Music is a source of JOY and INSPIRATION.

It's good for you, too: studies show that students who practice music have better test scores and more success in life. Music is the perfect combination of body, mind, and spirit. Playing music either for your own enjoyment or as a tool for self-expression will help you stay in balance. Learning music as an adult or as a child is the best gift you can give or receive!

Teaching Technique

My teaching technique emphasizes classical music theory and repertoire, but offers much more than repetition of dry exercises. By encouraging students' natural creativity through free improvisation and composition, I help them develop a deeper love and understanding of music.

More Than A Teacher

I am not only an experienced music teacher and classical pianist, but also an experimental musician, improviser, composer and multimedia artist, with credits in radio, film and stage.

Why Choose Piano Maria?

With so many offers of music lessons out there, why choose Piano Maria?

1. I love teaching. I chose teaching over other professions. I don't do piano lessons as an extra gig to earn an extra income. This is what I do for a living because I like it. My first degree is in Music Education and Piano Instruction.


2. If you go to a traditional music studio or music school, they will charge you enrollment fees, they have a much more rigid structure (you can only take off the days when the studio is closed), and they can switch your teacher anytime, because your contract is not with the teacher but with the studio. With me, you are sure to have personalized instruction and flexibility. I need it too! I am not a machine or an institution, I am a person.


3. I adjust my curriculum to your needs. For example, I have a student, from Mexico, who likes to play Boleros. He is a beginner, but I make arrangements of his favorite songs according to his level, at no extra cost!


4. I take music seriously, but I also like to have fun with it. I improvise with musicians weekly, not only because it's good practice, but also, because it is fun and enriching. I also write songs, which soon will be recorded soon.


5. I am a member of the Music Teachers Association of California (MTAC) and the National Music Teacher Association (NMTA) and offer certificates and exams through them, such as the Certificate of Merit (CM) from the MTAC


6. I organize two Recitals a year in a church, and Piano Parties at home, so everybody has a lot of opportunities for playing. Also, I record a CD a year with all the students performing repertoire and their own songs too!


7. Several projects a year, such as the CD projects and Students Compositions Book project.


8. If English is not your first language, podemos hacer la clase en Español, ou on peut aussi parler en Francais!


9. If all these reasons are not enough for your, here are some more:
   
   
   • Creative and patient teacher
   
   
   • Lessons for all ages and levels
   
   
   • 20 years of teaching experience in Argentina, Europe, and the U.S.
   
   
   • International degrees in Music Education, Piano Instruction, and Composition:
     
     1989: Music Education, Conservatorio de Musica, Buenos Aires, Argentina
     
     1991: Piano Instruction, Conservatorio de Musica, Buenos Aires, Argentina
     
     1995-1997: Studies in Paris in Electroacoustic Music Composition, Orchestration, Film Music, and Composition.
     
     2001: BM in Composition, Royal Conservatory of The Hague, The Netherlands
   
   
   
   • Active performer and composer
   
   
   • Fun with kids, open to work on student's preferred styles
   
   
   • First lesson Free!
   
   
   • Affordable fees
   
   
   • Member of the Music Teacher Association of California
   
   
   • Two recitals per year in a nice church,
     and Piano Parties at my home.
   
   
   • Coming soon: Ensemble practice!

Please contact me for more information.