Education
B.M., Piano Performance, Oberlin College Conservatory of
Music
M.M., Piano Performance, University of Wisconsin-Madison
D.M., Piano Performance: Accompanying and Chamber Music,
Florida State University
Background
I grew up in Watertown, Wisconsin, where I started piano
lessons at age six. My family moved to
Florida when I was ten, and by age thirteen I was playing for church services
at various WELS mission congregations throughout Central Florida. At the Oberlin Conservatory, where I did my
undergraduate work, I took three years of organ lessons in addition to my
primary piano lessons, and played for mission congregations in the Cleveland
area. I chose to attend UW Madison for
my Master of Music degree so that I could attend the WELS Student Chapel
there. I enjoyed the campus ministry
activities, played organ, directed the choir, and eventually was called to be
the first part-time coordinator of music.
Interestingly, my former WLC advisee, Rich Freese, is the first full
time called Coordinator of Music at the Chapel in Madison! (Rich is putting the finishing touches on his
PhD in Music Composition at UW Madison, while serving at the Chapel.) Doing my doctoral work at The Florida State
University put me back in the WELS Mission field, and every Sunday morning
found me driving across Tallahassee to play piano for church services, which at
the time were held in an Arthur Murray Dance Studio. My first full time college teaching position
was at Truman State University, where I sponsored a small WELS campus ministry
group. Then in 2001 I was called to
teach at Wisconsin Lutheran College. I
enjoy teaching both music majors and non-majors to effectively use their God
given talent for music by developing their technical skills, practice habits,
and musical discernment. I know that
whether my piano students have a career in music or in another field, they are
equipped to serve as musical servant leaders in their congregations.
Teaching
-
MUS 182/282 Piano Performance
- MUS 184/284 Applied Harpsichord
- MUS 240 Accompanying
- MUS 342 Piano Pedagogy 1
- MUS 345 Piano Pedagogy 2
- MUS 411 Piano Literature
- Class Piano Sequence (MUS 083/084/088)
- MUS 101 Music Fundamentals
- Music Theory and Aural Skills as needed
Research Interests
-
Pianist Composers from Northern European countries who are
significant but not well known in the U.S.A. (For example, Henriëtte Bosmans
and Julius Röntgen)
- Solo and collaborative piano performance
- Solo and collaborative harpsichord performance
- Musician wellness
Scholarly Work
Select Publications
Book In Progress: Henriette Bosmans: Pianist and Composer (Mellen Scholarly Press TBD)
Compact Disc Recording and Liner Notes: "Dutch Music
for Oboe and Piano" by The Lake Cottage Duo, Sheri Mattson, oboe, and
Juanita Becker, piano (Centaur CRC 3234) released October 2012
Published in The American Music
Teacher journal April/May 2007 “Professional Certification: An Interview
with Two Successful Candidates from Diverse Backgrounds.”
Panel report: Advanced Clarinet and Advanced Piano Lessons
published in One--on--One &
Three--or--More Teaching Proceedings from Pedagogy Saturday IV (MTNA National
Convention March 25, 2000).
Panel report: How do Teachers Acquire the Skills for
“Three or More” Teaching?: Professional
Music Teacher Organizations published in Three or More: Beyond the
Traditional Private Lesson Proceedings from Pedagogy Saturday Three III
(MTNA National Convention March 20, 1999).
Select Presentations
June 2015 Biannual College Music Society International
Conference in Stockholm, Sweden, presented “The Fugelsang Connection.”
September 2010 Annual Conference of the College Music Society “Pairing
Music and Art in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden,” Lecture Recital (Minneapolis,
Minnesota)
Presented "Chamber Music of Women Composers" at
Music Teachers National Convention, March 2002
Select Performances
Regular Faculty and Student
Recitals at Wisconsin Lutheran College
August 7, 2016
Sunday Afternoon Live from the Chazen on
the campus of UW Madison
2008-2016
Perform annually with
the Lake Cottage Duo in Hart Recital Hall on the campus of the University of
Central Missouri
November 24, 2013
Sunday Afternoon Live from the Chazen
broadcast live on Wisconsin Public Radio
2008, 2009, 2011, 2012
Milwaukee Art Museum performances with the Lake Cottage Duo, pairing Music and
Art
October 28, 2011
Wisconsin College Faculty Recital at
the Wisconsin MusicTeachers Association State Conference—Lake Cottage Duo
July 22, 2008
Strings on the Bay, presented by Bay de Noc Community College (a summer
concert series) Escanaba, Michigan
Select Workshops
2014 August Workshops for the Barbados National Youth Symphony Orchestra August
9-17, Bridgetown: included a “technique
and artistry” workshop for local piano teachers and students.
2014 April Workshop
for Milwaukee Area Piano Teachers
Association at Mount Mary
University: Lecture demonstration on
making a smooth transition out of the Method books
and into art music repertoire.
2013 October Workshop for Moraine Area Private Piano Teachers Association at UW Washington
County: Lecture demonstration on combining
technique and artistry at all levels of instruction.
2013 June Workshop
for WELS Middle School Band Camp at
WISCO Lecture Demonstration and Hands On Experience Introduction
to the History, Repertoire, and Inner Workings of the WLC “Stehlin” Harpsichord
2013 April
Workshop for Milwaukee Music Teachers
Association, Inc. Lecture
Demonstration “Technique and Artistry: How One Helps the Other.”
2009 June Workshop for WELS
Youth Chorale and Wind Ensemble Summer Clinic, Introduction to Music
Theory.
Awards
2009 Community Engagement Seed Grant Award from the College
Music Society for Lake Cottage Duo performances at the Milwaukee Art Museum
Service
- Music Department Academic Prioritization Report Contributor,
2014-2015
- Assessment Committee, 2009-2014
- Department Chair, 2005-2007
- Faculty Development Committee, 2002-2004
- Assessment Committee, 2004-2005
- Lutheran College Conference Planning Committee Coordinator,
2003
- Music Department Self-Study, 2003
- Search Committee for Vice-President of Academic Affairs, 2003
- Member of the Music Teachers National Association and
Wisconsin Music Teachers Association
- Member of the Milwaukee Music Teachers Association
-
Adjudicator for National Piano Guild Auditions