Braden, Martha Brooke was born on July 19, 1936 in Sturgis, Michigan, United States. Daughter of Frederick Richard and Laura Clemens (Brooke) Braden.
Studied with Frances Oman Clark, Kalamazoo, 1942-1960; student, Kalamazoo College, 1954-1955; Bachelor of Music, Westminster Choir College, Princeton, New Jersey, 1959; studied with Doctor Julius Hereford, New York City, 1957-1959; student, New School for Music Study, Princeton, 1960-1961; studied with David Kraehenbuehl, Princeton, 1959-1961, 84-97; studied with Erno Balogh, Washington, 1976-1979; studied with Ross Lee Finney, New York City, 1987-1988; studied with Madame Ming Tcherepnin, New York City, 1979-1991.
Piano teacher, Frances Clark Studios, Kalamazoo, 1951-1954; piano faculty piano and preparatory departments, Westminster Choir College, Princeton, 1956-1960; founding faculty member, co-director piano playshops, piano teacher, New School for Music Study, Princeton, 1960-1961; co-founder, kindergarten teacher, Montessori primary director, Hope Montessori School, Annandale, Virginia, 1963-1968; co-founder, lower elementary director, New City Montessori School, Washington, 1969-1974; piano faculty, New School for Music Study, Princeton, 1978-1980; director of music upper elementary level, St. Michael's Montessori School, New York City, 1979-1981; piano teacher/coach, Braden Piano Studio, Washington, 1975-1978; piano teacher/coach, Braden Piano Studio, New York City, since 1979. Workshop leader on music and general education local and regional meetings, conversations, North America Montessori Teachers Association, 1972-1980. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.