She graduated from the primary and secondary music school “Stanislav Binički” in Leskovac in the class of prof. D. Aćimović. She graduated from the piano department at the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad. During her studies, she studied with prominent professors, including Biljana Goranović (in whose class she graduated), Iris Kobal, Svetlana Bogino, Vladimir Ogarkov, and many others.
During her studies and after graduation, she worked as a professor of piano and accompanist at the Elementary School “Josip Slavenski” and Novi Sad and the Kindergarten “Stanislav Binički” in Leskovac. In 2005 he moved to the United States where he became part of the Steinway pedagogy program. He is a member of several piano pedagogical associations, including MTNA (Music Teacher National Association) in California and Texas, USA. He has more than twenty years of experience in private teaching and pedagogy.
She enjoys working with students of all ages and helps them progress in their understanding of piano interpretation and music theory. From 2007 to 2021, she was the director of a music school in the city of Irvine, Orange County, California. In 2021, she moved with her family to Dallas, Texas, where she currently runs her own studio with her husband. Her students have won prizes in various categories in various competitions in the United States, and she is married and has two children.
Marija Martinović
