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Piano Teachers
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Performing:
Kristina Koromzay studied classical piano in conservatories
in London and Budapest for high school, where she regularly
played for audiences in the context of her education.
Later on, in her twenties, she was into rock music and
played with two bands in the Boulder area; Froth, and
The River Gypsies. Froth's lineup included Heath Whitney,
who had played bass with the Subdudes and included the
keyboard player for the Samples.
She also has recently been musical director for two French
rock operas at CU, "Starmania" and "Romeo
et Juliette, de la Haine a l'Amour".
Kristina was a regular performer at Vic's coffee shop
for over a year, and warmed up the stage at Penny Lane
many times with her eccentric style of song writing for
local band Streisand and Onassis. Add to this onstage
singing, dancing and accompanist for the Upstart Crow's
version of "Marat Sade" and accompanist for
several dance and music projects and performances over
the years.
She also has led kirtans with local raga and devotional
musician, Chaitanya Kabir.
Education:
Kristina studied classical
musical in depth in her teenage years, at the Purcell
School of Music in London, and the Bela Bartok Conservatory
in Budapest. She also studied piano performance for two
years at CU Boulder. Since then, she has augmented her
muscial knowledge by taking lessons with Art Lande, local
jazz musician extraordinaire, and Chaitanya Kabir, a renowned
teacher, performer and musicologist specializing in the
ragas and devotional music of North India.
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Teaching Experience:
Kristina
has been teaching piano and songwriting skills for over
20 years. Over the past 10 years, she has taught several
hours a week, to students of all ages.
Her teaching philosophy is to make learning music as
enjoyable as possible. She uses several methods, including
Suzuki Method, the Piano Adventures teaching series,
and simply teaching students some basic music theory
and chords so they can accompany themselves on songs
they enjoy. The important thing is to find out how the
student naturally learns and focus on that, while still
challenging them in areas that are new for them.
Styles
taught: Classical,
Improvisational, Popular, Blues, Jazz, Composition,
Experimental and Folk.
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