Mary Cota

Born in the small town of Marion, Alabama, Mary moved to Birmingham at age 11 to attend the Alabama School of Fine Arts as a piano major. While living and studying at ASFA, she won awards in piano competitions from local to international levels – even going on to compete in the national round of the Music Teachers National Association Senior Duet Competition. At the age of 15, she debuted with orchestra, performing Grieg Piano Concerto in A Minor.

Mary completed her Bachelors of Music Degree in Piano Performance at the University of Houston under pedagogue, Nancy Weems. She then went on to complete her Masters and Doctorate of Music in Collaborative Piano at Arizona State University under the tutelage of Dr. Andrew Campbell. She held the position of Collaborative Piano Teaching Assistant for four years there. Mary has participated and performed in summer festivals such as Brevard Music Center, International Institute for Young Musicians, New Orleans Piano Institute, Eastern Music Festival, Texas Music Festival, and Fresh Inc Festival.

Mary is a passionate teacher who champions the positive and far-reaching benefits music education has for all people, and places a special emphasis on collaborative piano. Her students have won highest honors in the Arizona Study Program Competition. She is an active performer and collaborator at ASU and in the greater Phoenix area, and is a regular commissioner of new works with the Rogue Trio – an innovative violin-saxophone-piano ensemble.

EVMTA (East Valley Music Teachers' Association)

Baseline and Hardy

Beginner thru Advanced

Classical, Ensemble, Music Theory

Chandler, Gilbert, Mesa, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tempe

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South Colonial Way
Tempe, AZ, 85283

480-709-4242 (h), 480-709-4242 (c), 480-709-4242 (w)

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