Biography

Claudia Fuenmayor, BM, MM, MM

Ms. Claudia is the founder and head piano teacher for the Claudia Fuenmayor Piano Studio. Ms. Claudia has been teaching piano since 2001. She has a great deal of experience in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, teaching students of all ages and levels for more than a decade. Under her guidance, students have won local competitions and have obtained high grades at international programs such as the prestigious Royal Conservatory and the Trinity College London.

Her credentials include two master’s degrees, one in Piano Pedagogy and one in Piano Performance. She also graduated with honors with a Bachelors in Piano Performance and a High School Diploma in Music. She obtained her degrees at Texas Christian University (TCU) with full scholarship, The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) and the Conservatorio Antonio Maria Valencia of the Instituto Departamental de Bellas Artes in Cali, Colombia.

Ms. Claudia served as Graduate Teaching Assistant at TCU, where she taught in the Piano Pedagogy Laboratory Program, Piano for Non Majors, College Elective students and Extended Education Piano Classes. While at TCU, she was invited to become a member of Pi Kappa Lambda, National Music Honor Society. They are dedicated to recognize and encourage the highest level of musical achievement and academic scholarship.

Ms. Claudia constantly attends piano pedagogy courses, seminars, conferences, workshops and music festivals to stay up to date with the latest piano pedagogical and performance methods. She is a proud alumna from The Gorin Institute, where she has been trained in piano pedagogy by renowned pedagogue Irina Gorin. She is a member of The Music Teachers National Association (MTNA), Texas Music Teachers Association (TMTA), Arlington Music Teachers Association (AMTA) and The American Guild of Organists. She is also active as a performer, serving as a church pianist and collaborative pianist.

Her style of teaching is influenced by the best of the Russian and American methods. Her main teachers were Ms. Lucia Mora, Dr. John Solomons, Dr. Ann Gipson and Mr. Harold Martina.

May 31, 2004
Banco de la República de Colombia

July 4, 2007
Banco de la República de Colombia

April 27, 2019
Texas Christian University