Advanced Piano Performance Specialization
Kanata Music Academy offers advanced specialization programs in piano performance for professional-level students and emerging artists.
The courses are led by Dragoș Călin, pianist, musicologist, and university professor, whose extensive artistic and academic career spans Romania, Austria, and Canada.
The program is designed for:
– university-level music students and graduates preparing for performance exams, competitions, recitals, and concerts;
– advanced pianists enrolled in the Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM) programs, from Level 9 through the ARCT and Licentiate Diplomas;
– young performers seeking to refine their technical mastery and interpretative artistry at the highest professional standard.
The instruction is personalized, emphasizing artistic development, advanced technical foundation, and in-depth stylistic understanding.
Training combines analytical and interpretive approaches, drawing on contemporary performance pedagogy and extensive international experience across major academic and musical institutions in Europe and North America.
Dragoș Călin, Doctor of Music, is a pianist, musicologist, and university professor with over 25 years of experience in piano performance and pedagogy.
He has served on the faculty of the National University of Music Bucharest and as an Associate Professor at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada.
Dr. Călin is a member of the Ontario Registered Music Teachers’ Association (ORMTA), the International Musicological Society, and an accredited expert of ARACIS — Romania’s National Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education.
He is currently the Director of Kanata Music Academy in Canada, a distinguished institution with a long-standing tradition of excellence in training young musicians.
