🎷 Faculty Highlight | Dr. Chen Wang Appointed Adjudicator for Official Washington State Music Contest
Congratulations to our woodwind faculty, Mr. Chen Wang, on being invited to serve as a Saxophone Solo Adjudicator for the 2025 Washington State Solo & Ensemble Contest — one of the most prestigious and influential music competitions officially hosted by the State of Washington.
Mr. Wang was also recently appointed as Saxophone Ensemble Coach at Newport High School, where he will guide students in preparation for the upcoming State Ensemble Contest, featuring David Maslanka’s Mountain Roads.
As both a dedicated educator and accomplished performer, Mr. Wang continues to earn well-deserved recognition in Washington's music community. 🎶
Outstanding Faculty: Our faculty team is carefully selected through a rigorous process. All faculty members hold doctoral or master's degrees from Top 30 music schools in the U.S. and are active professional performers and international competition winners, ensuring a high level of expertise. Additionally, our faculty members serve as principals in renowned local classical music groups such as the Seattle Wind Symphony, Pattern Saxophone Ensemble, and Olympia Symphony Orchestra, among others. Our faculty also includes many competition judges, such as a Washington All-State Band/Orchestra judge, The World Harmonies Foundation Internation Competition judges.
Exceptionally Rich Student Activities: We hold at least two student concerts and two faculty concerts each year. In addition, we regularly organize community service events and other practical performance opportunities.;
Structured Operations: In addition to teaching staff, we have front desk personnel to handle all inquiries from parents and students. All payments are processed through the Square platform(accept all typies of credit card without precessing fee), ensuring no hidden fees. We maintain organized studio operations and clear student policies.
Numerous student accomplishments: Since we began serving the East Side of Seattle in 2020, our students have attained an average score of over 130 on the ABRSM exams. Our students perform as musicians and principals in various regional youth music organizations, and they have excelled in competitions at all levels, including the Russian Composer Competition, PAFE, and American Protégé, among others. While fostering their interests, we also emphasize student progress and the quality of our courses.While nurturing students' interests, we place greater emphasis on their progress and the quality of the curriculum, ensuring that students do not waste their time and energy at the institution, but truly master musical knowledge and embrace it as a lifelong hobby.
In early 2025, Dolce Arts Music Society presented a chamber music concert showcasing a diverse program of works by both celebrated and emerging composers. The first half featured Late June by Tiffany Zhao, Maslanka’s Little Symphony on the Name BArnEy CHilDS, Amy Beach’s Romance for Violin and Piano, and the first movement of Kodály’s Duo for Violin and Cello.
The second half included Maslanka’s Out of this World trio, Piazzolla’s Histoire du Tango: Nightclub 1960, and Vermilion Bird (朱雀) by composer Sum Yee Lee. The program concluded with a symphonic suite from Titanic, arranged by Chen Wang and performed by an ensemble of winds, strings, and piano.
This performance reflected Dolce Arts’ continued commitment to musical excellence, interdisciplinary collaboration, and support for next-generation artists.
We are thrilled to announce that our talented students from Dolce Arts Studio achieved remarkable success at the Seattle World Harmonies Competition!
🏆 Gold Awards – Ethan Tang, Darson Li, Andrea Shi
🥉 Bronze Award – William Ma
🏅 Honorable Mention – Derek Li
Their dedication, hard work, and passion for music truly shone on this international stage. We couldn’t be prouder of their achievements and can’t wait to see them continue to grow as musicians!
Bravo to all our students! 🎶👏
30/45/60 min Music private Lessons (Piano, flute, saxophone, violin and cello) ;
30/45/60 min Music theory (including ABRSM Theory 5 Exam Preparation);
45 min Music composition private lesson;
60 min Chamber Music Lesson.
655 156th Ave SE,
STE A290
Bellevue, WA, 98007
DA studio welcomes students of all ages and all musical backgrounds. Whether you want to pursue music professionally in the future or play an instrument just for fun, our studio will be a great place to start! For busy parents and adult students, we have lessons after work hours on weekdays and we are also open on the weekends. As long as you love music and want to learn more, our professional and supportive faculties will help you with your needs!
It is our top priority to match you with the teacher that’s most suitable for you! Please call 425-364-8227 or fill contact us form, so we can figure out the best option for you!
Private lessons are an important component in music learning. The one-on-one instructions you get every week with the teacher are irreplaceable by other learning methods. From taking lessons with our teachers, you will:
Learn from professional, experienced teachers in the area and have teaching plans and methods that are made especially to fit you;
Have one-on-one time with your teacher every week so you can have all your questions answered in a timely manner during your lesson;
Learn about how to practice efficiently outside of your lessons;
Learn about music history and music theory along with your instrument;
Perform in at least two student showcase concerts every year and have your performance professionally recorded so you can see your improvement every year;
Collaborate with other students, develop chamber music experiences, and practice teamwork with your peers;
Call us or go to our website today and schedule a FREE trial lesson! In trial lessons, our teachers will give you a taste of what you will get from regular lessons in just 30 minutes. They will also answer any question you have regarding the instrument and our studio!
We are a continuously growing studio. Let us know what instrument you want to learn and we will find a professionally trained teacher for you!