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Alma Batista

Alma Batista

My name is Alma Batista, a pianist and composer with many years of experience teaching piano performance and music theory. I have studied at the Conservatorio de Music de Puerto Rico, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and at the University of California, Santa Barbara. I earned a bachelor's and master's degrees in Piano Performance from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and a Doctor of Music Arts degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara. I teach private piano lessons at my studio in Riverside, California and at Moreno Valley College. Some of my compositions have earned awards from composition competitions in Puerto Rico.

Instrument / Discipline

  • Piano
  • Composition
  • Collaborative Piano
  • Harmony
  • History
  • Rudiments
  • Theory
  • Piano Pedagogy

Spoken languages

  • English
  • Spanish

Specialized in

  • Youth (7-17)
  • Adults (18+)
  • Beginner/Elementary
  • Intermediate
  • Advanced

Teaches At

  • Online
  • Teacher's studio

Credentials

  • 2002 - Doctor of Music Arts - University of California, Santa Barbara
  • 1992 - Master of Music - San Francisco Conservatory of Music
  • 1990 - Bachelor in Music - San Francisco Conservatory of Music

School Associations

  • California Association of Professional Music Teachers - Provincial / State
  • California Music Teacher Association - Provincial / State
  • Music Teachers National Association - National