Sara M. Ernst

School of Music - University of Missouri

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Janice K. Wenger Adjunct Assistant Professor, Piano and Piano Pedagogy
PhD candidate, University of Oklahoma
office: 209 Fine Arts Building
phone: 573-882-3348
fax: 573-884-7444
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mailing address: 140 Fine Arts Building, Columbia, MO 65211

Sara M. Ernst, pianist and pedagogue, is a doctoral candidate for a PhD in Music Education with an Emphasis in Piano Pedagogy at the University of Oklahoma. During the summer, she is on the faculty of the Interlochen Arts Camp, where she works with talented young pianists from around the world. She has received degrees from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, and the University of Missouri in Columbia. Her former piano and piano pedagogy teachers include Jane Magrath, Barbara Fast, Karen Larvick, and John Strauss.

While at the University of Oklahoma, Ernst received the prominent 2008 Provost Graduate Teaching Assistant Award for the courses she taught to piano students, piano pedagogy students, and non-music majors. In 2005, Ernst was the national recipient of the Music Teachers National Association Studio Fellowship Award and has maintained successful studios in Missouri and Oklahoma. Her dissertation research explores and documents the pedagogy and philosophy of master teacher Marvin Blickenstaff. Her other research interests include the growth of self-concept in musicians, development of leveled curriculum for piano students, effective teaching practices, and modern music for intermediate piano students. Ernst is an active member in the Music Teachers National Association, a nationally certified teacher (NCTM), and a frequent adjudicator for state and local piano auditions.

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