Education
- B.Mus., Piano Performance, Houghton College, Houghton, NY
- Further study at Guildhall Conservatory of Music & Drama, London, England
- Further study at Goethe Institute, Rothenberg, o.d.T., W. Germany
- M.Mus., Piano Performance and Pedagogy, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
- D.M.A., Piano Performance, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Professional Background
- Music Department Chair, Professor of Piano and Associate Arts Director Tabor College 2020-present
- Associate Arts Director and Professor of Music, Tabor College, 2000 – present
- Adjunct Professor of Music, Ottawa University, 1999-2000
- Teaching Assistant, Lawrence Piano Studio, 1998 – 2000
- Continuing Education Instructor – Piano, University of Colorado, 1991-1992
Recognitions & Awards
- Distinguished Faculty 2007-2008 (Tabor College)
Courses Taught
- Private Piano
- Piano Seminar
- Piano Pedagogy
- Piano Proficiency
- Piano Literature
- Music History
Presentations
- Richard Kyle Faculty Lecture- Butterfly Masks, presented with Shin-hee Chin, Tabor College
- Orchestral performances with: Tabor College Orchestra, Ottawa University Orchestra, Hastings College Orchestra
- Solo and Chamber performances in: Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, Colorado, Oklahoma
- Multiple presentations for Newton Music Teachers Association – piano pedagogy topics
- ”Hymns: Their Stories and Arrangements” – given at several area churches
- Group Lessons – What Really Works?
- Preparing Students for Competition
- Student Motivation
- Intermediate Piano Pedagogy
Service
- Adjudication for multiple competitions and festivals (NMTA, KMTA, WAPTL, MAMTA, TAMTA, T-N-T, etc.)