I'm the piano teacher you wish you'd had the first time! I teach music skills, history and public presentation, including managing performance nerves. I have a YouTube channel called "A Better Piano Channel" and you can learn more about me at: abetterpianoteacher.com.

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EDUCATION

Georgia State University, Master of Music, Concentration in Music Education, 2010

Georgia State University, Bachelor of Music, Summa cum Laude, 2006

Oberlin College, Bachelor of Arts, 1991

CERTIFICATION

ST MATH, Grade 1-5 (VIPKid), 2024

QTS (Qualified Teaching Status, United Kingdom), 2022

TESOL Foundational (TESOL International Association), 2021

TEFL (TEFL in China), 2021

Clear Renewable Certificate, Music P-12, Endorsements: Instructional Coaching, 01/2006-present

Dale Carnegie Training, 2002

Guild Certification, Feldenkrais Method, 2001-2021

Four year, eight-session training (800 hours) to gain Certification

HONORS AND AWARDS

Graduate Assistantship, 2009, Georgia State University, “Excellence in Teaching” Award, 2007, Georgia State University

Graduate Scholarship awarded on the basis of merit in professional practice

Recommended Reading List: “Valerie Jackson Between The Lines, 2007” for Hofstadter’s Grandchildren

Best Of Websites, ByRegion.net for www.feldenkraisinfo.com

Vernon B. Kellet Award in the Humanities, 1987, The Lovett School

LEAD Instructors

Adam Cole

Cullen

Julia Lutgendorf

Robert Hill

Angela Gable, she/her

Joyce Lanterman

Marilyn McGinnis

Brook Bernhardt

Judy Forster

Melissa Kacalanos

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