Christina Cooper

Christina is a highly experienced piano teacher and performance coach with a BMus (Hons) from the Royal Academy of Music & The Juilliard School. She loves helping pianists of all ages and ability to build confidence in performance and discover repertoire which is enjoyable and inspiring to play.

Her pupils have achieved prestigious awards and scholarships, including placements at the top music schools in the country.

Alongside her teaching practice, Christina has performed as an orchestral double bass player with many of the top London and UK orchestras, and performed solo piano in venues across London. She has taught piano and bass across a variety of settings, including the Royal Academy of Music Junior School, Bromley Youth Music Trust, Ealing Junior Music School and Dunraven School, as well as having her own thriving private teaching studio in London, the South East of England and online.

As a professional performance coach and hypnotherapist for musicians, Christina has worked with countless musicians to help them overcome performance anxiety. She has also presented workshops and masterclasses abroad at the Piano Teachers Congress of New York and the World Piano Conference in Serbia, and has directed and facilitated her own piano performance retreat at Finchcocks in Kent.

TAILORED LESSONS TO YOUR NEEDS:

My philosophy is to always make lessons enjoyable and bring out the best in you. This is different for everyone - some people simply want to discover endless new music without diving too deeply, others want to challenge themselves...or maybe you want to work towards your next exam. Whatever your goal is, I will support you by tailoring your lessons to what you want to learn, with no prescribed elements that you don't need. 

BUILD SOLID PERFORMANCE SKILLS:

I am a performance anxiety specialist and can help you overcome nerves in any performance situation, whether it's an exam, competition, audition, recital, or something more informal (even if it's just playing in front of Grandma)! Whatever your performance goal, I will help to ensure you are always prepared and feeling good about your upcoming performance.