Ms. Berman is a Certified Master Teacher of The Taubman Approach, Executive Director and founder of Effortless Artistry Music nonprofit, and holds an Associate Faculty position with The Golandsky Institute. She has twenty-five years of training as a performer and teacher of the Taubman Approach and mentors piano teachers pursuing Taubman Approach certification. She has studied with the most highly acclaimed experts in the field: Robert Durso, Edna Golandsky, John Bloomfield, and Dorothy Taubman. She holds a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from Oberlin Conservatory and a Master of Arts in Piano Performance from Hunter College.
An avid performer since the age of seven, Brenna Berman has performed extensively throughout the United States and Europe. She has won many international, national, and statewide awards and scholarships. As an Artists International New York Debut award winner, she gave her New York debut at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall in March 2008. Ms. Berman has performed and been interviewed on several live radio broadcasts, podcasts, and has been featured in articles in MajoringinMusic.com, CSMTA Notes and News, Bosendorfer.com, and a blog on LeilaViss.com
Ms. Berman is known for helping pianists and other instrumentalists eliminate playing-related injuries, overcome limitations, acquire the tools necessary for virtuosity and expression, and reach their artistic potential. Her students have won many awards, performed with orchestras internationally, and been admitted to prestigious institutions such as Oberlin Conservatory.
Brenna Berman was first inspired to study the Taubman Approach when she began taking lessons from John Bloomfield in 1995 during his visits to Boulder, Colorado. While a student at Oberlin Conservatory, she became injured (tendonitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, and ulnar nerve damage) from the long hours of daily practice. Determined to overcome injury and limitations, she moved to Philadelphia in 2001 in order to begin regular lessons with Robert Durso. With the consistent help of Mr. Durso and Edna Golandsky, she recovered quickly from her injuries and began her journey to being the pianist she had hoped to become. She immersed herself in teacher training, quickly becoming certified with the Golandsky Institute. She has since formed the Colorado-based nonprofit, Effortless Artistry Music. The mission of Effortless Artistry Music is to expand Taubman Approach training in the community and to enable musicians of all levels to achieve their artistic potential and play with ease for a lifetime.
Ms. Berman is based in Louisville, Colorado where she has a private studio and offers online video lessons to students across the country and internationally.