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Piano Department
The Piano Department at Texas State University is comprised of several highly qualified faculty members dedicated to serve the needs of the students. Members of the Piano Department are specialists in many areas, including classical performance, jazz performance, collaborative performance, organ, group teaching, pedagogy, and chamber music.
The Piano Department is committed to preparing piano majors to become the best performers and educators. Our facilities include practice rooms, performance halls, numerous class and rehearsal rooms, a music computing center, a distributive learning center, and an extensive music library. Our faculty are leaders in teaching and performance. With about 600 music majors and 62 faculty members, the Texas State School of Music is a large and comprehensive musical center.
Recognized for artistic and academic excellence, the School of Music offers diversified undergraduate and graduate degree plans. Undergraduate degrees are offered in music performance, composition, jazz studies, sound recording technology, and music education, leading to teacher certification in more than forty states. We have many musical ensembles in which to participate and our calendar includes hundreds of concerts and events per year.
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3rd Texas State International Piano Festival
The 1st & 2nd Texas State International Piano Festivals were both overwhelming successes! We have hosted students and auditors from all over the world, including China, Ecuador, Chile, Argentina, Canada, Indonesia and The United States. This year, we are proud to announce the addition of a College Division to our growing Festival.
We all had one of the most wonderful musical experiences of our lives, which was demonstrated not only by the artistic growth each one of the participants experienced in such a short time, but also by the strong emotions that each other shared at the end of the week. Strong friendships were developed. In fact, some participants already visited each other abroad. Drs. Garcia and Kwak are already busy preparing for the 3rd Festival, which will be held on June 2 -10, 2012. Professors Martin, Slutsky, Snyder, and Elisi have all confirmed their return in 2012. We are equally proud to announce the addition of Professor Marina Lomazov from University of South Carolina to our Faculty. For the latest news, please visit our website at www.music.txstate.edu/piano/txipf.
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