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Teaching philosophy:
I believe that music is for everyone. I also believe that playing an instrument is a wonderful tool for personal growth.
The study of an instrument might lead to a career as a musician, performer or teacher, or to be able to play along with and entertain friends, but also to be able to enjoy the peacefulness of playing for oneself, and to be able to appreciate music as a listener and concert audience- feeling a belonging that only ones' own studies can bring.
In my studio the program for each student is personalized so that everyone is encouraged to find and develop his/her inner potential.
I believe in helping the student to discover personal rewards in music study, find enjoyment in music making, to feel confident of his/her ability to learn, and to feel that the effort put into music study is a worthwhile endeavor.
My aim is to encourage creativity and independence and to help my students to discover the joy of music and music making.
Maria Lewander has taught piano for more than 20 years in Sweden and Greece and has performed Baroque to contemporary music as pianist, church organist, harpsichordist and keyboardist.
Growing up in Stockholm, her first piano teacher was Britta Naumann at Nacka music school, after that she studied piano with the distinguished pianists Jacob Moscowicz, Lars Sellergren, Esther Bodin-Karpe and Michal Wesolowski.
She studied harpsichord for Eva Nordenfelt-Aberg, Piano pedagogy for Inger Tesch-Holmberg and Inga-Britt Niemand, chamber music for Marianne Jacobs to mention a few of the great musicians that inspired and coached her.
Mrs. Lewander holds a Master's degree in Music Education where Bachelor is included, from Stockholm Royal College of Music and Malmo Academy of Music, Sweden. In Stockholm she also studied Musicology at the University and in Malmo she did research studies in Music Pedagogy at the University.
After moving to Greece Mrs. Lewander continued her education at the Aristotle University in Thessaloniki as a post-graduate ERASMUS scholarship student, where she studied Greek traditional music, Byzantine music and conducting.
Mrs. Lewander regularly visits conferences about piano pedagogy and music education all over the world.
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