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YU-CHEN, MIMI, LINMimi is a creative teaching artist and researcher. Her doctrinal research has primarily involved young children and creative approaches to music and language learning in multicultural environments. Mimi strongly believes that optimal learning occurs when young children are fully engaged in creative and fun, yet also challenging tasks. With her deep understanding of the mechanics and psychology involved for teaching young children, Mimi strives to provide every child at Language Beans a playground where they will effectively learn Mandarin in a natural, artistic, and creative way.
Beyond being the Founder and Creative Director of Language Beans, Mimi has taught at Columbia University and Pennsylvania State University. It was at these academic institutions where she built her foundations for creative learning models and supervised student teachers in early childhood education. Mimi's academic scholarship includes giving speeches and presenting workshops across the country and around the world. She has been privileged to work with, and share her expertise with, such groups as the Music Education National Association, Society for Ethnomusicology, and International Society for Music Education. During her leisure time, Mimi enjoys scuba diving with her husband, Eric and spending time with Nemo the clownfish and their friends under the sea! Education Ph.D Candidate in Music Education from The Pennsylvania State University Master of Arts in Music & Music Education from Columbia University/Teachers College Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music from Taipei National University of the Arts Leadership Founder and Creative Director Music Beans, New York, NY Language Beans, New York, NY Music Director C.C.B. School Manhattan Incorporated (Former Music Beans) Music Program, New York, NY Teaching Experience (Collegiate Level) The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA Courses Taught “Early Field in Music Education” -Instruct music education majors in children’s musical development and music learning theories. -Cultivate students’ development of musicianship -Guide students in effective music teaching at early childhood and elementary settings -Demonstrate and supervise students in music teaching at preschool “Early Childhood Practicum” -Guide music education majors in lesson plan design for early childhood setting -Supervise student teachers in weekly teaching for infants, toddlers, pre-k, and kindergarteners “Student Teaching: General Music” -Supervise student teacher in music teaching at elementary and middle school level -Provide weekly feedbacks on student teacher’s weekly teaching “Music for Elementary Classroom Teacher” -Cultivate students’ musicianship and knowledge on children’s music learning -Instruct students in song teaching and activities leading in elementary classroom teaching. -Guide students in producing musicals. -Provide 6-week demonstration of music teaching for kindergarteners (for students with early childhood focus) Columbia University/Teachers College, New York, NY, 2005~2006 -Piano Instructor -Deliver weekly piano lesson for adults Teaching Experience (Collegiate Level) Music Instructor “Music & Movement” (for Pre-k and kindergarteners) Bennett Family Center, The Pennsylvania State University, PA “Dalcroze Class” &“Chinese Lion Dance” (for Kindergarteners to 4th graders) Westminster Conservatory at Westminster College of the Arts, Rider University, Princeton, NJ. “Musicians All” (for toddlers) Music Academy, State College, PA. “Music and Movement” (for pre-K to 4th grade) C.C.B. School Manhattan Incorporated (Former Music Beans) Piano Instructor Music Beans, New York, NY C.C.B. Manhattan School Music Program (Former Music Beans) High School Music Instructor Hua-Kwang Arts High School, Taipei, Taiwan, 2002~2004 Take full responsibility as mentor of tenth-grade class Presentation & Workshop Dalcroze Method (for music education majors) - Presented in the course” Music Learning and Development”, The Pennsylvania State University, PA, March 2009 & 2010. Chinese Lion Dance and Luogu Music (for age 5 to university students) - Plymouth Whitemarch High School and Colonial Elementary School, Plymouth Meeting, PA, Feb, 2010 - SEM (The Society for Ethnomusicology) Annual Meeting, Mexico City, Mexico, Nov. 2009 - MENC Eastern Division Biennial In-Service Conference, Providence, RI, March 2009 - SEM Annual Meeting Middletown, Outreach Program, Middletown, CT, Oct. 2008 RESEARCH & SCHOLARLY PRESENTATION Lets Dance Lion: A Chinese Lion Dance Curriculum for American Children in Summer Camp - 29th ISME (International Society of Music Education) World Conference, Beijing, China, Aug. 2010 A Chinese Lion Dance school in New York City -Annuel CIC (Committee on Institutional Cooperation) meeting of Music Education Faculty, The Ohio state university, October, 2009 Taiwanese American Children’s Spontaneous Music Making -Thompson Symposium, State College, PA, May 2009 -MENC (The National Association for Music Education) Eastern Division Biennial In-Service Conference, Providence, RI, April 2009 Questions Teachers Ask (co-author) -Annual CIC meeting, University of Minnesota, October 2008 One Day in Taipei: In Touch with Children’s Spontaneous Music Making -(Contributing researcher and presenter)27th ISME Early Childhood Committee (ECME), Taipei, Taiwan, July 2006 Certification Smithsonian Institute: Certificate for Teaching Music from a Global Perspective MusikGarten: Certificate of Qualification for the Cycle of Seasons The Gordon Institute for Music Learning: Early Childhood Mastership Certificate Graduate Course in Dalcroze Studies Taiwanese Music Teacher Certificate |