Richard Woo teaches piano at Hunterdon Academy of the Arts in Flemington.  He is also on the faculty of Westminster Conservatory of Music in Princeton and maintains a private studio in Piscataway and Princeton.  Mr. Woo earned his Master of Music degree from Westminster Choir College of Rider University with a double major in Piano Pedagogy/Performance and Music Education, and he holds his Bachelor of Science degree from Rutgers University. 

Mr. Woo studied piano performance and pedagogy with Ingrid Jacobson Clarfield.  He took on a full-year piano pedagogy internship with Mrs. Clarfield, where he worked with her young gifted and talented students.  These students have won numerous competitions in the state.  He also teaches for Mrs. Clarfield’s High School Piano Camp at Westminster in the summers.  Mr. Woo has been continuing his studies in piano performance with Paul Hoffmann.

Mr. Woo has worked extensively with college-level class piano under the direction of Thomas Parente.  He has assisted non-piano majors in classes taught by Mr. Parente as well as Kristen Topham.  Mr. Woo also attributes much of his pedagogical influence to Phyllis Lehrer and Dr. James Goldsworthy through classwork and intensive observation of their lesson environments. 

In addition to studying piano pedagogy, Mr. Woo is also very interested in general music education.  He has researched areas of curriculum development, psychology, philosophy, and history of music education under the direction of Dr. Frank Abrahams and Dr. Patrick Schmidt. 

Mr. Woo has performed solo and chamber works in Princeton and East Brunswick.  His rendition of Prokofiev’s Third Sonata has been highly acclaimed, and he enjoys performing works of Chopin and Beethoven.  Mr. Woo also collaborates with vocalists and other pianists.  He has musically directed and assisted in various productions by the Livingston Theatre Company of Rutgers University. 

Before coming to Princeton, Mr. Woo studied piano with Mr. Qian Xin Mao in East Brunswick for nine years.  His first piano teacher was Marjorie Sarosky.

Richard Woo's Blog Articles

Stop Practicing, Start Playing!

Music Practice: Smart, not Hard!  Or, the "Pen Game" (By Richard Woo)