Description
Nadia Rodriguez is a Mexican-American pianist and violinist from Chula Vista, California. She holds a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from San Diego State University. She also earned a Master of Music in Piano Performance and Pedagogy from the University of Colorado Boulder, where she studied under Dr. Alejandro Cremaschi and Dr. Jennifer Hayghe, a former student of legendary piano pedagogue Adele Marcus.
Throughout her musical career, Nadia has performed and collaborated in a variety of festivals and competitions, including the Junior Bach Festival, Mozart Festival, the MTAC Certificate of Merit Annual Convention Music Festival, Starling DeLay Symposium at the Juilliard School, and Interharmony International Music Festival in Acqui Terme, Italy.
As an educator, Nadia blends her performance background with a strong pedagogical foundation, aiming to instill music as a meaningful and lasting part of her students’ lives. She has taught at the University of Colorado Boulder’s Youth Piano Program, Parlando School of Musical Arts, and Southwestern College’s Y.E.S. Academy. Her teaching is rooted in effective practice habits, creativity, and nurturing the whole musician.
Alongside her teaching and performing, Nadia is an active researcher in piano pedagogy. She has presented research at several Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) conferences and published articles focused on music education and dyslexia in MTNA’s e-Journal and Alfred Music’s blog. Looking ahead, Nadia plans to pursue doctoral studies to continue deepening her work as a performer, educator, and scholar.
