As a collaborative piano student, you’ll develop the ability to be a true musical partner with other musicians. Studies in sight reading, improvisation, accompanying seminar, transposition and keyboard reduction will develop your knowledge and skills. You’ll study language diction for vocal coaching and chamber music for instrumental collaboration.

As part of the keyboard department, you’ll also get extra exposure to great performers with master classes conducted by international soloists.

CIM is an All-Steinway School with more than 160 Steinways, including a small number available for students to use at home through our piano loan program.

Alumni Success

Meet Emily Grabinski

Emily Grabinski

Emily Grabinski competed in the Marjorie Neville Collaborative Piano Competition at Central State University’s Robeson Recital Hall in April 2012, winning first prize. With cellist Amy Pirtle, Grabinski performed movements from Shostakovich’s Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40 and Beethoven's Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, Op. 5, No. 2. 

Concerts and events

Nov 23 Sat
7:30 pm
Second Graduate Diploma Recital: Ka Yiu Yan, collaborative piano
Keyboards, Conservatory Student Recitals
Nov 25 Mon
3:30 pm
Junior Recital: Aidan Purtell, piano
Keyboards, Conservatory Student Recitals
Nov 26 Tue
9:30 am
Second Master of Music Recital: Chloe Raber, collaborative piano
Keyboards, Conservatory Student Recitals
Nov 26 Tue
1:30 pm
Second Graduate Diploma Recital: Philippe Gagné, piano
Keyboards, Conservatory Student Recitals
Dec 3 Tue
9:30 am
Junior Recital: Jiani Liang, piano
Keyboards, Conservatory Student Recitals