Instructor Info

Teacher Maria is a singer/songwriter born and raised in Cali, Colombia. She came to the US to follow her passion for music and graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s in Music Industry from The College of Saint Rose New York. Growing up, she won various singing competitions and was an opener for big music festivals in Colombia. Now, under the artist name “Ria Carval”, Maria’s Pop & Latin single and album releases have more than 100k streams in music platforms, reaching radio, blogs, magazines, newspapers and TV appearances worldwide. Her vocal training is very diverse after experiencing classes with remarkable opera, gospel, pop, musical theatre and even rock singers. She also learned piano at a young age, was trained on jazz and contemporary piano techniques and it is now the instrument she uses to write songs on the daily. After being a music educator for more than 4 years, Maria has developed a passion in teaching children and adults the magic and welcoming nature of music. In everything she does, her purpose “Feel To Heal” is what makes her a great teacher. “I want my students to learn that feeling is powerful, and music can become a place for them to dream, grow and embrace their uniqueness and potential”.