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My background:
- Studied piano for a lifetime since age 5.
- Won numerous awards as a young student in Chicago, IL.
- Church organist at age 15.
- Played piano solo in my graduation ceremony from Napoleon High School.
- Awarded piano scholarship and Advanced Standing, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio.
- Successful piano teacher for 40 years.
- Lived and taught in Germany from 1988-1991.
- Retired federal employee, Department of Defense.
Academic degrees:
- Master of Science degree, Applied Behavioral Science, The Johns Hopkins University.
- Bachelor’s degree, Psychology, with honors, University of Michigan.
Private study:
- Ages: 5 to 11, Gladys Andrew Bevan, Maywood, Illinois
- Ages 11 to 14, George Gruenberg, Midland, Michigan
- Ages 14 to 17, Josephine Reese, Napoleon, Ohio
- Ages 17 to 19, Dr. Charles T. Smith, Miami University
Adult years:
- Dr. Maria Meirelles, student of Gyorgy Sandor, study of piano technique, 2 years, University of Michigan
- Maria Kardas-Barna, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Maestro Emanuele Verona, Columbia, Maryland
- Coaching: Dr. Irene Peery, Dr. Raymond Jackson
- Attended master classes with: Byron Janis, Theodore Letvin, Frances Clark, and Beveridge Webster
- Performed in master class with: Sean Duggan, 2005
- Michael Benson, Bowling Green
- Dr. Laura Melton, Bowling Green State University; four years of study, 2012-2016, specializing in Haydn’s piano sonatas.
Professional Memberships:
- Music Teachers National Association
- Ohio Music Teachers Association, NW District
- Music Teachers Association of Wood, Ottawa Counties
Continuing Education:
- Piano Pedagogy summer workshops, Peabody Conservatory, Baltimore, MD – 2 years
- Piano Teachers’ summer workshops, Bowling Green University, OH – 6 years
- Music Theory class, College of Musical Arts, Bowling Green, OH – 1 year
