Talking Taiwan: Cindy Wu Music Educator in Taiwan Speaks About Her Music Career and Positivity

January 12, 2022 Felicia Lin

Cindy Wu is an English and Mandarin Chinese bilingual performer, speaker, and music educator based in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. She loves and enjoys all aspects of life, travel, and culture. I met Cindy years ago when I lived in Kaohsiung. I’ve invited her on to Talking Taiwan to speak about her music career and how she’s dealt with the setbacks and challenges that she’s faced along the way.

When asked about how she’s been able to impact the lives of her students, she responded that it’s her students who have impacted and inspired her with their love support.

Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:

How Cindy and I met in Taiwan

Cindy’s background and connection to Taiwan
When she immigrated to the United States
What brought Cindy back to Kaohsiung, Taiwan in 2005 from the U.S.
Where Cindy’s love of music came from
How Cindy first learned piano by attending classes
How the time she spent at Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY shaped her
Why she stopped playing the piano for 10 years
How Cindy uses music to educate kids
How Cindy began teaching piano, violin and singing in Taiwan
How the perception of the Taiwanese language has changed over time
What Cindy’s done in her music career
The challenges that Cindy has faced as a musician
The voiceover work that she does
How Cindy started her first livestream show
Why she stopped doing her livestream show for a year
Cindy’s approach to her livestream shows and how she deals with criticism, haters and trolls
Cindy’s children’s book, Sunny Girl’s Dream World
Cindy’s approach to teaching junior high and high school students
The opportunities that Cindy’s livestream show has brought her
How Cindy works with the Oxford Institute and is on the board the Global Leadership and Learning Association
How Cindy helps students get a dual high school diploma
Cindy’s plans to do a livestream show on Linkedin
Developments in Kaohsiung City
Projects she’s working on that are related to Kaohsiung City