Ellen Price Elder
3085L Signature Blvd
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Phone: 734-913-4070
EDUCATION
Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano Pedagogy and Performance
1999-2002
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
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Primary Instructors Louis Nagel, John Ellis, and Joanne Smith
Master of Music in Piano Performance
1997-1999
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
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Primary Instructor Louis Nagel
Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance
1993-1997
University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS
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Primary Instructor Stanley Waldoff
Additional study:
1999
Hot Springs Music Festival
Hot Springs, AR
1990-1992
Brevard Music Center
Brevard, NC
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Primary Instructors Andrew Cooperstock, Marilyn Neeley
Masterclasses:
with Dubravka Tomsic, Ralph Votapek, Sarah Rothenberg, Reiko Neriki, Willis Delony, and
Teresa Dbvig
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Adjunct Lecturer
Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI
2004-present
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Teach private studio lessons to piano minors
Adjunct Lecturer
(Full-time position)
University of Michigan School of Music
Ann Arbor, MI
2003-present
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Teach group piano classes and private studio lessons in the School of Music's Piano Pedagogy
Laboratory Program
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Students participate in, and receive prizes in local and state festivals and competitions and attend
summer programs
Adjunct Lecturer in Applied Music University of
Michigan,
Dearborn
Dearborn, MI
2002-present
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Teach beginning class piano to college non-majors
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Responsible for advising university officials on the purchase of a new Yamaha keyboard lab, including
nine full-sized keyboards, and teacher console