About Me
I started playing around with the piano when I was only three because….. well because my mom was a piano teacher and my dad was a piano tuner. Playing piano was kind of like breathing at our house.
When I was twelve I figured out that I really liked playing with others, so I started playing for my school choirs.
At 16 I started teaching other people how to play the piano when I took on my mom’s overflow of piano students.
At 18 I went off to college to study piano. I got a bachelor’s degree in piano performance from the College of Wooster in Ohio.
Then I married Mr. Wonderful, had three children, got my Master’s Degree from Michigan State University in chamber music and accompanying, and moved multiple times, finally ending up in Metro Atlanta, GA in 1989.
In 2012, after raising our family, I returned to my first love of playing with others and became a full-time collaborative pianist, which just means that I don’t work for a living, I play!
About Piano Collaborations
My Experience
My Experience
My Experience
I have been playing piano since I was three, and have a bachelor’s degree in piano performance from the College of Wooster, and a master’s degree in accompanying and chamber music from Michigan State University. I also have 50+ years of choral and vocal music experience.
Collaboration
My Experience
My Experience
The definition of collaboration is to work jointly with others, so I want to use this platform to collaborate with all of you in discussing the joys and trials of collaborative piano work, and the beauty of living a collaborative life on all levels. I hope you find it interesting and informative.
My Services
My Experience
My Services
I am currently the choral and vocal staff accompanist at The University of North Georgia as well as a freelance vocal and choral accompanist in the greater metro Atlanta area.