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Joy Morin is a pianist currently residing in Bowling Green, Ohio, where she runs a independent teaching studio and is an active collaborative pianist. She has been teaching piano lessons privately to students of all ages and levels for over six years. She also has experience teaching music in group settings, including group keyboard classes at the David D. Hunting YMCA and music theory/composition classes at the Stella Royce Music Camp (both in Grand Rapids, Michigan).
Joy holds a Master of Music degree in piano performance and pedagogy from Central Michigan University (Mount Pleasant, Michigan), where her responsibilities included teaching group piano classes and collaborating with vocalists and instrumentalists. At Central, she studied piano and piano pedagogy with Adrienne Wiley.
Joy also holds a Bachelor of Music degree in piano performance from Hope College (Holland, Michigan), where she studied piano with Andrew Le and piano pedagogy with Adam Clark. Upon graduating summa cum laude from Hope, she received the MTNA StAR award and was granted membership into the Pi Kappa Lambda music honorary society and the Phi Beta Kappa honorary society. Joy also holds an Associate of Music degree in piano performance from Grand Rapids Community College (Grand Rapids, Michigan), where she studied with Mary Scanlan.
Joy has been an active member of the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) since 2006 and is currently pursuing becoming a Nationally Certified Teacher of Music (NCTM). She actively seeks to stay current and further her professional development as a teacher by regularly attending music teacher association events as well as national and state conferences.
In her spare time, Joy maintains a blog at colorinmypiano.com, a place for piano teachers to share ideas, resources and inspiration for their private teaching. She enjoys spending time with her husband, Paul, who is a Master’s candidate in Creative Writing at Bowling Green State University, and their cats, Kira and Coda.
Joy holds a Master of Music degree in piano performance and pedagogy from Central Michigan University (Mount Pleasant, Michigan), where her responsibilities included teaching group piano classes and collaborating with vocalists and instrumentalists. At Central, she studied piano and piano pedagogy with Adrienne Wiley.
Joy also holds a Bachelor of Music degree in piano performance from Hope College (Holland, Michigan), where she studied piano with Andrew Le and piano pedagogy with Adam Clark. Upon graduating summa cum laude from Hope, she received the MTNA StAR award and was granted membership into the Pi Kappa Lambda music honorary society and the Phi Beta Kappa honorary society. Joy also holds an Associate of Music degree in piano performance from Grand Rapids Community College (Grand Rapids, Michigan), where she studied with Mary Scanlan.
Joy has been an active member of the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) since 2006 and is currently pursuing becoming a Nationally Certified Teacher of Music (NCTM). She actively seeks to stay current and further her professional development as a teacher by regularly attending music teacher association events as well as national and state conferences.
In her spare time, Joy maintains a blog at colorinmypiano.com, a place for piano teachers to share ideas, resources and inspiration for their private teaching. She enjoys spending time with her husband, Paul, who is a Master’s candidate in Creative Writing at Bowling Green State University, and their cats, Kira and Coda.
Joy is available to play for weddings, to accompany for various events, and to teach piano lessons in the Bowling Green, Ohio area. To find about more about hiring Joy as a solo or collaborative pianist, please visit joymorin.com. You can also contact her via email by clicking here.
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