Zhong Qing
Associate Professor of Piano, College of Music, Ningbo University
Current Positions & Affiliations
Member of the Council of Ningbo Musicians Association
Vice President of the Piano Professional Committee
Member of the Music Education Committee of the Chinese Society of Education
Member of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang (RCCK)
Educational & Professional Background
Graduated from Wuhan Conservatory of Music in 1994. Since graduation, she has been committed to advancing her expertise in piano teaching and performance. She studied under Professor Zheng Shuxing (renowned Chinese piano educator, former Dean of the Piano Department at Shanghai Conservatory of Music) and Professor Su Bin (former Associate Dean of the Piano Department at Shanghai Conservatory of Music) for many years. From September 2016 to present, she has served as a visiting scholar at Shanghai Conservatory of Music, mentored by Professor Qian Renping (doctoral supervisor).
Teaching & Academic Achievements
With over 20 years of dedicated teaching experience, she has held roles including Head of the Music Department, Leader of the Music Major, and Assistant to the Dean. She has led the Piano Course Group for 15 years, and her persistent exploration in piano pedagogy has resulted in more than 10 academic papers published in domestic authoritative journals.
Her students (both on and off campus) have excelled in various competitions and exams:
Over 100 person-times have won awards in international and domestic piano contests.
They have achieved outstanding results in professional grading exams such as the ABRSM (Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music) exams, Grade A/B Piano Exams organized by the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Education, and exams of the Chinese Musicians Association.
She has also mentored students to top music institutions worldwide, including the Royal Academy of Music (UK), King's College London (UK), University of Bristol (UK), New York University (US), Shanghai Conservatory of Music, and Central Conservatory of Music.
Awards & Honors
She has repeatedly received the Excellent Instructor Award, including:
Excellent Instructor Award of the "Mendelssohn Cup" Piano Competition
Gold/Silver Awards for Excellent Instructor in successive Zhejiang Provincial College Students Piano Competitions
Excellent Instructor Award in the Finals of the 15th & 17th Hong Kong Asian Piano Open Competition
Excellent Instructor Award in the Finals of the 2016 Korea-China International Exchange Music Competition Piano Event
Other Contributions
Beyond teaching, she actively participates in planning/organizing large-scale on/off-campus events and serves as a judge for various piano competitions at all levels.
