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LAURA BOZEMAN
903/569-7119
vlbozeman@yahoo.com

Laura Bozeman began formal piano studies by the age of ten in Dallas, and was a first place winner
in the Van Katwijk Piano Auditions at SMU during the middle school years.  While attending high
school in Midland, she was active as a student affiliate of the Texas Music Teachers Association
and a first place winner of the Midland Piano Teachers Association Piano Solo Contest and also
the local and regional Piano Concerto Contests, both leading to the state competitions in Austin.

Ms. Bozeman was a member of the Midland Piano Ensemble Team for three years, attending the
Texas Music Teachers Association state conventions, and won third place in the Texas Young
Composers Contest.  She performed for three years in the National Guild Piano Auditions, as a
member of the National Federation of Student Musicians, and a fourth year as a member of the
International Federation of Student Musicians, receiving the Critics Circle Award for all four years.

Upon graduation from high school, she played her first solo recital and received the Wallace
Wimberly Memorial Scholarship from the Midland Music Teachers Association.  Her early teachers
were Mary David Allen and Mildred McClenny in Dallas, and Dorothy Matthews in Midland.

Ms. Bozeman received a Bachelor of Music Degree from the University of Texas at Austin, and a
Master of Music Degree from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth.  She studied piano
performance with Dr. Thomas Mastroianni in Lubbock, and Danielle Martin at UT Austin.  Following
undergraduate piano pedagogy studies under Verna Harder and a student internship, she taught
privately before attending graduate school at TCU.  There she received a full graduate
assistantship, and studied under Luiz de Moura Castro.  Her graduate piano pedagogy studies
were under Dr. Donna Edwards, followed by student teaching in the TCU Piano Preparatory
School.

Following graduate school, Ms. Bozeman taught piano at Our Lady of Victory School in Fort Worth,
and also taught privately.  She was the producer and host of the classical "Music of the Masters"
program on KTCU-FM radio station.

In East Texas, Ms. Bozeman taught for a year as a visiting lecturer at the University of Texas at
Tyler, and has taught as an adjunct instructor at Tyler Junior College.  She is currently a teacher at
the Choir School of East Texas.  Her continuing studies have been at the TCU/Cliburn Piano
Institute and most recently at the 2005 Piano Wellness Seminar.  She was the author of two reviews
of the Piano Institute Amateur Pianists Programs:  "It's Never Too Late!" in Piano and Keyboard
magazine, and "Amateurs Concerto Concert" in Piano Guild Notes.  Ms. Bozeman served as an
adjudicator for the finals of the Most Wanted Piano Competition at their 2006 and 2007 conventions.

Ms. Bozeman was a member of Mu Phi Epsilon, and is a current member of the National Guild of
Piano Teachers, East Texas Music Teachers Association, Texas Music Teachers Association, and
Music Teachers National Association.

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BRIAN BRAQUET
903/595-6080
BDBrak5@aol.com

MEMBER
MTNA, TMTA, ETMTA
National Guild of Piano Teachers
National Association of Pastoral Musicians
Roman Catholic Cathedral Music Directors

Brian Braquet was born and raised in Beaumont, Texas where he studied piano with Hugh
Thompson.  He won second and third place in high school competitions, competed in the
TMTA Young Artists Competitions, and won six straight Critic's Circle Awards in the National
Guild Auditions.  Mr. Braquet received a full-tuition scholarship to North Texas State University
(now University of North Texas) where he studied with Larry Walz, and won the TMTA 1973
and 1976 piano competitions.  He won the first scholarship to study at the Academie Maurice
Ravel in St. Jean-de-Luz, France and studied with Gaby Casadesus and Philippe Entremont.  
At that academy, he performed the Schumann Piano Concerto with the Bayonne Symphony
Orchestra.  

His high school sweetheart, Dianna, came to North Texas in 1973 to study voice and music
education.  They married on December 26, 1975.  In 1977 they moved back to their
hometown, where Mr. Braquet started a piano studio and continued work in church music,
which he began in the 5th grade and has done every since.  In 1983 they moved to Lewisville,
Texas where Mr. Braquet took a position at St. Philip's Catholic Church.  In 1987 they moved
to Tyler to work at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, where Brian is the Director of
Music, and Dianna is the Cathedral Choir Director and music teacher at St. Gregory School.  

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LEAH  BROWN
903/881-8274
leahb@trinityfellowship.com

MEMBER
MTNA, TMTA, ETMTA
Suzuki Association of the Americas

EDUCATION
Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, emphasis in Music, Speech Communication, and
English, University of Texas at Tyler, 2004
Bachelor of Music, Magna Cum Laude, University of Texas at Tyler, 2000
Suzuki Certification Workshops, 2001, 2003

EXPERIENCE
Private Piano Teacher since 1999
Accompanying various instrumental and vocal soloists
Church Musician since 1990
Director of Music in local church since 2001

Leah Brown is a full time piano teacher and church music director in Tyler.  She maintains a private
piano studio where she incorporates the Suzuki approach and traditional teaching methods.  Her
studio is located at her church where she oversees the worship department.  In addition, Leah also
teaches part-time at Tyler Junior College.

Leah received degrees from the University of Texas at Tyler while studying with Vicki Conway.  
She holds a Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies (emphasis in music) and a Bachelor of Music
in piano pedagogy.  As a certified Suzuki piano teacher, Leah especially enjoys teaching young
children and instilling proper technique and musicality at the earliest stages.  As an accompanist,
she played for local band students at solo and ensemble contest and was in the orchestra for
TJC's spring musical.

As an active member of ETMTA, Leah has chaired several committees including state student
affiliate, theory testing, and ETMTA's largest invitational, which involves around 150 students every
spring.  Leah is also a member of Suzuki Association of the Americas, MTNA, and TMTA.

Leah and her husband, Adam, make their home in Tyler with Baby, their white teacup Chihuahua.

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DONNA  CALAWAY
903/839-6368
donnacalaway@yahoo.com

AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Guild Auditions 10 years; Paderweski Medal
Winner, Recording Competition
3rd place, Eva Browning Scholarship

EDUCATION
Texas Tech University

EXPERIENCE
Texas Tech Mixed Chorus Accompanist
Tyler Junior College Choir Accompanist
Tyler Junior College Harmony & Understanding Accompanist
Westwood Baptist Church Accompanist
Colonial Hills Baptist Church Choir & Small Ensembles Accompanist
Children's Choir Director:
Westwood Baptist Church
First Baptist Church of Burleson
Fedonia Hill Baptist Church of Nacogdoches
Colonial Hills Baptist Church of Tyler
Whitehouse Junior High and High School Choir Accompanist
Private Piano Teachers, 32 years

MEMBER
Ft. Worth Piano Teachers' Foprum
Ft. Worth Music Teachers' Association
Nacogdoches Music Teachers' Association
Tyler Music Teachers' Associaiton
East Texas Music Teachers' Association

I grew up in Tyler, Texas, and was a student of Frances Huff for 10 years.  My college training was
with Bomer Kramer, George Mueller, and Louis Catuagno.  I received a gold medal for 10 years as a
student in the National Guild Auditions.  I also won 3rd place in the Eva Browning Piano
Competition at Texas Tech.

I have taught private piano lessons for 30 years.  The past 18 years have been in Whitehouse,
Texas.  I have been the accompanist for churches and schools for the past forty years.  At the
present time, I am the organist at "Colonial HIlls Baptist Church.  I am also accompanying for
several area school choirs.  I also work with choir and band students at local and state
competitions.

I teach part time at Whitehouse High School for all choirs.  I have a home studio of 30 students.

I am actively involved with East Texas Music Teachers Association.

I enjoy working with children and adults of all ages.  I teach from a classical background.  All of my
students study and are tested in theory.

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VICKI  CONWAY
903/566-7293
Vicki_Conway@mail.uttyl.edu

Vicki Jacks Conway is Senior Lecturer in Music at the University of Texas at Tyler and organist at
Greggton United Methodist Church in Longview. She is also a consultant in the study of movement
and learning, completing courses through Foster Educational Group and the Educational
Kinesiology Foundation, and beginning a program call Developmental Fitness in 1998.  She has
conducted in-service workshops and clinics for numerous public and private schools and music
teachers associations, showing the relationships between gross motor skills, performance skills,
and cognitive processing.

Mrs. Conway is currently a piano student of Sheila Paige, who commutes to Pittsburgh, Knoxville,
Memphis, Charlotte, and Dallas to teach on a regular basis and whose reputation attracts pianists
nationally.  Ms. Paige is the founder and executive director of the Piano Wellness Seminar, a
national conference featuring lectures on advanced concepts of movement, recitals by concert
pianists Sheila Paige, Robert Roux, and Michael Gurt, and sessions with experts in collaborative
fields such as Alexander Technique, Improvisation, Yoga, Massage Therapy, & Developmental
Fitness.  Mrs. Conway has attended and presented sessions for these conferences since 2002.  
The intensive week of lectures and performances presents a holistic approach to piano
performance and pedagogy, addressing the complex relationships between physical, cognitive
and emotional areas of the brain and body involved in performing.

Mrs. Conway began performing duo piano recitals with Mary Rich in 2003.  She graduated summa
cum laude from Stephen F. Austin State University in 1982 with a double major in piano and organ
performance, receiving the Lenvill Martin Outstanding Music Graduate Award in 1983.  She
continued piano study at Baylor University, earning a Master of Music degree in piano performance
in 1984.  Additional graduate study in piano performance and pedagogy was completed with Jane
Magrath at the University of Oklahoma, and in 1992 she was selected to perform for the University
of Houston International Piano Festival Master Classes.  She presented two sessions for the Texas
Music Teachers Association 2005 convention in San Antonio.  On July 18, 2005 she will be
presenting a session for Children’s Pedagogy Day at UT Arlington.

She lives in Longview with her husband Bret and their three children:  Alicia, Lindsey, and
Brittany.  She enjoys spending time with family and supporting her daughters’ activities in music,
art, and gymnastics.

Private lessons outside university enrollment are available on a limited basis for adult students.  
Lessons are only offered every other week.  High school students planning to major in music may
also be considered if requested by their teacher.

Single lessons on a consulting basis, as for competition preparation or assessing pain/injury, are
available for area students and teachers.  Teachers must make the initial contact to request a
lesson time.

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KELLI  COOPER
903/597-7151
soonermusic@suddenlink.net

Kelli Cooper, a native of Tyler, has been an Independent Piano Instructor for 22 years.  She began
teaching at the age of 16 under the supervision of her parents, Ken and Shelby Birdsong, former
teachers in Tyler.  After graduating from college, Mrs. Cooper taught music at Cain Elementary in
Whitehouse, Texas for two years, and later joined the faculty of Tyler Junior College where taught
Group and Applied Piano for ten years.  Currently, Mrs. Cooper maintains a studio of 25 private
students in her home and enjoys teaching students of all ages and abilities.

In 1988, Mrs. Cooper received an Associate of Arts Degree from Tyler Junior College, where she
studied with Larry Marta.  In 1991, she completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Piano at the University
of Texas at Tyler where she studied with Vicki Conway.  After a year of teaching, she continued on
to the University of Oklahoma where she studied with Dr. Digby Bell, earning a Master of Music
Education degree in Piano Pedagogy.  While living in Norman, Oklahoma, Mrs. Cooper had the
privilege of teaching private piano at the home of Dr. E. L. Lancaster and Gayle Kowalchyk, who
write a great deal of piano repertoire, theory, notespeller and ear training books for the Alfred Music
Company.  Also, she was chosen to be a Graduate Assistant to Dr. Jane Magrath, who has
compiled many piano literature books for Alfred such as Encore, Masterpieces with Flair, and
Melodious Masterpieces.  

Kelli Cooper is an active member of Music Teachers National Association,  Texas Music Teachers
Association, East Texas Music Teachers Association, and National Guild of Piano Teachers.  Mrs.
Cooper enjoys adjudicating piano festivals for local associations in the East Texas area, as well as
the National Piano Guild Auditions.

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SHELLY  DAVIS
903/520-6465
shellylovespiano@yahoo.com

STUDIO WEBSITE:  www.shellydavispianostudio.com

MEMBER
MTNA and TMTA for 14 years
ETMTA for 12 years
Suzuki Book 1 Certification

PHILOSOPHY
Like the Suzuki philosophy, I believe every student is able to learn, and they should be taught in a
loving, positive environment.  Lessons at the Shelly Davis Piano Studio include many "kid-friendly"
incentives including fun music, theory games, and piano parties.

Studies have shown that making music enhances a student's ability to process other information
useful to their academic studies.  I also believe making music enhances a student's confidence and
self-esteem.

My students may never grace the stage of Carnagie Hall, but they will learn to interpret and create
beautiful music on their own, and gain a love for music as well as pride and self-confidence along
the way.

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HELEN  ELBERT
903/592-6615

I grew up in Henrietta, Texas, where I was fortunate to have two very fine piano teachers.  One was
a student of Rudolf Ganz, and the other a student of Josef Lhevinne.

At North Texas State University, where I received a Bachelor of Music degree, I studied piano with
Mary Anderson.  I have attended Master Classes conducted by Lili Kraus and Ruth Slenczeynska.

I have taught piano in Tyler since 1963.  Many students have won honors and scholarships in
competitions.  In 1983, my student won second place in Texas in the Baldwin Junior Keyboard
Competition and first place in the Baylor University Concerto Contest.

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CLARRISSA  EWEN
903/534-1671
crewen@suddenlink.net

COLLEGE AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDE:
Music Scholarship, 1992-1996
Turner Music Award, 1995-1996
Dean's List, 1992-1997
Academic Awards of 3.5 or above, 1992-1997
Who's Who, 1992-1997
A Capella Choir , 1993-1996
Choir Secretary, 1995-1996

COLLEGE MUSICALS AND OPERAS:
Oklahoma
Music Man
Guys and Dolls
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Merry Wives of Windsor
Kiss Me Kate

Clarrissa Ewen is currently teaching voice and piano lessons in Tyler.  Mrs. Ewen attended college
in Brownwood, Texas, at Howard Payne University (graduated in 1997 with a Bachelor of Music
Education, Vocal Emphasis).  Mrs. Ewen then moved on to teaching piano and voice lessons in
Ft. Worth, Texas while working as the Bowld Music Library Circulation Coordinator at
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.  Mrs. Ewen has had a private studio for over seven
years.  The Ewens also serve as music ministers in the Bullard Area.

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MARIA GUENETTE, DMA
903/510-2561
mgue@tjc.edu

Canadian pianist and new full-time instructor of piano at Tyler Junior College, Dr. Maria Mika
Guenette began her studies at the age of eight and made her debut, at the age of fourteen, with the
Windor Symphony Orchestra.  Since then, she actively participated in numerous solo and
collaborative performances in Canada, USA, Japan and Austria including appearances on
Canadian National (CBC) radio, Japanese National (NHK) radio and most recently on WDAV radio
in North Carolina.  She has also been a member of a Canadian Contemporary Music Ensemble
called EMC2, performing the most current solo and ensemble music.

Maria's skills have afforded her the opportunity to study around the world.  She was awarded a
Doctor of Music degree specializing in Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music with a minor in
Baroque Performance Practice at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York.  During
this time, she developed a special interest in exploring harpsichord repertoire, and as a result, she
attained a Masters degree in Harpsichord Performance.  Her mentors were Dr. Jean Barr of
Eastman and Dr. William Porter of Eastman and Yale University.  Maria's possesses a
Baccalaureate of Music in Piano Performance with a Minor in Violin, at the University of Ottawa
under the tutelage of renowned French pianist, Jean-Paul Sevilla.  While there, she was a winner of
the University of Ottawa's Concerto Competition, as well as several academic and merit
scholarships.  Most notably, she was the first music major in seven years to receive the Joseph-
Marie Quirion Faculty of Arts Scholarship.  Upon graduation, Maria was awarded an all-inclusive
grant by the Japanese Government (Monbusho) to pursue a Master of Music degree in Piano
Performance at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music (Tokyo Geijutsu Daigaku).  
Her specialization in Gabriel Faure's music provided the opportunity to conduct research in Paris,
France.  Maria's interest and skills in violin and orchestral music gave her the opportunity to
participate in string quartets and orchestras, including being a guest member of the first violin
section of the Kagoshima Symphony Orchestra in Japan.

She was previously on faculty at Winston-Salem State University, Greensboro College and the
North Carolina School of the Arts.

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GAIL  HILL
903/962-3107
gailh@vzinet.com

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Music, University of Texas at Austin, 1961  

STUDIED WITH
Dr. Herbert Colvin, Baylor University
Helen Haupt, University of Texas
William B. Doty, University of Texas
Dalies Franz, University of Texas  

CONTINUING EDUCATION AND WORKSHOPS
Music Education Certification, Shorter College, Rome, Georgia
World Piano Conference, Ft. Worth, Texas
National Piano Institute, SMU, Dallas, Texas
National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy, by Frances Clark Center for Keyboard Pedagogy,
Oak Brook, Illinois
Numerous workshops in conjunction with Texas Music Teachers Association  

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT
Public School Music Teacher, Rome, Georgia, 4 years
Director of Music, First United Methodist Church, Grand Saline, Texas, 27 years
Private Studio, Grand Saline, Texas, 20 years  

PROFESSIONAL OFFICES
Student Affiliate Ensemble Director, Tyler Music Teachers Association
Theory Chairman, East Texas Music Teachers Association
Student Affiliate Chairman, East Texas Music Teachers Association
Adjudicator, National Piano Guild Auditions

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STEPHANIE  JOHNSON
903/566-5614
stephjohnson816@yahoo.com

Master of Arts from University of Texas at Tyler, 1999
Bachelor of Music from East Texas Baptist University, 1997
Certified in Suzuki Piano Books 1-2
Kodaly Certified, Sam Houston State University, 1999

Studio in Mundt Music.
Specializing in Preschool students up to Late Intermediate.  Adult students also very welcome.

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MEG  MILLER, NCTM
903/939-9386
megsmusic@sbcglobal.net

EXPERIENCE
Teacher of Private and Group Piano, and in Public and Private Schools and Colleges:
Pueblo Community College, Pueblo, Colorado
National College, Pueblo, Colorado
School for the Arts and Sciences, Pueblo, Colorado
Director of Music, Organist and Pianist, Chancel Choir and Handbell Choirs:
Gloria de Cristo Lutheran Church, Yuma, Arizona
Adjudicator and Consultant for National Guild of Piano Teachers
Pueblo, Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Two European Tours
Pueblo, Colorado Chamber Orchestra, European Tour
Pueblo, Colorado Ballet Orchestra
Pueblo, Colorado City Summer Band
Burgundy Dance Orchestra, Pueblo, Colorado
Rainbow Strings Orchestra, Pueblo, Colorado
University of Southern Colorado Percussion Ensemble
Yuma Big Band, Yuma, Arizona

EDUCATION
B.S. Music Education, Midland Lutheran College
M.A. Music, University of Northern Colorado

CERTIFICATION
Colorado State Teachers Association
Music Teachers National Association

MEMBERSHIP
Kappa Delta Pi Educational Honor Fraternity for Educators

HONORS
National Guild of Piano Teachers Hall of Fame

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GLENDA MOORE
903/330-0440
gwin102000@yahoo.com

PERFORMANCE BIO:  Winner of various solo and chamber music competitions throughout the
United States.  Debut with Montgomery Youth Symphony at age 14.  Resident pianist and
harpsichordist with The Vestavia Quintet, Irving Chamber Orchestra, and San Jose Collegium
Musicum.  Guest artist with chamber music ensembles in the United States and South America.  
Specialist in performance of Medieval, Renaissance, and Contemporary Music.  Studied piano with
Alfred Ambrose (Juilliard graduate), Helen Boykin (Juilliard graduate), Berthe Odnoposoff, and
Jack Rogers.  Studied harpsichord with Lenora McCroskey.

ACADEMIC BIO:  Piano Instructor at Tyler Junior College and Moore Music Studio.  Previously
taught in International Baccalaureate Program in Electronic Music at San Jose High Academy;
music history, music theory, private piano, and class piano at Silicon Valley Youth Conservatory,
San Jose State University, and De Anza College in San Jose, CA; colloquium at Southern Oregon
University, Ashland, OR; also maintained private piano studio (Moore Music Studio).  Served on
various college and university committees, and as faculty sponsor of Student Music Association.  
Adjudicator for National Guild of Piano Teachers and other music festivals and competitions
throughout the United States.  Contributor of articles and service on editorial boards of various
publications including NTSU Music Theory Journal and Southwest Journal of Musicology.  Served
on various boards of directors including Silicon Valley Youth Conservatory.  Recipient of various
scholarships, grants, and awards for academics, teaching, and community service, including 1970
Outstanding Teenager of Alabama, 1986 Outstanding Young Women of America, 1990-92 Who's
Who Among American Law Students, 1992-93 Who's Who Among Young American Professionals.

MUSIC EDUCATION:   Bachelor of Music, Master of Music, San Jose State University, San Jose,
CA; PhD in Music Education in progress.  

AFFILIATIONS:  Music Teachers National Association and affiliates, National Guild of Piano
Teachers, American Musicological Society, National Association of Scholars, Mu Phi Epsilon
International Music Fraternity, Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society, Blue Key Honor Society.


No matter what else I've done in my music-career, I've always maintained a private piano studio.  In
the past I have taught only competition-level students.  Currently my piano students are of all levels
and ages.  

My current studio is located in Tyler Piano and Organ Co., and is in session from September
through July.  Using acoustic instruments and technology currently available, my students
progress quickly, learn well, and enjoy their music and lessons.  Every student has one individual
lesson every week, and a group lesson once a month (one specifically designed for beginners, one
specifically designed for intermediate to advanced, and one specifically designed for adults).  In
group lesson we perform our repertoire, learn performance etiquette, and study music theory and
music history.  We have two recitals each year:  a semi-formal Holiday Recital in December , and a
Spring Recital in May where the students are also presented with the ribbons, pins, certificates,
medals, and trophies they have earned during the year.  After the Spring Recital, we immediately
begin working on our goals for the coming year.

Some of my piano students are intending to make music a career, and some are not.  I have had
students win first, second, and third place in various competitions, and receive full music-
scholarships from colleges and universities.   Depending on each student's level and career-path,
my students participate in one or more of the following:  ETMTA Fall Festival, ETMTA Achievement
Auditions, TMTA Theory Examination, TMTA Publication Competition,  TMTA Composition
Competition, MTNA Performance Competition, National Guild of Piano Teachers Auditions,  UTT
Piano Skills Festival, Kilgore College Bach Festival, Stephen F. Austin University's East Texas
Piano Competition, and other competitions.

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SANDRA SILER, NCTM
903/983-8120
kjcsiler@aol.com

Sandra Siler grew up in the piney woods of East Texas.  She studied music at Kilgore College
under Anne Dean Turk, where she was named "Who's Who in Music".  She received her Bachelor
of Music degree from Southern Methodist University and a Master of Art in Piano Performance from
Stephen F. Austin State University two years later.

She continues to study at various workshops and seminars held across the country including the
Tobias Matthay Technical Principles Workshop at Penn State, the National Institute of Piano
Teachers at SMU, David Carr Glover On Location Workshop in Virginia, and The Don Muro
Electronic Workshop held at TCU.  She has intense training in Yamaha and Roland products,
having attended both educational retreats in Houston and Los Angeles, California.

She has been certified and/or is a member of the National Piano Foundation, Kindermusik, and
American College of Musicians.  She is a certified member of the national Music Teachers
Association and attends their state and national conventions.

Mrs. Siler is currently head of piano instruction at Kilgore College, where she has developed and
organized the annual David Karp Piano Festival and the Anne Dean Turk Concerto Competition.  
She has developed an electronic keyboard lab at the college.  Sandra is the conductor for the Red
Hat Supremes of Kilgore and the Kilgore College Piano Ensemble.  The groups have performed for
the National Piano Teacher's Institute held at SMU, the Texas State Music Teacher's Convention
held in Corpus Christi, Texas, the Music Teacher's National Conventions held in Salt Lake City,
Utah; Seattle, Washington; and Austin, Texas.  In 2005 her KC Piano Ensemble was named
Yamaha's 2005 Showcase Exhibitor group.

In addition to her college work, she manages the Mattie Trammel Art Center, a music conservatory
for exceptional students, in Henderson.  She has taught group and private piano lessons for 28
years, incorporating music theory, history, ear training, sight reading, ensemble and electronic
equipment.  Her students have won piano competitions throughout the nation.

Mrs. Siler is in great demand to conduct workshops and seminars as well as to perform as an
adjudicator.  She recently premiered Stephen Lias' Sonata for Piano.  She is a published composer
with Ogilvy Music.  Her composition Fruit Suite was performed at the Music Teacher's National
Convention held in Salt Lake City, Utah.

In her spare time, she is a wife and a mother of two sons, Austin and Nickolas, who are aspiring
pianists in their own right.

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JUDY  WILKINS
903/595-3352
heyjudew@suddenlink.net

Judy Wilkins (BFA, MAIS, University of Texas at Tyler) maintains a private piano studio specializing
in the Suzuki approach.  She is Adjunct Lecturer in Music at the University of Texas at Tyler, where
she teaches applied piano and related coursework, accompanies the University Concert Chorale,
and frequently serves as accompanist for departmental music juries and recitals.  

Professional memberships include East Texas Music Teachers Association and its state and local
affiliates, and the Suzuki Association of the Americas.  Mrs. Wilkins is a Hall of Fame member of the
National Guild of Piano Teachers, and has served that organization as both a local chairperson and
a regional adjudicator.  

A longtime soprano in the Tyler Chamber Chorale, Mrs. Wilkins is currently also accompanist for
this auditioned group of East Texas singers.  Additional professional experience includes musical
accompaniment and direction for the Tyler Civic Theatre, and keyboard accompaniment for a wide
variety of local and regional theatrical and choral performances.

Mrs. Wilkins is a member of Marvin United Methodist Church, where she is active in the music
ministry as a member of the Chancel Choir and as a substitute pianist.


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