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Jae Kim graduated from Sookmyung Women’s University in South Korea (BM) where she served as a teaching assistant. In 2008 she moved to Oklahoma where she graduated from Oklahoma City University (MM) with full tuition scholarship and Honors. Jae won first prize at the South America piano competition in South Korea, the Seoul City Music Competition in Seoul City, the Pa-Ju City piano competition in Pa-Ju City, and the Oklahoma City University Concerto competition. She has also received third prize in the Estonian National Music Competition held by the Estonian National Academy of Music. Over the past several years Jae has played many recitals and collaborated with the SookMyung Women’s University Orchestra’s Concerto Festival, the Young Artist Concert at Young-San Art Hall, and the Concerto festival at Aramnuri Hall in Go-yang City. In 2012 Jae began working at the Oklahoma City University as a staff accompanist and adjust faculty where she played for lessons, master classes, recitals, and university choirs. Jae served as a music director at Oklahoma Performing Art academy where she coached and played for Summer Music Camp at OCU Performing Arts Academy, specialized in vocal arts institute. From 2015, Jae taught class pianos at Oklahoma City University as an adjunct professor and served as a Head of the Piano Department at Oklahoma Conservatory of Music. Also she maintained her own private studio in Oklahoma City. Jae moved to North Carolina in 2017 where she serves as Piano Faculty for Triangle Area Suzuki Talent Education in Raleigh and maintains her own private studio. In 2019, Jae also began work as staff pianist for the SwiftCreek Baptist Church. Mr. Jae is currently an active member of the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA), the North Carolina Music Teachers Association (NCMTA), the Raleigh Piano Teachers Association (RPTA), and the North Carolina Federation of Music Clubs (NCFMC).