about myself
| Background: |
 Private Piano Study - started lessons at age 6, began accompanying soloists and choirs starting at age 10. Sun Valley Music Camp and University of Idaho Music Camp as a teen on full scholarship. President: National Federation of Junior Music Association as a 16 year old. Undergraduate studies majoring in Piano Performance and Piano Pedagogy, with an emphasis in Keyboard Music Therapy at Seattle Pacific University on full scholarship.
Thirty years teaching and performing experience, including the past 19 years on Mercer Island, Director of the MI Music Technology Summer Camp. Past performances include Personal Recitals, School Musicals, former Bellevue Chamber Chorus Accompanist, former Handbell Director, Organist and piano accompanist at a local churches for 30 years. She frequently performs in the Pacific Northwest as a solo pianist, in collaboration with chamber music ensembles, and with vocal and instrumental soloists. Composer and arranger, newly released original piano solo CD in 2007
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| Qualifications: |
Music Teacher - 30 years
Master Teachers: Wayne Johnson, Robert Swan, Forest Kinney, Madeleine Hsu
Director: Mercer Island Music Technology Camps
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| Associations: |
MTNA membership
Lake Washington Music Teachers Association Co-President
Fulfilling Dreams Through Music
Ivy League
Who's Who Among Professional Women
Who's Who Among American High School Students
Who's Who Among American College Students
National Honor Society
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| Hobbies: |
Outdoors: Traveling, Kayaking, Gardening, Camping, Hiking,
Attending concerts - Classical, Jazz, Blues
Performing for various events
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| Strengths: |
I teach according to the student's learning style. I have developed a Music Keyboard Therapy for children with Autism Spectrum and Aspergers Syndrome that helps the student teach me how to teach them. If you are a parent of a child with these "tendencies", you will understand what I am saying. I love working with children that love music, but don't fit into the standard teaching model. I also specialize in teaching pianists who need accompanying skills, composing and improvisation. |
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