Mei-En Chou

Instructor of Music
Artist In Residence

Office: WFAB, Room 222
Telephone: (318) 487-7521
E-mail: mchou@lacollege.edu

Education

Master of Music in Piano Performance; University of North Texas
Bachelor of Art in Trumpet Performance; National Taiwan Normal University

Biography

A native Taiwan, Mei-En Chou began her piano studies at age four, and began playing the trumpet at age nine. During her school years, Miss Chou received several outstanding achievement awards for her trumpet skills. After graduating with a bachelor's degree in trumpet from National Taiwan Normal University in 2003 and earning her certificate as a music instructor from the Ministry of Education, R.O.C. in 2004, Miss Chou came to the United States to pursue graduate studies in piano performance at the University of North Texas, under the instruction of Dr. Pamela Mia Paul.

In addition to being an active teacher and collaborative pianist, Miss Chou has held a Teaching Assistantship in the choral area, a UNT Wind Symphony Scholarship, and appeared with Dallas American Asian Youth Orchestra, East Texas Symphony Orchestra, and Music Theatre of Denton. She has been the pianist of the North Texas Wind Symphony, Long Star Wind Orchestra, Denton Bach Society, and a continuo player for the UNT Baroque Orchestra.

A member of the Denton Music Teacher Association, Miss Chou has taught both privately and at the School of Creative Art at Grace Avenue United Methodist Church. In addition, she was the choir director and conductor of North Texas Chinese Church.

Miss Chou graduated in May 2008 with a Master of Music degree in Piano Performance and passed the audition for the doctoral degree. Miss Chou is now the Artist in Residence and Instructor of Piano at Louisiana College.