Our teachers are as fun and engaging as they are prepared. Years of teaching experience and advanced degrees in music combine with love and laughter to produces fine musicianship in all our students, from our preschoolers to our most accomplished pianists.
Carmen Ching
Master of Music
Born in Hong Kong, Carmen (Ka Man) Ching currently studies with Dr. Scott McBride Smith at the University of Kansas where she also serves as a graduate teaching assistant. Carmen is pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts degree there. Previously, she studied with Ms. Eteri Andjaparidze at Mannes School of Music and Dr. Yoojung Kim at NYU Steinhardt where she earned her professional studies diploma and master’s degree. She is a recipient of the President Scholarship and Steinhardt Music Talent scholarship. Ching earned her bachelor’s degree in piano performance from the Royal Academy of Music in London, where she studied with Tessa Nicholson.
Carmen is a first prize and Grand Chinese Prize winner of the 2023 International Young Artist Piano Competition, a prize winner of the 2022 Memphis International Piano competition (special Bernstein Prize), 2021 Americas Music competition (Second place), 2021 Music Teachers National Association (Kansas State division, alternate winner) and 2021 Aloha International Piano Festival (honorable mention).
She has appeared in numerous solo recitals and chamber music concerts at venues such as the Steinway Hall (New York), Black Box Theatre (New York), World Trade Centre, Century II Performing Arts Centre (Kansas), Hong Kong Cultural Center, Hong Kong City Hall, and the Queen Elizabeth Stadium (Hong Kong). She has received scholarships to participate in the Internationale Klavierakademie Murrhardt, Inside Out Festival, and Aspen Music Festival, and was featured in recitals and master classes with Christina McMaster, Pascal Devoyon, Felix Gottlieb, John Perry, and Hung-Kuan Chen.
Ching performs her own compositions as well. She performed her own work, “Dream”, at the Dream Stage competition in Hong Kong, and her original cadenza for Mozart Concerto K. 453 was acclaimed at the Royal Academy of Music Piano Concerto Competition.
Carmen is also an active collaborative pianist. Most recently, she participated in the opera productions The Path to Heaven and Trial by Jury at Lawrence Opera Theatre, and in Così fan tutte by Mozart at Music on Site.
Ross Mosier
Bachelor of Music
Ross Mosier, originally from Aurora, Nebraska, is pursuing a Master of Music degree at the University of Kansas, studying piano performance with Dr. Yi-Yang Chen. Ross joined The Music Clubhouse faculty in January, 2024.
Ross earned his Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where he studied with Dr. Mark Clinton. Following his graduation from UNL, he studied at length with Dr. James March. His work with other notable pianists includes instruction from Evelyne Brancart, Barry Douglas, Barbara Lister-Sink, Julian Martin, Spencer Myer, and Carter Pann. In October, 2023, Ross was the Kansas state winner of the MTNA Young Artist Competition.
Outside of his work as a solo pianist, Ross has been part of Red Room Trio, an ensemble of piano, clarinet, and saxophone that performs and commissions new works for the unique ensemble instrumentation. He has also served as a church organist and choir director and is an avid apprentice piano technician.
As an educator of young musicians, Ross ensures student success by incorporating a strong foundation of music theory, ear training and healthy technique that aids students in playing with ease while avoiding discomfort and injury. Whether students pursue music study as a hobby or as a passion, Ross is committed to and equipped for customizing lessons to suit the ambition of each student.
Ruby Hull
Student Intern
A senior at Lawrence High School Ruby Hull is this year’s student intern at The Music Clubhouse, serving as the assistant teacher for Piano Detectives Club and teaching private lessons for early elementary students.
Beyond her involvement at the Clubhouse, Ruby keeps busy with singing in honor choirs, volunteering and working in downtown Lawrence, and leading environmental and thespian clubs at LHS. At home, Ruby is often maintaining her place on Honor Roll, playing her latest earworm on the piano, or entertaining her cats.
