to join the Asian Youth Orchestra and toured Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan and China. During the same year she received a sponsorship for 2 years to study under the world acclaimed harpist, Catherine Michel from France.

Jee offers private harp and piano lessons for individuals of all ages. She has students from as young as 4 years old up to 40 years. Jee has provided lessons for students through a number of schools across the Sydney region on both the Pedal and the Lever Harp. Most beginners start with the lever harp, distinguished by the ‘lever’ mechanism that lets on change the pitch of each string.

Jee creates educational environments based on trust, mutual respect and empathy, listening to, understanding and assisting students to achieve their goals and potential.

Goal

  • Deliver creative and comprehensive programs to a diverse range of students, developing the necessary skills to ensure successful outcomes
  • Create, implement and evaluate effective and innovative teaching and learning programs directly relating to students’ individual learning needs and abilities
  • Develop and adapt delivery and style of course content to suit the individual needs of the students
  • Incorporate a wide range of strategies and resources in teaching and learning programs, imparting expert knowledge through demonstrating techniques, employing rich tasks to promote higher order thinking, combining facts and ideas to explain, interpret and make conclusions
  • Provide a safe, supportive and positive environment, which promotes learning and the achievement of successful outcomes following organisation welfare policies.

The Harp Academy - Jee Fei Khor