About the Founder: Ms. Sijia Li
Qualifications & Achievements
- Dual Master of Arts:
- Cultural Mediation (Focus: Cultural Diversity in Musical Education) – University of Hildesheim, Center for World Music (Germany).
- Guzheng Performance – Xinghai Conservatory of Music (China).
- Bachelor of Music & Professional Diploma – Sichuan Conservatory of Music (SCCM), China.
- Professional Grade 10 in Piano – Attained during her elite training at the SCCM Affiliated High School.
- 15+ Years of International Pedagogy – Professional teaching experience across China, Germany, and Singapore.
- Invited Jury Member – GIYAF International Youth Arts Festival (Singapore Finals).
- Former Cultural Faculty – Confucius Institute in Hannover & China Cultural Center in Berlin.
- Founding Director – Jasmine Guzheng Ensemble.
- Specialist Coach for DSA & Competitions:
- Proven Track Record: Numerous successful DSA-Sec placements into Singapore’s top-tier secondary schools.
- Competition Success: Awarded “Outstanding Instructor” at the 2026 Golden Lion Awards (Gold Award Winner).
- Excellence in Exams: Maintains a 100% pass rate for international grade examinations (NAFA / CCOM).
The Journey of Ms. Sijia Li
Sijia Li started the guzheng at six. She has played for more than thirty years since, and she still teaches it as something she is learning rather than something she has finished. Her training began at the Sichuan Conservatory of Music, where she was admitted to the Affiliated High School as a young talent, and those years were not only about the guzheng. She reached Grade 10 in Piano in the same period, and the Western repertoire has stayed with her since.
A first Master’s degree in Guzheng Performance followed at the Xinghai Conservatory. A second came from the University of Hildesheim in Germany. There she studied how cultures differ in the way they teach music. She taught in Hannover and Berlin. Singapore came after.
She founded Jasmine Guzheng Studio to carry that work on here. Her students win Gold Awards and take up DSA places at premier secondary schools. What she listens for first, though, is whether a student sounds like themselves.
Philosophy: The Art of Sincerity & Stillness
Teaching a student to sound like themselves is not mainly about getting the notes right. It is about playing honestly, and about a quiet that holds when the room does not. She calls the working state relaxed energy. The body loose, the mind clear, both at once. A student who plays from there sounds like a person rather than a recording. Reaching it takes longer than drilling does, and it lasts.
Offerings & Languages
Core Specializations:
Professional Guzheng (Solo Performance & Ensemble)
DSA & Competition Coaching (Proven Track Record)
Sight Reading & Aural Training
Languages: English · Mandarin · German