Faculty
Music
廖琦玉
中国云南省民族艺术研究院，云南艺术学院文华研究所，云南师范大学艺术学院声乐教授， 歌唱家。中国赴印度访问学者，中国赴法国歌剧表演艺术访问学者。
Lilian Liao
Professor of Vocal Music at Yunnan National Arts Research, Yunnan Province, China; Wenhua Institute of Yunnan Academy of Arts; School of Arts at Yunnan Normal University. Vocal Music Artist and Chinese visiting scholar to India; Chinese visiting scholar of French opera performing arts to France.
楊民昇
舊金山國際新概念電影節聲樂評委主任
新概念聲樂大賽評審主任
畢業於中國音樂學院歌劇系；1987年獲北京美聲唱法一等獎，1989年獲全國電視大獎賽銀牌。1990年赴歐洲匈牙利留學深造，任維克多國家劇院一號男高音。1996，1997，1998連續三年被匈牙利國家電視一台選入新年晚會古典美聲唱法的獨唱歌劇唱段。1998年底以傑出人才移居美國後，培養了許多聲樂人才。現任中國音樂學院考級辦公室北加州辦公室副主任聲樂考官。
Minsheng Yang
Mr.Minsheng Yang graduated from the China Academy of Music, Opera Department. In 1987, he was awarded the Beijing Bel Canto 1st Class Award. In1989, Mr. Yang won the Silver Award in the National TV Singing Contest. In 1990, he went to Hungary, Europe to continue studying music. In 1996, 1997 and 1998, he was selected by Hungarian National Television to sing solo opera pieces in classical Bel Canto style at the New Year’s Gala. After moving to the United States as an outstanding talent at the end of 1998, he cultivated many vocal talents. Currently, he is the Deputy Director of the China Academy of Music, Northern California Examination Division.
杨天昱
声乐教授/米粒微画家/作家。原中国音乐家协会北京分会会员，原中国美术家协会北京分会会员，原中国作家协会北京分会会员。中国音乐学院美国加州考级办公室主任，声乐考官。天昱民昇声乐艺术中心主任，声乐导师。
Tianyu Yang
A Vocal professor/Micrographer/Writer. Former member of Beijing Branch of China Musicians Association, former member of Beijing Branch of China Artists Association, former member of Beijing Branch of China Writers Association. Director of the California Examination Office of the China Conservatory of Music, vocal music examiner. Tianyu Minsheng is the director of the Vocal Art Center and a vocal instructor.
戴晨星 Chansing Dai
音乐老师(小提琴，吉他，架子鼓，钢琴）/CG与动画老师。
在音乐，CG，动画，设计方面经验丰富。为Crunchy Studio制作3D游戏动画，并担任过StudioX音乐动画项目导演，旧金山多支乐队的乐手，前同济吉他协会会长，Joying Music机构乐器老师。有多年的设计，动画，音乐方面工作经验。本科毕业于同济大学设计创意学院（全球top15），主修工业设计，辅修音乐。硕士毕业于旧金山艺术大学，主修3D动画。
Chansing Dai
is our Music Instruments instructor (Violin, Guitar, Drum, Piano)/Computer Graphics and Animation Instructor. He has great experiences in Music, CG, Animation, and Design Industry. He has made game animation for Crunchy studio and worked as an animation director in StudioX for a live music animation project. He is also a musician that plays instruments in several bands locally and teaches instruments for several years. He graduates from Tongji University College of Design and Innovation (Top 15 Global) with a Bachelor of Engineer in Industrial Design major and received his MFA from Academy of Art University as a 3D Animator. He also has a minor degree in Music when gaining his Bachelor’s.
Fine Art
曾少權 Shaoquan Zeng
資深美術導師
畢業于中國廣州美術學院，被聘爲客座教授。
近三十年藝術創意及教學經驗，擅長繪畫、視覺設計、攝影等。
爲世界500强企業提供視覺藝術設計方案，作品入選法國康城廣告節。
指導學生作品在舊金山灣區繪畫比賽中獲得獎項。
Shaoquan Zeng
Senior art instructor
Mr. Zeng graduated from the Design Department of the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts and was appointed as a visiting professor. With thirty years of experience in art design and teaching, he has been invited to provide visual art designs for Fortune 500 companies, and his works were selected for the Cannes Lions Advertising Festival in France. Under Mr. Zeng’s guidance, his students’ works have won multiple awards in multiple influential art competitions in the San Francisco Bay Area.
李瑞軍
資深美術導師
李老師擁有美術教育學士、新媒體藝術碩士學位。三十年艺術創作及教學經驗，艺術作品獲邀在廣東美術館、舊金山中華文化中心、舊金山亞洲藝術博物館展出。多年擔任大學艺術畢業創作導師。指導學生作品分別在北加州、舊金山數個繪畫比賽中獲得獎項。
Ms. Li holds a Bachelor’s degree of Fine Arts Education and a Master’s degree of Fine Arts in New Media Art. With thirty years of experience in artistic creation and teaching, her artworks have been invited to be displayed exhibition at the Guangdong Museum of Art, the Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco, along with the San Francisco Asian Art Museum. She has served as a 1:1 mentor for undergrads for many years. Under her teaching, her students’ arts have received awards in several painting competitions in Northern California and San Francisco.
Dance
梅科兵
美國藝術學院資深舞蹈教師
梅科兵出生於中國廣東，在中國受到深度的音樂舞蹈藝術教育，同時積累了十多年的教學經驗。移居美國後，在舊金山灣區繼續執教於數家舞蹈學校。他對舞蹈教學的熱愛及認真負責與獨特的教學方法深受學生和家長們的喜愛。多年來他編導的多個成人與兒童舞蹈作品屢次在國際和國內大賽中獲獎。
Kyle Mei:
Senior Dance Teacher at the American Art Institute
Kyle Mei was born in Guangdong, China. He received in-depth music and dance art education in China, and has accumulated more than ten years of teaching experience. After moving to the United States, he continued to teach at several dance schools in the San Francisco Bay Area. His love for dance teaching, his seriousness, and responsibility, and his unique teaching methods are deeply loved by students, and parents. Over the years, many adult and children’s dance pieces which he choreographed have won awards in international, and domestic competitions.
黄 琼
资深 编,舞,导艺术家
美国琼雅舞蹈艺术学院及中美明星演艺文化艺术交流中心的创始人、院长; 美国华人舞蹈家协会常务理事; 曾多次被邀请在世界顶级的舞台演出；教舞20多年常常带领学生在国内外权威级世界舞蹈比赛中勇夺大奖并多次获得“最佳原创编舞奖”；曾获中央电视台“最佳导师”全国百强艺术教师称号及特别贡献优秀导师奖！
Jane Huang
Dance instructor ,& Choreographer
Principal and founder of Jane Huang Dance Academy & AC Star Performing Cultural and Arts Center; Executive director of U.S. Chinese Dance Association; She has been invited many times to perform on the world’s top stages; She has had over 20 years of experience for teaching dance, her students gets a lot of awards in world class dance competitions and she got many “Best Choreographer” award; She has also won the CCTV “Best Instructor” award and the “Special Contribution” award!
Michelle Chang
A San Francisco native, Michelle Chang started ballet at a young age and trained with the San Francisco Ballet School for several years. She went on join the Lowell High School Dance Company, and has explored styles including hip-hop, jazz, lyrical contemporary, and Chinese traditional dance in college at UC Berkeley.
Michelle has taught at AAI previously and is offering specialties in lyrical contemporary and hip-hop.
張宇心
出生在三藩市, 從小開始學習芭蕾,在三藩市芭蕾舞學校訓練了幾年。她加入了洛威爾高中舞蹈團,並在加州大學伯克利分校大學探索了嘻哈、爵士樂、抒情當代舞和中國傳統舞蹈等風格。
Michelle曾在AAI任教,並提供抒情當代和嘻哈的教學。