VANESSA TU

Keyboard games • music moves for piano • individual piano

Local musician and comedian, Vanessa Tu has provided accompaniment for improv comedy in the Twin Cities since 2017. She has performed at a variety of venues including HUGE Improv Theater, Strike Theater, Brave New Workshop, and Bryant Lake Bowl. She has also traveled around greater Minnesota and to schools across the country with The Theater of Public Policy. After completing the Keyboard Games course and discovering a passion for Music Moves for Piano, Vanessa traveled to Boston to attend the GIML Professional Development Course in Piano 1.

Vanessa started piano around the age of nine, but developed her love for it after discovering online arrangements of Final Fantasy music in high school. While continuing her piano education at St. Cloud State University, Vanessa studied viola, communication studies, and performance. She enjoys finding new ways to incorporate music in live theater.

Vanessa has taught in several areas of performing arts and also does coffee training! No matter the subject, she is determined to work with students in building confidence, deepening their understanding, and finding their inner creative. In her free time, Vanessa likes to boulder, try new food, go on walks, and invest in friendships.