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Alexandra Minoza, founder of Piano Buds in a Pod, is a professional pianist. She holds a Master of Music in Advanced Performance (Piano) from the Royal College of Music in London, where she was awarded the Polani Award scholarship; a Bachelor of Music in Performance (Piano) from the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music at the National University of Singapore, where she received a full scholarship sponsored by Singtel; and a High School Diploma from the Philippine High School for the Arts as a government scholar. She has taught early childhood music education, the Suzuki Piano Method, and prepared students for ABRSM and Trinity College London examinations in Singapore. She also taught at KM Music Conservatory in Chennai, India, founded by Grammy Award-winning composer and music producer A.R. Rahman.

From 2024 to 2025, Alexandra collaborated as a pianist in various competitions and performances, including Carnegie Hall appearances. She worked with clarinetist Kristianna McClain on Rabaud’s Solo de Concours, Op. 10 (Elite International Music Competition); soprano Keerthana Sriram on Mozart’s Voi che sapete and Schubert’s Lachen und Weinen (American Virtuoso and American Protégé competitions); vocalist Prarthana Sriram on Miley Cyrus’ Wrecking Ball (American Protégé); vocalist Dhanya Mayuran on Christina Perri’s A Thousand Years (American Protégé); and violinist Beckett Chua (American Protégé). Additionally, she performed Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf, arranged for one narrator, two violins, one viola, and one piano, at Earth & Me in Astoria, Queens. She also gave a violin and piano recital, performing Beethoven’s Violin Sonata No. 8, Bruch’s Violin Concerto, Op. 26, Dvořák-Kreisler’s Slavonic Fantasia in B minor, and Paganini’s Cantabile.

Alexandra currently lives in New York City.