Cristian Bideau

Christian is a piano instructor and music educational author with more than 16 years of teaching experience. His music training took place at Douglas College in New Westminster and the University of Guanajuato (Mexico). He has been fortunate to teach hundreds of students over the years, ranging from young students discovering piano for the first time, to advanced students preparing for college and university auditions wishing to pursue a music career as teachers or performers.

 

His work as a teacher follows the principles of inclusion and carefully takes into account every student’s unique way of learning. Christian has helped numerous children with special learning needs learn piano successfully through his music publications and highly personalized lessons. He believes in the importance of encouraging creativity in the music-learning process and aspires everyday to become the kind of teacher he always wanted to have as a young student.​

 

As a performer, Christian has participated in national and international piano competitions playing classical repertoire. He has also collaborated in numerous recordings ranging from jazz ensembles to rock music and is a sought-after pianist and keyboardist in the Vancouver music scene today.