Kimia is an Iranian classical pianist and educator. She is pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts in Music Education at the Eastman School of Music. She holds a master’s degree in Piano Performance and Pedagogy from the University of Colorado Boulder. Her piano studies have been guided by distinguished pianists such as Dr. David Korevaar and Dr. Elinor Freer, while her pedagogical training has been enriched under the guidance of Dr. Alejandro Cremaschi and Dr. Christopher Azzara.
For the past eight years, Kimia has been dedicated to teaching piano to students of diverse ages and cultural backgrounds. As an international student, Kimia is deeply passionate about infusing music classes with diverse cultural perspectives, using repertoire to bridge global connections. Her work has earned recognition from distinguished educators, including Dr. Alejandro Cremaschi, Dr. Pamela Pike, and Jennifer Hayghe.
Kimia has served as a teaching assistant at both CU Boulder and the Eastman School of Music, teaching group piano classes to undergraduate music and non-music major students. She is among the qualified instructors working with EPAM (Eastman Performing Arts Medicine), where she teaches individuals with mild cognitive impairment.
She views musicianship as a balance between artistry and scholarship, maintaining a strong commitment to the academic side of music education. Kimia has presented at several national conferences, including the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA), the National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy (NCKP), and the Society for Music Teacher Education (SMTE). She contributed an article to the MTNA E-Journal discussing challenges encountered by international music students in the US.
Kimia has been awarded several prestigious scholarships, including the Roser Piano Keyboard Scholarship, Trotsky Piano Scholarship, Corbridge Endowed Music Scholarship, and Grad School UF Scholarships from the University of Colorado Boulder. She also received a full-tuition scholarship to the Eastman School of Music and the University of Colorado Boulder.
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“I was so lucky to get Kimia Peykarzadeh as my teacher. Not only did I know her and she’s familiar with what I learned, she is a wonderful teacher. She encourages you and when I doubt myself, she encourages me again. I never thought I’d be able to read music but I’m learning all kinds of things like rhythm and playing songs by ear. I enjoy piano so much. I like Kimia and as a teacher she is terrific. I couldn’t ask for any better.”