Faculty
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Director
/ Instructor, Laura Huffman, developed a passion for music
at a very young age. It was this desire that led Laura
to pursue a career in music. She graduated from TCU
with a bachelor's degree in Piano Performance and a graduate
degree in Piano Pedagogy. Laura's experience ranges
from early childhood music to music classes for adults and
is a trained Music Together instructor. She is a
member of Fort Worth Music Teachers Association, Music
Teachers National Association, and Phi Kappa Lambda.
Laura teaches all ages and levels and enjoys sharing her
love of music with her students. |
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Ann
Lambert holds a BM in piano pedagogy from the University of
Oklahoma and a MM in piano pedagogy from the University of
Oklahoma. She has experience teaching students and adults of all
ages, as well as assisting with early childhood music classes.
She is a member of Music Teachers National Association, Texas
Music Teachers Association, and Pi Kappa Lambda. Recently she
spent 2 years teaching English in Cambodia and enjoying Asian
culture and cuisine. Ann enjoys teaching and strives to instill
a lifelong enthusiasm for music in her students. |
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Spring
Seals developed a love for music at a young age which she hopes
to share with others through her teaching. She began studying
piano at the age of 7 in her hometown of Grapevine, Texas and
graduated from Oklahoma Baptist University in 2010 with a
Bachelor’s degree in piano performance with an emphasis in
pedagogy. Spring is currently working toward a Master’s degree
in piano pedagogy at TCU. As a graduate assistant, she teaches
both private and group lessons for children, college students,
and adults. She is a member of Sigma Alpha Iota, Pi Kappa
Lambda, and Music Teachers National Association. |
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Whitney
Wasden began playing the piano at age six in Japan. Over the
years, she studied with many talented teachers who each shared
their love of music with her. Last year, Whitney was honored
with the award of "Utah Music Teachers Association Student
Teacher of the Year."
Whitney graduated sum cum laude with a B.M. in Piano Pedagogy
studying with Dr. Yu-Jane Yang at Weber State University. Full
academic and many piano scholarships have been awarded to
Whitney. Now at Texas Christian University with a graduate
assistantship, she is studying for a Piano Pedagogy Masters
Degree under Dr. Ann Gipson, current Music Teachers National
Association President. Whitney's performance teacher at TCU is
Professor Tomas Ungar.
Previous teaching experience includes teaching private and group
classes at Weber State University Piano Preparatory Program as
well as running a successful private studio for 4 years in
Layton, Utah. Whitney is also Camp Manager for the Weber State
University International Solo/Chamber Music Camp. |
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Dr.
Carole Bruton has been teaching piano since 1966. She holds
degrees from Otterbein College, Westerville, Ohio (Bachelor of
Music Education), and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary,
Ft. Worth, Texas (Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts).
She has taught public school music, has maintained a private
studio, as well as teaching at several local colleges. She has
been a member of MTNA, TMTA, Forth Worth and Arlington MTAs and
National Guild of Piano Teachers. She serves as accompanist for
local high school students and as adjudicator for local and
regional piano contests and festivals. |
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Anna
Kim received her Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from
Mokwon University in Korea. She also graduated from Indiana
University with a Master’s degree in Piano Performance. She has
taught many private students from children to adults since 2003.
Currently, she majors in Piano Pedagogy at TCU with a love of
music and teaching. |
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Chanelle Arneson is the sixth of seven children. The Arnesons
are an extremely musical family. Mrs. Arneson and each of her
children are pianists, and the Mr. Arneson is a violinist.
Chanelle began playing the piano at age five and was practicing
three hours per day by age eight. Chanelle studied with her
mother until she was eight and then studied with Elizabeth Stern
till she graduated highschool. Mrs. Arneson was a piano teacher
and had Chanelle teach lessons to young children at age
thirteen. Her studio grew to about ten students when she entered
highschool. Chanelle earned her Bachelor's in Piano Performance
at Evangel University and studied with Dr. Greg Morris.
Chanelle participated in and was a winner in the Oregon Music
Teachers Association's Festivals, Scholarship Awards, and
Concerto Competitions. She has also had master classes with
pianists such as: Julian Martin, Marc Durand, Jose Mendez, David
Wehr, Stephen Hough, Paul Roberts, Janet Guggenheim, Alexander
Tutonov, and Cary Lewis. She has participated in several piano
competitions in Missouri, and in November 2008 took first place
in the Missouri Music Teachers Association State Competition,
Collegiate Piano Lower Division. In 2010, Chanelle was selected
to attend Gijón International Piano Festival in Gijón, Spain
where she received intensive instruction, master classes,
recitals, concerts and private instruction from internationally
known pianists. Currently Chanelle is pursuing her master's
degree in Piano Pedagogy at Texas Christian University. |
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