Music Journey | Guan Xinyou
Piano · Age 7 · Macau
At seven, she turned Mirror songs into her own stage
- Started from zero at 4 — two lessons a week, three years without a break
- Performed at international competitions and centre concerts
- Repertoire includes Mirror hits she chose to learn herself
- Learning in Macau brought her and her mum even closer
Xinyou is a young piano student in Macau. Loving Mirror turned practice from homework into a mission: to really play the songs she loves. Steady weekly lessons at KARON turned that passion into stage confidence.
Children's piano case study in Macau | KARON Education
Music Journey | Chen Anlei
Drums · Age 9 · Macau
Nine years old, ranked among Macau's top ten young musicians
- Grade 5 drums — two lessons a week for four full years
- Silver at the Excellence Cup Grand Final in Taiwan, featured in the media
- Named one of Macau's Ten Outstanding International Music Talents
- Competition picks: ILLIT's Magnetic and Seung Hwan's I Will Wait for You
Anlei started drumming to build patience and coordination. Through unsteady rhythms and near give-ups, her family kept her going — until, at eight, she flew to Taiwan and won silver at the grand final. Her happiest moment? 'Learning a new song!'
Children's drum case study in Macau | KARON Education
Music Journey | Zhong Yishun
Piano · Age 11 · Macau
ABRSM Grade 8 in primary school — signature piece: Kiss The Rain
- From zero to ABRSM Grade 8 in five years
- First prize at the Xinghai Cup, gold at the Lotus Cup
- ASAF Asian Student Art Festival champion 2022 and Grand Final champion 2023
- Winner, Macau Ten Outstanding International Music Talents
Yishun practises one to two hours every day, on his own. When a song catches him — Kiss The Rain, Canon, Croatian Rhapsody — he finds the score and masters it within weeks. Talent helps, but discipline is his real signature.
Piano exam success in Macau (ABRSM Grade 8) | KARON Education
Music Journey | Chen Junxi
Drums · Age 9 · Macau
Picked up the sticks at four — playing like a pro at nine
- Five years of drums and art side by side, since age 4
- Seasoned by the Vienna IYMMC, Taiwan Excellence Cup and more
- Stage picks include hit Cantopop drum covers
- Two lessons a week, five years without missing a beat
Drumming looks easy until four limbs must work as one. Junxi ground through the fundamentals with sheer stubbornness — and now audiences in Macau can hardly believe the sound is coming from a nine-year-old.
Children's drum case study in Macau | KARON Education
Music Journey | He Siyu
Drums · Age 7 · Macau
A year on the drums, straight to the open-competition podium
- Started from zero in 2023, progressing steadily ever since
- Second place at the Taiwan Excellence Cup International Open
- A regular at the centre's Magic and Mother's Day concerts
- From tangled limbs to owning the stage
Girls on drums have a style of their own. Siyu started with tangled coordination and never asked to stop. One year in, she took second place at the Taiwan Excellence Cup — and now she owns every stage she steps on.
Children's drum case study in Macau | KARON Education
Music Journey | Zhang Chen'er
Piano · Age 10 · Macau
Six months to a full-mark ABRSM Grade 1
- Passed ABRSM Grade 1 in six months from zero — full marks on two pieces
- Reached Grade 2 level in eighteen months of uninterrupted lessons
- Fifth place, 2024 Taiwan Excellence Cup International Open
- Won over the room at her very first centre recital
Chen'er is the quiet, diligent kind. Her first recital left her palms sweating; love of music and family support carried her through. Eighteen months later, this young Macau pianist plays international stages with calm.
Piano exam success in Macau (full-mark ABRSM) | KARON Education
Music Journey | Li Siyu
Piano · Age 6 · Macau
Six years old — the perfectionist who asks for extra practice
- From zero to Grade 1 level in eighteen months
- Second prize, IYMMC Vienna International Young Musicians Competition
- Outperformed herself, calmly, at the Mother's Day showcase
- The centre's resident bundle of laughter
Siyu came to KARON through her drum-playing cousin. Cheerful with everyone, ruthless with her own practice — at her first international competition she played the whole piece with confidence and took second prize.
Children's piano case study in Macau | KARON Education
Music Journey | Yi Qiantong
Piano · Age 7 · Macau
The seven-year-old who turned practice into a video game
- Started at 4 — eighteen months of twice-weekly lessons
- Invented her own level-up system: one bar per level, a stamp per win
- Cracks new pieces fast with 'ti-ti ta-ta' rhythm chanting
- Practises alongside her 4-year-old sister — a built-in teammate
Qiantong treats every bar and phrase as a game level, stamping her book with each win. Her mum says the best part of switching to KARON is watching both sisters genuinely enjoy learning — when play meets practice, boredom loses.
Children's piano case study in Macau | KARON Education
Music Journey | Liang Leting
Piano · Age 5 · Macau
A five-year-old foodie's recipe for reading rhythm
- Started at 5 — hooked on piano within six months
- Invented the 'biscuit beat': two beats = two biscuits
- Learning alongside his big brother, always chasing him
- Class repertoire: Row Row Row Your Boat, Old Macdonald
Leting once couldn't tell his left hand from his right. With his teacher and big brother cheering him on, he re-imagined beats as biscuits and notes as treats — and played his way into loving it.
Early-years piano case study in Macau | KARON Education
Music Journey | Cai Zhuoxian
Piano · Age 12 · Macau
The twelve-year-old wizard behind a four-hand Hedwig's Theme
- From beginner to Grade 3 repertoire in two years
- Second prize, IYMMC Vienna International Young Musicians Competition
- Pitched the Harry Potter opener himself — the duet stole the show
- Keeps up two lessons a week through the secondary-school grind
Zhuoxian's reason for learning piano was simple: to play the Harry Potter theme with his own hands. He pitched the idea, found a duet partner, and turned his favourite spell into a room full of applause.
Piano course case study in Macau | KARON Education
Music Journey | Chen Mingjun
Piano · Age 8 · Macau
47 pieces in one season — meet the eight-year-old musician
- 47 beginner pieces in his first three months
- Practises with an AI piano — live accompaniment, tracked goals
- Turns teacher at home, coaching his little brother and parents
- Setbacks don't slow him down — his pace amazes everyone
Mingjun's enthusiasm is impossible to hide: he powers through hard lessons, then goes home and teaches his family. With an AI piano accompanying and tracking his practice, he cleared 47 beginner pieces in three months.
Children's piano case study in Macau (AI piano) | KARON Education
Music Journey | Feng Langxi
Drums · Age 9 · Macau
Bored of piano, exam-ready on drums in six months
- Two years of piano fizzled out — one trial lesson on drums lit the fire
- Reached Grade 1 exam level in six months
- Signature piece: Believer by Imagine Dragons
- Puts in serious practice at home, entirely self-driven
Langxi never disliked music — he just hadn't met the right instrument. One trial lesson on drums hooked him instantly; six months of self-driven practice later, he was exam-ready. Sometimes a restless kid just needs the right fit.
Drum course case study in Macau | KARON Education
Music Journey | Shen Jiabao
Piano · Young learner · Macau
From confusion to the concert stage, one chord at a time
- Every confusing chord became a question for her teacher
- From the classroom upright to a concert grand
- Played the full piece live-mic'd, with steady stage presence
- Her family watched every step of the transformation
When lessons got confusing, Jiabao's method was simple: don't quit, keep asking. Her teacher broke down every chord with her — until she sat at a concert grand and played her piece through, live-mic'd, to a triumphant finish.
Children's piano case study in Macau | KARON Education
