Ligia’s first name is pronounced like this: Lee-gee-ah. (Not Lee-ghi-ah or Li-she-ah.) Ligia teaches lessons in both English and Romanian.
Ligia has gained her experience from 17 years of musical education. She started studying music when she was 6 years old. She then followed intensive courses in music theory, ear training (including note-reading and solfeggio), piano, voice, music history, choir direction, musical harmony, folk music, counterpoint and vocal interpretation. She completed her pre-conservatory training by sitting for a professional examination in the disciplines of music theory and ear training skills and music history, followed by a baccalaureate examination.
Ligia attended the College of Music at “Ovidius” University in Constanta, Romania. Her major was Music and Vocal Interpretation of Music, and she sang as a Soprano and Coloratura Soprano. In 2004, she successfully completed an official licensure examination that consisted of research work and vocal interpretation and she obtained a degree at the Arts Conservatory in Music and Vocal Interpretation.
Meanwhile Ligia was also part of her church’s children’s choir and kindergarten teacher. Her joyful enthusiasm for singing was rewarded by the success of concerts she held 2 to 3 times each month. From the age of 4 to the age of 17, she was a member of the same choir of 30 children, which she then had the wonderful opportunity to direct just two years after graduating from it.
In 1995 she started to teach children how to play piano, and she has continued to teach in the United States as well. She has been a piano teacher in North Bethesda, MD since 2005, and she has taught over 130 students here in the United States. She is known for her patience and love of working with children and adults of all ages. Her combined and varied experiences and education have proven to be a real help when teaching piano. Here’s what Ligia’s students say about her.
Ligia has published a book in June of 2007. It’s a new way to teach children piano, using methods she has found to yield the greatest results through her experience. The book was published in Romanian, and it’s called “Pasi in Lumea Muzicii”, which means “Steps in the World of Music”. Here is a screenshot of the book cover:
To learn more about Ligia’s education, experience and musical activities, you may download her CV.