Studio Location: Chehalis
Home Telephone: (360) 345-6777
Mailing Address: 239 Alderwood Drive, Chehalis, WA 98532
E-mail: robin@localaccess.com
Instrument Taught: Piano

TEACHER BIOGRAPHY
Teaching Experience:
1996-present adjunct piano and music theory faculty Saint Martin's College, Lacey , Washington
1980-1989 piano instructor/Centralia College Centralia, Washington
1978-present Independent Piano Teacher (nationally and state certified) Lewis County, Washington
1973-78 Instructor of Piano and Music Theory McKendree College, Lebanon, Illinois
1970-72 Robert Pace piano instructor Darien, Connecticut
1969-70 general music teacher/The Daycroft School (K-12) Greenwich, Connecticut
Performing Experience:
1988-present: Duo-Piano concerts with Lynn Lewis throughout the Northwest including concerts at:
• Governor's Mansion in Olympia, Washington in 1991, 1993, 1997, and 1998.
•A benefit concert at St. Martin's college in 1996
•Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma (1998)
•The Evergreen State College, Olympia (1993)
•Elsinore Theater in Salem, Oregon
1959-present Solo Performances:
•Washington, Oregon, Illinois, Missouri, New York, Connecticut, Georgia, Florida
Concerto Performances:
• University Symphony (Interlochen), the Seattle Symphony, the Stamford Symphony (Connecticut), Cascade Symphony (Seattle), Highline Symphony (Seattle), the Thalia Symphony (Seattle), University of Washington Symphony, Mannes Orchestra (New York), the University Symphony (Michigan), the Interlochen Arts Academy Orchestra (Michigan), and the Northwest Wind Symphony (Chehalis, Washington.)
ADJUDICATING EXPERIENCE
1991-present adjudicator for the Washington State Music Teachers Association audition program (evaluating students throughout Washington state.)
1997 adjudicator for Alaska State Music Teachers Association students, Fairbanks, Anchorage, and Eagle River)
1997 judge for the Margaret Downey Piano Competition,Anchorage, AK
1996 judge for South King County Convention Recital Competition, WA.
1996 judge for the Portland Junior Piano Festival, Portland, OR.
1995 adjudicator for the Florestan Arts Festival at Georgia College, Milledgeville, Georgia
Education:
1977-78 Washington University St. Louis Missouri doctoral studies with Etsko Tazaki
1973-4 Master of Music Degree in Piano Performance, Aug 1974 Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville piano studies with Ruth Slenczynska
1966-69 Diploma in Piano Performance, June 1969 undergraduate studies, piano performance piano studies with Nadia Resisenberg
1965-66 University of Washington undergraduate studies, piano performance piano studies with Bela Siki
1963-65 Diploma, June 1965 Interlochen Arts Academy, Michigan
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
•Professionally certified member of the Washington State Music Teachers Association and the Music Teachers National Association since 1978
•1995-1997 WSMTA state certification chair and member of the WSMTA Board of Education
•1991-95 WSMTA vice-president for District IV (Southwest Washington) and member of the WSMTA Executive Board
•1978-present member of the Lewis County Music Teachers Association
•1978-80, 1986-88 and 1996-97 President of the LCMTA