Ohio State Piano Pedagogy Day with Mary Craig Powell
Sunday, October 11, 2015 • 12:30 – 5 p.m.
Weigel Hall, Room 177

This workshop with Suzuki pedagogue Mary Craig Powell is free and open to the public.  There will first be a talk about the Suzuki method, followed by a teaching demonstration with some of her own students. Time will also be given for a Question & Answer session about pedagogy in general.

Powell currently teaches piano in her home studio in Columbus, Ohio. Retired from the Conservatory of Music faculty of Capital University, she has taught piano at both the college and preparatory levels. Powell is author of the book Focus on Suzuki Piano and contributor to Teaching Suzuki Piano. Currently she serves as the co-chair of the ISA Piano Committee. In recognition of her contribution to Suzuki instruction, she has received the Excellence in Teaching award and the Excellence in Suzuki Teacher Education award from the SAA as well as the Distinguished Alumna award from East Carolina University

As an active member of MTNA, she was named the State Certified Piano Teacher of the Year by the Ohio Music Teachers’ Association. In autumn 2013 she was featured for her teaching of Suzuki Method through an interview in Clavier Companion.