Collaborative Pianist
Recreational Music Making Training, Corpus Christi, TX
Suzuki Teacher Training, Queens University, Kingston, Ont. Canada
M.S. in Music, Piano, Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
B.M., Mansfield State College
BME, Mansfield State College
Linda was the first person to graduate from Mansfield State College, Mansfield, Pennsylvania, fulfilling all the requirements of two Bachelor of Music degrees in less than five years (piano performance and music education).聽 She also has a Master鈥檚 degree from Mansfield University, with additional graduate study at Ithaca College (Ithaca, New York), and with the internationally acclaimed concert pianist, Anthony di Bonaventura. Linda is a nationally certified teacher through the Music Teacher鈥檚 National Association, a special designation given only to music teachers who meet the highest professional standards. She has performed professionally in wineries and restaurants throughout the Finger Lakes region of New York State; taught piano, and was Director of Music in several churches in upstate New York. Her extensive experience in collaborative piano includes accompanying a past winner (baritone singer) of the National Federation of Music Clubs, at the national convention in Lexington, Kentucky. Memberships include The Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association, Music Teachers National Association, and the American Federation of Musicians, Local 17.聽