Bennet Charter Piano Studio
E-mail: bennetcharter@gmail.com
Phone: 204-295-2545
About Me
My name is Bennet Charter. I have been teaching piano in Winnipeg, Manitoba since 2003 and am always very excited to share my passion for music and learning with my students! I have both my Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Music (Piano Performance) from the University of Manitoba as well as my ARCT diploma (Piano Performer) from the Royal Conservatory of Music.
My goal as a teacher is to provide a fun and encouraging learning experience while, at the same time, working with students to strive for excellence in their musical pursuits.
In addition to teaching, I am active as a collaborative pianist and adjudicator.
Music has enriched my life in so many ways. I am always excited to have the opportunity to help students experience it the way I have and, hopefully, to have it enrich their lives in a similar way.
2025 AMAF Provincial Music and Arts Festival
It was an extremely successful year for my studio at the 2025 AMAF Provincial Music and Arts Festival! Scholarship-winning results include:
Advanced Piano- 1st Place- Nathaniel Liu
Intermediate Piano- 1st Place- Qinghao Bi
Junior Piano- 1st Place- Jayden Qi
Primary Canadian Composers- 1st Place- Scarlett Zu
Primary W.A. Mozart- 1st Place- Shiqian Zhang
Intermediate Popular/Contemporary- 2nd Place- Melody Liu
Intermediate W.A. Mozart- 3rd Place- Martin Huang
Congratulations to all of you for your hard work and wonderful performances!
Student Accomplishments
Katherine Wang- First Place, 2016 Canadian Music Competition National Final, piano, 8 years old category
Matthew Kung- 2019 Lynda Rehder Kennedy Memorial Medal For Excellence- Awarded for the highest mark in Canada in Grade 10 Piano from Conservatory Canada
Sasha Tataryn- First Place, Advanced Piano, 2022 Manitoba Provicial Music Festival
Nathaniel Liu- First Place, Advanced Piano, 2025 Manitoba Provincial Music Festival; Runner-up, Junior Musical Club Trophy, 2025 Winnipeg Music Festival; First Place, Intermediate Piano, 2024 Manitoba Provincial Music Festival; First Place, Intermediate Piano, Manitoba Registered Teachers' Association Scholarship Competition
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Qinghao Bi- Swedish Musical Club Trophy Winner, 2025 Winnipeg Music Festival; First Place, Intermediate Piano, 2025 Manitoba Provincial Music Festival; Quest Musique Trophy Winner, 2024 Winnipeg Music Festival; First Place, Junior Piano, 2024 Manitoba Provincial Music Festival; Second Place, Junior Piano, 2024 Manitoba Registered Teachers' Association Scholarship Competition
Anjaylia Qi- 2024 Lydia Wiebe Scholarship, awarded to an outstanding level 7-8 pianist in the Winnipeg Music Festival
Jayden Qi- First Place, Junior Piano, 2025 Manitoba Provincial Music and Arts Festival; Chinese Composer scholarship, Level 6, 2025 Winnipeg Music Festival
Scarlett Zu- First Place, Primary Canadian Composers, 2025 Manitoba Provincial Music Festival
Ziyue Zhao- Quest Musique Trophy Winner, 2025 Winnipeg Music Festival; Chinese Composer scholarship, Level 5, 2025 Winnipeg Music Festival
Tongxi Liu- Quest Musique Trophy Runner-up, 2025 Winnipeg Music Festival
Shiqian Zhang- First Place, Primary W.A. Mozart, 2025 Manitoba Provincial Music Festival
Martin Huang- Third Place, Intermediate W.A. Mozart, 2025 Manitoba Provincial Music Festival
Lucas Wu- First Place, Junior Piano, 2022 Manitoba Provincial Music Festival; Quest Musique Trophy Winner, 2021 Winnipeg Music Festival; Second Place, 2022 Manitoba Registered Teachers' Association Scholarship Competition
Melody Liu- Runner-up, Intermediate Popular/Contemporary, 2025 Manitoba Provincial Music Festival; First Place, Preliminary Piano, 2023 Manitoba Provincial Music Festival
Rena Wu- First Place, Preliminary Canadian Composers, 2022 Manitoba Provincial Music Festival
Adrian Ferens- Runner-up, Aikins Memorial Trophy, 2019 Winnipeg Music Festival
Andrew Zhong- Three time Canadian Music Competition National Finalist; Multiple-time first place winner of the University of Manitoba Prep Studies Concerto Competition and Enrichment Program Auditions
Sarah Shing- First Place, Intermediate Piano, 2018 Manitoba Provincial Music Festival; First Place, University of Manitoba Prep Studies Enrichment Program Auditions, Intermediate Piano
Seth Cheung- First Place, Junior Piano, 2018 Manitoba Provincial Music Festival; First Place, University of Manitoba Prep Studies Enrichment Program Auditions, Junior Piano
Megan Kung- Royal Conservatory of Music national gold medal, Level 1 piano; Royal Conservatory of Music provincial gold medal, Level 2 piano
Plus many more Winnipeg Music Festival class winners, including, for 2025: Dingyuan Zhang, Haoxi Guan, Wanzhuo Pan, Moyan Liu, Sophia Liu)
