Marlene Mariano Sampaio is a Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM) Certified teacher and has been providing quality piano lessons to students of various ages and levels of playing since 2006. Marlene is motivated by her love of teaching and her love of music. She enjoys empowering students with the tools and opportunities to help them realize their musical goals.

Whether teaching children or adults, Marlene believes in a balanced approach to teaching music. Students are taught the curriculum of the Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM), “the standard excellence in music education in North America”. However, expectations are kept in line with the student’s goals and objectives.

Marlene studied piano throughout junior high, high school and went to graduate from York University where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts Honours Degree. Marlene believes that one should aspire to be a lifelong learner and to continuously learn and improve oneself. Marlene regularly attends professional development courses and webinars offered through the Royal Conservatory of Music, pedagogy seminars and workshops to always find ways to be a better teacher to her students.