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		Soonsook Myung, D.M.A. Piano Performance & Pedagogy
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		CURRICULUM VITAE
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		::: EDUCATION
		D.M.A., Piano Performance and Pedagogy with Minor in Music Theory and Music History University of Wisconsin, Madison, Aug. 2006 Principal Teachers: Christopher Taylor (piano), Jessica Johnson (pedagogy) GPA: 3.728 M.M., Piano Performance Indiana University, Bloomington, May. 2003 Principal Teacher: Reiko Neriki GPA: 3.79 B.M., Piano Performance Seoul National University, Korea, Feb. 2001 Principal Teacher: Jeong-Kyu Kim
		::: HONOR/AWARD/FELLOWSHIP
		Scholarship of Teaching and Learning National CASTL (Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning) Teaching Scholar (2010) Scholoarship Graduate Teaching Assistantship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2003-2006) Graduate Award at the Indiana University, Bloomington (2001-2003) Scholarship for outstanding students, School of Music at the Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea (1997-2001) Competition Beethoven Competition Winner at the University of Wisconsin, Madison (2004) First place of several competitions in Korea (1994-2001): the Tenth Age, Musical Journal Competition among others
		::: RESIDENCY PROGRAM
		Visiting Scholar, Center for Teaching and Learning, Korea University, Seoul, Korea, Summer 2011 Workshop Leader, Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning, Elon University, Elon, North Carolina, April 2011 Artist in Residency, Institute for Electronic Arts, Alfred, NY, May 15th through 25th, 2011 (funded by IEA’s NYSCA grant & NEA grant) Artist in Residency Program, Experimental Television Center, Owego, NY, January 14th through 18th, 2009
		::: TEACHING EXPERIENCE
		Instructor, Keyboard Skills (2005), University of Wisconsin, Madison Taught sight reading, keyboard techniques, transposition, and harmonization for undergraduate piano performance major as required component of BM degree Assistant Instructor, Introductory Piano Pedagogy (2004), University of Wisconsin, Madison Assisted with curriculum development, supervised teaching and course planning for undergraduate piano pedagogy course Graduate Student Teaching Assistant (2003-2006), University of Wisconsin, Madison Taught Class Piano for undergraduate Music Majors (4 levels) Taught Applied Piano for Music Majors and non Music Majors Technique Practicing Teacher for Piano Major high school students (1997-2001) Seoul Art High School, Seoul, Korea Sun-Hwa Art High School, Seoul, Korea
		::: SELECTED PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE
		Masterclass Masterclass given to students of University of Wisconsin, Platteville at Center for the Arts, Platteville, WI (4/2008) Public Performance Guest Performance at the National Association for Korean Schools’ 30th Anniversary Celebration Concert, Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport, San Francisco, California (7/2011) Korean Lyric Song Medley - 선구자/님이 오시는지/목련화/남촌/비목/그리운 금강산 The Precursor/Said, If You Come/Mokryeonhwa/Namchon/Beemok/Kuriun Kumgang san Lecture recital at 2011 International Conference of The College Music Society, Seoul & Gyeongju, South Korea (7/2011) “Cultural Pluralism in Bartok’s Dance Suite” Recital at Holmes Auditorium, Alfred, NY (5/2011) “John Cage: Experimental Music for Piano” Cheap Imitation Chess Music Two Pieces for Piano Guest Performance at Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative, Whitney Auditorium, Elon University, Elon, North Carolina (1/2011) Amazing Grace Lift Every Voice and Sing Recital at Rowe Recital Hall, University of North Carolina – Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina (10/2010) Frederic Chopin’s Piano Sonata No.3 in B minor, Op.58 Sergei Prokofiev’s Piano Sonata No.6 in A major, Op.82 Guest Performance at Praise, My Soul Praise! Korean First Presbyterian Church of Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina (10/2010) W.D. Cornrell’s Wonderful Peace Amazing Grace Guest Performance at the 4th Annual The Bridge of Tomorrow Scholarship Award Banquet, Korean School of Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina (5/2010) Korean Lyric Song Medley - 선구자/님이 오시는지/목련화/남촌/비목/그리운 금강산 The Precursor/Said, If You Come/Mokryeonhwa/Namchon/Beemok/Kuriun Kumgang san Guest Performance at Art and Health Fair Faith Presbyterian Church, Greensboro, North Carolina (5/2010) Robert Schumann’s Humoreske, Op.20 Guest Performance at Black Excellence Awards Banquet, Multi-cultural Center, Elon University, Elon, North Carolina (4/2010) Amazing Grace Lift Every Voice and Sing Guest Performance at Praying for Haiti, Korean First Presbyterian Church of Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina (1/2010) Amazing Grace Guest Performance at Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative, Whitney Auditorium, Elon University, Elon, North Carolina (1/2010) Amazing Grace Give Thanks Recital at Phillips Recital Hall of the Haas Fine Arts Center, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Summer Sounds Concert Series (7/2009) Frederic Chopin’s Nocturne Op.9, No.2 Frederic Chopin’s Ballade Op.23, No.1 Frederic Chopin’s Scherzo Op.31, No.2 Frederic Chopin’s Polonaise Op.53, “Heroique” Frederic Chopin’s Sonata No.3 in B minor Op.58 Lecture recital at University of Wisconsin-River Falls, River Falls, WI (4/2009) “Modern Piano Music & Its Reception” Lecture recital at the Pacific Northwest Regional Conference of The College Music Society, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA (4/2009) “Cultural Pluralism in Bartok’s Dance Suite” Contemporary Chamber Ensemble, Mills Hall, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison, WI (4/2009) “Triple Duo by Elliot Carter” Performance & Artist Talk at Experimental Television Center, Owego, NY (1/2009) “Contemporary Piano Music & Its reception” Artist Talk at Electronic Integrated Arts Graduate Program, Alfred University, Alfred, NY (1/2009) “Soonsook Myung, Postmodern Pianist” Lecture recital at Alfred University, Alfred, NY (1/2009) “Contemporary Piano Music & Its reception” Lecture recital at the Fifty-first National Conference of The College Music Society – Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel, Atlanta, GA (9/2008) “Concord Sonata by Charles Ives: Performance Manual & Reception for Experimental Music” Lecture recital at the Rocky Mountain/Pacific Northwest Super Regional Conference of The College Music Society – The University of Montana in Missoula, Missoula, MT (4/2008) “Concord Sonata by Charles Ives: Performance Manual & Reception for Experimental Music” Recital at Center for the Arts, Platteville, WI (4/2008) Robert Schumann’s Humoreske Op.20 Ludwig van Beethoven’s Sonata Op.10, No.3 in D major Sergey Prokofiev’s Sonata Op.82, No.6 Lecture recital at the Pacific Central/Pacific Southern Super Regional Conference of The College Music Society – Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA (3/2008) “Concord Sonata by Charles Ives: Performance Manual & Reception for Experimental Music” Lecture recital at the South Central/Southern Super Regional Conference of The College Music Society – Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA (3/2008) “Concord Sonata by Charles Ives: Performance Manual & Reception for Experimental Music” Recital at Steadman Recital Hall, Mansfield, PA (2/2008) Ludwig van Beethoven’s Sonata Op.10, No.3 in D major Sergey Prokofiev’s Sonata Op.82, No.6 Lecture recital at Holmes Auditorium, Alfred, NY (1/2008) “John Cage: Experimental Music for Piano” Cheap Imitation Chess Music Two Pieces for Piano Lecture Recital at the College Music Society’s 2007 Regional Conferences (Rocky Mountain Chapter- Red Rocks Community College) (3/2007) “A Study of Béla Bartók’s Dance Suite: Comparison and Analysis of the Piano and Orchestral Versions” University of Wisconsin, Madison DMA Final Solo Recital (2/2006) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Sonata in D Major, K.576 Robert Schumann’s Humoreske Op.20 Sergey Prokofiev’s Sonata Op.82, No.6 The Complete Mozart Sonatas Marathon Concert (2/2006) DMA Lecture Recital (2/2005) Bela Bartok’s Piano Transcription of Orchestral work, Dance Suite - Comparison and Analysis of the piano and orchestral version DMA Chamber Recital, Piano Trio (6/2004) DMA Solo Recital (3/2004) Beethoven Competition Winner’s Concert (5/2004) Ludwig van Beethoven’s Sonata Op.10, No.3 in D maj Indiana University, Bloomington MM Graduate Solo Recital (2002) MM Graduate Chamber Recital (2002) Seoul National University BM Graduate Recital (2000) Performance with Korean Symphony Orchestra (1999) Spring and Fall Annual Concerts in each year (1997-2001)
		::: MASTERCLASS PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE
		*Dong-Il Han: Performed Cesar Frank’s Prelude, Chorale, and Fuge* (Feb.2001) *Charles Abramovic: Performed Sergey Prokofiev’s Sonata No.6* (Oct. 2004) *Jeffrey Siegel: Performed Frederic Chopin’s Sonata Op. 35, in Bb minor* (Mar. 2005) *Gilbert Kalish: Performed Bela Bartok’s Dance Suite* (Nov.2005)
		::: PUBLIC CONFERENCE/PRESENTATION
		Guest Lecture at the National Association for Korean Schools’ 29th Annual Conference on “How K-pop affects Korean Language Education at Korean Heritage School” (07/2011) Workshop at the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning, Elon University on “Sustainable Learning in Music” (04/2011) Poster Presentation at the SoTL Commons 2011, An International Conference for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning on “Do Rubrics Really Work In Music Performance Related Courses?” (3/2011) Research Presentation at 2011 International Conference of The College Music Society on “Pedagogical Comparison and Contrast Between Asian and American Approaches to Music Prodigies” (07/2011) Research Presentation at the ISSoTL10: International Conference of the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning on “A Rubric in Music Performance Related Courses” (10/2010) Research Presentation at the College Music Society’s 2010 National Conferences on “Visualized Music and Its Reception: Influence of Peking Opera in Chinese Pianist’s Performance” (09/2010) Research Presentation at the 2010 CASTL Institute for Developing Scholars of Teaching and Learning on “Assessment Using Rubrics in Music Disciplines” (6/2010) Research Presentation at the SoTL Commons 2010, An International Conference for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning on “A Rubric in Music Performance Related Courses” (3/2010) Poster Presentation at ISSOTL 2009 Conference, Conference for the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning on “Pedagogical Comparison and Contrast Between Asian and American Approaches to Music Prodigies” (10/2009) Research Presentation at the College Music Society’s 2009 Regional Conferences (Pacific Northwest Chapter) on “Pedagogical Comparison and Contrast Between Asian and American Approaches to Music Prodigies” (4/2009) Research Presentation at the College Music Society’s 2009 Regional Conferences (Pacific Southwest Chapter) on “Visualized Music and Its Reception: Influence of Peking Opera in Chinese Pianist’s Performance” (4/2009) Research Presentation at the SoTL Commons 2009, An International Conference for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning on “Pedagogical Comparison and Contrast Between Asian and American Approaches to Music Prodigies” (3/2009) Research Presentation at the College Music Society’s 2007 Regional Conferences (Pacific Central Chapter) on “Book Evaluation of John Thompson’s “Modern Course for the Piano” (3/2007) Research Presentation at the College Music Society’s 2006 Regional Conferences (Pacific Central, Northeast, and Great Lakes Chapters) on “Application of Gyorgy Sandor’s Technical Principles for intermediate piano students” (3/2006)
		::: PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS/CONTINUED EDUCATION
		Member of the CMS, College Music Society Member of the MTNA, Music Teachers National Association Attended several Conferences and Workshops Jane Tan’s ‘Masterful Teaching’ at the Faley’s Piano House Marvin Blickenstaff’s Masterclass at the University of Wisconsin-Madison College Music Society’s 2006 Regional Conferences, Pacific Central Chapter College Music Society’s 2006 Regional Conferences, Northeast Chapter College Music Society’s 2006 Regional Conferences, Great Lakes Chapter College Music Society’s 2007 Regional Conferences, Pacific Central Chapter College Music Society’s 2007 Regional Conferences, Rocky Mountain Chapter College Music Society’s 2007 Regional Conferences, Great Plains Chapter College Music Society’s 2008 SuperRegional Conferences, South Central/Southern Chapters College Music Society’s 2008 SuperRegional Conferences, Pacific Central/Pacific Southern Chapters College Music Society’s 2008 SuperRegional Conferences, Rocky Mountain/Pacific Northwest Chapters College Music Society’s 2008 National Conference The SoTL Commons 2009, A Conference for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning 2009 ISSoTL Conference, “Solid Foundations, Emergine Knowledge, Shared Futures” The SoTL Commons 2010, A Conference for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning
		::: LIST OF REFERENCES
		Johnson, Jessica jgjohnson@wisc.edu Associate Professor of Piano and Piano Pedagogy at University of Wisconsin, Madison Rm. 5418 3561 Mosse Humanities Building 455 North Park St. Madison, WI 53706-1483 608) 263-1927 Taylor, Christopher cptaylor4@wisc.edu Associate Professor of Piano at University of Wisconsin, Madison Rm. 4434 3561 Mosse Humanities Building 455 North Park St. Madison, WI 53706-1483 608) 263-3643 Kautsky, Catherine catherine.c.kautsky@lawrence.edu Professor of Music & Chair of Keyboard Studies at Lawrence University Rm. 260 Music-Drama Center Conservatory of Music Lawrence University Appleton, WI 54912 920) 832-6627 Blasius, Leslie David lblasius@wisc.edu Associate Professor of Music Theory at University of Wisconsin, Madison Rm. 4539 3561 Mosse Humanities Building 455 North Park St. Madison, WI 53706-1483 608) 262-9294 Thimmig, Les ltimmig@wisc.edu Professor of Jazz & Music Theory at University of Wisconsin, Madison Rm. 4442 3561 Mosse Humanities Building 455 North Park St. Madison, WI 53706-1483 608) 263-1904 Neriki, Reiko-Shigoeoka nerikir@indiana.edu Senior Lecturer, Piano Performance at Indiana University - Bloomington MA 318 Music Addition 1201 E Third St. Bloomington, IN 47405 812)855-6740


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