Greta Gasser

Lecturer in Music

BMus(Hons), MMus

About Greta

Greta Gasser is a Lecturer and Piano Mentor for the Practical Pedagogy (MMus/MPerf) programme, Pianop Pedagogy Tutor (BMus), and a Piano Tutor at the JRNCM. Alongside her work at the RNCM, Greta is a trustee of EPTA UK (European Piano Teachers Association), contributing to the development of piano education. She also runs Gasser Music Studio and has previously taught at Yorkshire Young Musicians and Manchester High School for Girls. In Romania, she leads Asociația Culturală Gasser, which provides educational and cultural opportunities for the community while supporting local artists. Greta’s outreach work has included leading a local community choir and volunteering with the Music for Health Scheme, RNCM Music in Hospitals, and the Olympias Music Foundation.

Greta holds a Bachelor of Music (Honours) and a Master of Music (Distinction) from the RNCM, where she studied with Helen Krizos and Frank Wibaut. She is currently undertaking a PhD focused on developing hypermobility-informed resources for instrumental teachers.

Throughout the years, her studies were supported by several scholarships and awards, including the FW Wright Piano Scholarship, the Helen Rachael Mackaness Award, the George Stanger Music Trust, and the Prodan Romanian Cultural Foundation. Before moving to the UK, she attended a specialist music school in Romania, winning multiple competitions.

Current and Future Research

Towards hypermobility-informed pre-tertiary instrumental teaching through the development of research-informed resources

Research Areas

  • Hypermobility in musicians
  • Music education
  • Piano pedagogy

Undergraduate Teaching

  • Advanced Teaching Skills for Pianists (BMus 4)
  • SKS Pedagogy (BMus 3)
  • Artist Development: Engaging with Pedagogy (BMus 2)

Postgraduate Teaching

  • Practical Pedagogy: Piano (MMus/MPerf)

Research Supervision

PGR:

  • Lola Flexen: ‘The cultural and aesthetic body in The Art of Piano Playing by Heinrich Neuhaus.’ (co-supervisor)

 

Trustee: European Piano Teachers’ Association UK (EPTA)

President: Asociația Culturală Gasser (Romania)

Piano Tutor: Junior RNCM

Owner and Tutor: Gasser Music Studio

Outreach: Pathfinder (Musical Building Blocks)