Absolute Piano is proud to offer the highest level of piano and music education in Brooklyn. All our teachers hold a minimum Master’s degree in music or music education from the country’s top music conservatories and colleges. They bring years of piano pedagogy training and experience teaching students of all ages and levels.

MEET OUR FACULTY

DIRECTOR- DR. JOANNE KANG - pianist and teaching artist
Korean-Australian pianist, Dr. Joanne Kang, has appeared on the stages of the Sydney Opera House, Sydney Town Hall, Perth Concert Hall, Seoul Arts Center, Weill Recital Hall and Stern Auditorium presented by Carnegie Hall, Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, Lincoln Center, among others, as a soloist and chamber musician. Collaboration highlights include performances with Julia Wolfe, The American String Quartet, The Afield, American Modern Opera Company, West Australian Symphony Orchestra, members of the Silk Road Ensemble, and Kaija Saariaho for the world premiere of her final chamber composition, Semafor.
Dr. Kang holds Associate, Licentiate, and Fellowship of Music Diplomas from AMEB Australia and a Bachelor of Music, Master of Music, and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from the Manhattan School of Music.
Dr. Kang has taught undergraduate + graduate piano and keyboard skills classes, piano lessons, and studio classes at the Manhattan School of Music as the assistant of the late piano faculty, Prof. Phillip Kawin, and as a teaching fellow for the Keyboard Skills department. She has also held residencies at Skidmore College NY teaching piano lessons and coaching chamber music groups, and has worked as a teaching artist in NYC Public Schools for the NYC Department of Education.
As a passionate teaching artist, Dr. Kang strives to uphold the values of empowerment and community accessibility to music and music education. She aims to inspire and nourish self-confidence, self-expression, curiosity, and creativity in her students.

FOO JENG WONG- pianist and composer
Foo Jeng is a Malaysian pianist, composer and educator. As a composer he is the recipient of the New Chamber Ballet Commission, winner of the El Paso Original Music/New Ideas Competition, and a finalist of the American Prize in Composition. Career highlights thus far include collaborations with/ performances at The DiMenna Center, ArtsBasel, Richard Koh Fine Arts, Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Center, Ilham Gallery, Malaysian Jazz Piano Festival, Mark Morris Dance Center, and Tenri Cultural Institute.
Foo Jeng is a graduate of the Manhattan School of Music with a Master of Music in Composition under the direction of Reiko Füting and Lewis Nielson. He previously earned his Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from Berklee College of Music. Foo Jeng is a versatile musician with extensive experience teaching all genres and levels in piano and composition both privately and in schools in Boston and New York. He aims to inspire love for music in his students by ensuring that their learning process is goal-oriented, engaging, and enjoyable. His teaching curriculum is structured to develop creativity and skills that are applicable to all parts of life.

JOSHUA BIEBER- pianist and composer
Joshua is an American jazz pianist, composer and educator. Having graduated ‘The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music’ in 2019, Joshua has since garnered extensive experience working and performing in the New York music scene. Joshua has performed at prestigious festivals such as the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival, the Hudson Jazz Festival, Harlem Nights Jazz and venues such as the Cotton Club or Rockwood Music Hall. As a bandleader, Joshua has performed extensively, notably leading trios and quartets at his weekly residency at NYC Jazz Club, “Melody’s Piano Bar” since 2022. In part under the tutelage of esteemed musicians such as Sam Yahel, Dave Kikoski and Reggie Workman, Joshua has developed a unique musical personality that can be characterized by a loving embodiment of the jazz tradition with an introspective flare for classical and contemporary composition.
As an educator, Joshua believes that allowing a student’s own interests and passions to be the driver of their studies is the fastest way towards real improvement. While technical ability and theoretical knowledge are essential to achieving one’s musical aspirations, these topics should be approached as tools of self-expression and not in anyway separate from the act of music making. Joshua believes it is his responsibility as a teacher to be patient, encouraging and passionate about his students’ musical interests; so that they can develop an organic sense of engagement, be fulfilled by the process, and ultimately see success in their studies.