利比Vanatta

Instructor of 音乐, Piano and Pedagogy

利比Vanatta, a native of Middle 田纳西州, joined the music faculty at A&M University-商务 in 2010 as Instructor of piano. She currently teaches 类钢琴, 钢琴教学, 钢琴文献, and 私人钢琴课 as well as coordinating accompanying serves for the department. An active accompanist in 商务, Ms. Vanatta has also performed throughout the country at conferences, 比赛, and in guest artist recitals. Passionate about chamber music, Ms. Vanatta形成 Doppio该党领袖 2011年，她获得了德州A&M University-商务 colleague, Dr. 路易斯·桑切斯. The duo gives regular performances and presentations including a presentation at the 2013 Texas 音乐 Teachers Association conference on how to use piano duets to teach other musicianship skills in regular piano lessons.

Prior to her appointment at A&移动商务,女士. Vanatta taught at The University of Southern Mississippi (Hattiesburg, MS), Indiana State University (Terre Haute, IN), and Millikin University (Decatur, IL). Her teaching responsibilities have included music theory 类, 类钢琴, and applied lessons. In addition to teaching and accompanying, she also served as coordinator of graduate studies at The University of Southern Mississippi and coordinator of 类钢琴 at Millikin University.

Through the various university community outreach programs, Ms. Vanatta教授过 Musikgarten 类, 私人钢琴课, theory/musicianship 类 for kids, and beginning group 类 for all ages. For eight years, she spent her summers working for Illinois Summer Youth 音乐 camps at the 伊利诺伊大学, 理论课教学, 类钢琴, and music listening 类, and as piano camp instructor. For five of the ten years she spent teaching in the 钢琴实验项目 at the 伊利诺伊大学, she served as coordinator of the program, managing its day-to-day activities.

Designated a Nationally Certified Teacher of 音乐 by the 音乐 Teachers National Association, Ms. Vanatta continues to be active in the organization as advisor to the TAMU-C大学分会 及财务主管 亨特县交通运输局. 在密西西比的时候, she served on the Mississippi 音乐 Teachers Association board as Certification Chair. She is also a member of the National Federation of 音乐 Clubs, National Guild of Piano Teachers, and α Iota international music fraternity where she serves as Director for the 研究生 Performance Awards.

Ms. Vanatta has served as adjudicator for many events including state solo and ensemble 比赛, 合奏的节日, 奏鸣曲/小奏鸣曲节日, 钢琴协会海选, NFMC节日, and MTNA state syllabus events. She served as examiner during the summer of 2013 for the 国际 钢琴表演 Examination Committee in Taiwan. In addition to administering piano examinations all over Taiwan, Ms. Vanatta also participated in a charity concert given in Tainan.

Ms. Vanatta holds a Bachelor of Science in piano performance from Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, 田纳西州, and a Master of 音乐 in 钢琴教学 from the 伊利诺伊大学, 厄.

教育背景

• M.M., 钢琴教学, 伊利诺伊大学, 2001
• B.S., 钢琴表演, Austin Peay State University, 1996

特色课程

• 亩136: 钢琴课
• 151亩副修应用钢琴
• 236亩:钢琴课
• 33亩1:钢琴教育学
• 332亩:钢琴教育学2
• 亩 531:钢琴教育学

Professional Organizations

• National Guild of Piano Teachers
• National Federation of 音乐 Clubs
• 音乐 Teachers National Association
• Texas 音乐 Teachers Association 董事会
• Hunt County 音乐 Teachers Association
• 欧米克隆德尔塔卡帕
• Phi Kappa Phi
• Phi Kappa Lambda
• α Iota