Your Instructor- Kristin Center
Kristin Center is an American fusion singer-songwriter, concert pianist and contemporary composer. Her electro-acoustic style incorporates elements of classical, Afro-Cuban jazz, reggae, funk, blues and R&B with a fierce lyrical message of open your mind. She has been teaching her style for over 15 years.
Awards and Honors
- Masters Degree in Piano Performance
- Over 15 years of teaching experience with her style, The Topanga Method
- Studied under Alessio Bax, Avery Fisher Grant Award Winner and New England Conservatory faculty member
- Gerschefski Competition Winner
- Alternate Finalist for Seattle International Piano Competition
- Studied in France with J.S. Bach specialist, Angela Hewitt's instructor and additional training from the prior head of the theory department at the France Conservatory
- Atlanta Pro-Mozart Society Scholarship Winner
- Performed in Europe, the U.S., and Central America
- Student of William Chapman Nyaho, African Diaspora Specialist
- Co-creator of Classical Open Mic
- Long-time student of Alfred Mouledous, the longest teaching professor at SMU
- Studied with Mike Bloch from Eight Blackbird, Silk Road fill in for Yo-Yo Ma
