MEET Raluca, piano teacher

Raluca has established a strong career in the disciplines of piano performance and pedagogy. She has a Master of Art degree in Music Education with an emphasis in Piano Pedagogy from the University of St. Thomas, Minnesota, where she studied with Dr. Vanessa Cornett-Murtada.

Raluca started to play piano at the age of 6, while attending the Tudor Ciortea High School of Music (for grades 1 - 12) in Brasov, Romania. She received a Bachelor and a Master Degree in Music Education from the University of Transilvania, Brasov, completing her studies as a valedictorian. 

Raluca teaches individual piano lessons to children and adults since 2001. She moved to the U.S. in 2009, where she founded a successful piano studio. Her students perform in recitals, festivals, competitions, and piano achievements programs such as the Comprehensive Piano Exam and the Theory Exam organized by Minnesota Music Teachers' Association, the Music Development Program from the Royal Conservatory, Canada, the North Star Piano Festival, MusikLink Plaython and the Shine On Catholic Schools Talent Show.

In parallel with her piano studio, she worked with Musika Lessons, Signature School of Music and Holy Spirit Catholic School.

Raluca  is a member of the Minnesota Music Teachers Association, of the Music Teachers National Association and of the South Suburban Music Teachers Association. She is invited to adjudicate local piano competitions and festivals.

Prior to this, Raluca taught piano at the Tudor Ciortea High School of Music in Brasov, coordinating musical recitals and competitions for her students, as well as master classes.  In parallel, Raluca was an artistic consultant for the Brasov Philharmonic Orchestra and a piano accompanist for the Brasov Opera.