“ Why Us “
🎖️ 25+ Years of Global Excellence
Elite Expertise: Two Doctoral degrees and 25+ years of global experience ensuring your child learns the right way from day one.
The "Click" Connection: We specialize in "reading" how your child’s mind works, turning frustration into "Aha!" moments.
Eye-Level Mentorship: We don't just teach notes; we meet your child at their level to build genuine confidence and a lifelong love for music.
Meet your Instructors
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Dr. Yoonkyung Kim Cash began studying piano at the age of five. Kim won the 3rd place prize from the Incheon Young Artist Piano Competition when she was eight.
Kim performed in numerous recitals in Europe, America, Canada and South Korea. In 1998, she was selected to perform with the Rinnai Concert Band at the SeJong Cultural Center, one of the largest concert halls in Seoul, South Korea. In the winter of 2001, Kim performed with the Romania Brasov Orchestra in Military Circle Hall in Romania.
In addition to her love for solo classical repertoire, Kim has also performed as an accompanist in a variety of settings. She has collaborated with instrumentalists, vocalists, and has been a church accompanist for over 25 years.
Over the years of teaching and performing piano, Kim has solidified her pedagogical philosophy. Dr. William Westney’s internationally acclaimed Un-Master Class approaches to problem-solving, communication, and creativity all ring true to Dr. Cash’s teaching philosophy. She has a big passion for teaching and strongly believes that teachers’ passion and philosophy affect all young musicians’ current and future lives. Her main goal is to use the highest care and love to pass on what she has learned through over 20 years of teaching privately as well as college level classroom teaching. Dr. Cash served as piano instructor and accompanist at McPherson College.
In 2020, Dr. Cash with her husband made the exciting decision to leave Kansas and begin a new chapter together in Incheon, South Korea, where they founded the Dr. Piano Academy. It was a wonderful adventure—where they had the opportunity to touch many lives through teaching masterclasses, adjudicating, and coaching competition participants.
Dr. Cash currently co-owns the Dr. Cash Piano Academy in Frisco, TX. It’s been a joy to build this musical journey together!
Former Professor at McPherson College
Doctorate and Master Degrees in Piano Performance and Pedagogy at Texas Tech University
Bachelor Degree in Piano Performance at ChungAng University in South Korea
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Dr. Matthew Allan Cash, 2004 prize winner of the TMTA piano competition, began studying piano at the age of six. He studied with Shyrle Hill through high school and with Dr. William Westney at Texas Tech University and later with Nancy Weems at the University of Houston.In 2005, the entire music faculty at Texas Tech nominated Matthew to be the sole recipient of the Theodore Presser scholarship, the school’s highest scholarship award. Matthew was the highest ranking graduate of all students in the College of Visual and Performing Arts upon completion of his degree in 2006. He graduated Summa Cum Laude with highest honors from the Texas Tech University School of Music.
Since then, Matthew has performed in numerous recitals and master classes throughout the country and in Korea. He performed Litolff’s Concerto Symphonique No. 4 in his orchestral debut with the Clear Lake Symphony Orchestra. Tonight, he marks his debut performance with the Hutchinson Symphony.
Dr. Cash has a passion for teaching private lessons and core curriculum music classes. While attaining his doctorate degree in piano performance, Dr. Cash taught music theory and aural skills classes at the University of Houston.
Matthew served as the Director of Keyboard Studies at Hutchinson Community College. In addition to his duties at the college, Dr. Cash maintained his own private studio and gave master lessons to students of local piano teachers. He also adjudicated at festivals for the Hutchinson Piano Teacher’s League, KHSHAA and KMTA district and state auditions, and MTNA collegiate auditions.
In 2019, Matthew and his wife, Kim, left Kansas to start the Dr. Piano Academy in Incheon, South Korea. Matthew adjudicated local competitions, provided piano lessons in English and Korean to local students, and gave master classes to local piano teachers.
Matthew currently resides in Frisco, TX and co-owns the Dr. Cash Piano Academy with his wife, Kim Cash. When not involved with music, he enjoys spending time with family, playing tennis, and eating spicy Korean cuisine.
Former Professor at Hutchinson Community College
Doctorate and Master Degrees in Piano Performance at the University of Houston
Bachelor Degree in Piano Performance at Texas Tech University
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