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Friendly
and Fun Professional Piano Instruction
 I
began teaching piano on a professional level in 1986
shortly after becoming aware of the Utah Music
Teachers Association (UMTA). I am a member of three
local chapters and over the years have served in
these chapters in a variety of positions, some of
which include: Membership Chair, Teacher Referrals
Chair, Recital and Ensemble Chair, Recital Committee
member, Newsletter Chair and Secretary. Currently, I
am serving the Sandy Utah Music Teachers Association
as President, a two-year position. I currently serve
as the Festivals Chairman for the “Sandy A” Area of
the Utah Federation of Music Clubs (UFMC) affiliated
withe the National Federation of Music Clubs (NFMC).
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have presented workshops for the Sandy Chapter,
Jordan River Chapter as well as Salt Lake Music
Associations on motivational ideas for teachers in
the summertime, appropriate games, and shared my
favorite books to further piano teacher education.
Other serving opportunities included being a teacher
panel member discussing technique, theory, pedagogy,
and recitals.
I offer a mentoring program for high school and
college students who are currently taking lessons
from me or another piano teacher, as I feel this
area is sadly neglected. Several of my students have
gone on to profession pedagogical studies, joined
professional music organizations, and are now
successfully teaching students of their own.
As part of the local music teachers associations, my
students and I have participated the last 20 years
in monster concerts/ensemble recitals i.e. benefit
concerts. Through the Sandy UMTA, I was able to
organize and participate in large-scale benefit
programs in one of the local malls involving six to
eight pianos for cystic fibrosis, leukemia and
muscular dystrophy. My music students were able to
raise significant amounts of money for these causes
with their music. In 2000 we received a grant from
the MTNA for our community effort.
I enjoy judging music competitions for our local
community school district for the Reflections
Contest. I also volunteer in local schools teaching
music theory, and I offer my services at the high
school music events during the year.
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