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Cristina Marcu, an accomplished pianist and teacher of Romanian descent, is a graduate of the USC Thornton School of Music. She has taught piano for 35 years, to students of all levels. Cristina also teaches as part of the Piano Program at the San Francisco High School of the Arts, and at Crowden Music Center in Berkeley.
Cristina enjoys teaching piano with both classical and contemporary ideas, and allows her students to be open to the spontaneity of the creative moment. Her expertise in tone color helps to guide her students to listen and to explore the joy of sound making.
Students receive a balanced experience in musicianship, discipline, and creativity. Music theory, improvisation, composition, reading music, and performing repertoire are part of Marcu’s style of teaching. Cristina is happy to assist students in preparing for recitals, honors programs, Certificate of Merit exams, competitions and master classes. She is a member of MTAC.
Cristina dedicates her free time to painting and composing.