Richard McBain has been studying, performing, and teaching classical piano for 25+ years.

Richard studied at the Booker T. Washington School for the Performing and Visual Arts

and honed his craft under the tutelage of Dr. David A. Karp at Southern Methodist University.

Richard attended the Cleveland Institute of Music where studied under Paul Schenly and Sergei Babayan. Richard founded the Coda Conservatory in 1998 and has become Dallas' preferred choice when seeking private piano lessons.

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Richard has appeared as a recitalist, concerto soloist, and collaboratively as a chamber musician and accompanist. His teaching prowess ranges from novice to competition level musicians of all ages.