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MY STORY
Hi there, I'm Joy! My husband and I relocated to Saline, Michigan in December of 2019 after living in Bowling Green, Ohio for eight years. About half of my students are Ohio students taking their lessons online, while the other half are Michigan students here in the Ann Arbor area. I've been teaching piano for over fifteen years, and I still love it as much as ever! I love working with students and I love passing on my enthusiasm for learning new things and making music.
Biography
Joy Morin is a teacher, pianist, speaker, and writer of a blog for piano teachers at ColorInMyPiano.com. She teaches students of all ages at her independent piano studio outside Ann Arbor, Michigan. A devoted teacher and lifelong learner, Joy is a frequent attendee of conferences and workshops to refine her craft. In recent years, she has twice been the recipient of MTNA Teacher Enrichment Grants, enabling her to further pursue her interest in Edwin Gordon’s work in Music Learning Theory (MLT) and complete certifications from the Gordon Institute for Music Learning (GIML.org) in both Piano and Early Childhood Music.
Joy enjoys connecting with fellow piano teachers, through her blog and beyond. As an outgrowth of her blog, she offers online courses for piano teachers and an annual Piano Teacher Retreat, hosting fifteen piano teachers at her home. As an active member of Music Teachers National Association (MTNA), Joy has served in numerous capacities: most recently as VP for Affiliated Associations for the Ohio Music Teachers Association (OhioMTA) and Co-President of the Toledo Piano Teachers Association. Joy has given presentations on the topics of music learning theory, piano teaching literature, studio business, and piano method books at local, state, and national association levels -- including for the National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy (NCKP); MTNA conferences; state conferences of Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky; and local meetings of chapters across Ohio. Two of her articles were published in the American Music Teacher and Clavier Companion magazines.
A native of Michigan, Joy completed graduate studies at Central Michigan University (Mount Pleasant, Michigan) where she received a Master of Music degree in Piano Performance and Pedagogy, studying both subjects under Adrienne Wiley. Her Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance is from Hope College (Holland, Michigan), where she studied piano with Andrew Le and 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 enjoys connecting with fellow piano teachers, through her blog and beyond. As an outgrowth of her blog, she offers online courses for piano teachers and an annual Piano Teacher Retreat, hosting fifteen piano teachers at her home. As an active member of Music Teachers National Association (MTNA), Joy has served in numerous capacities: most recently as VP for Affiliated Associations for the Ohio Music Teachers Association (OhioMTA) and Co-President of the Toledo Piano Teachers Association. Joy has given presentations on the topics of music learning theory, piano teaching literature, studio business, and piano method books at local, state, and national association levels -- including for the National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy (NCKP); MTNA conferences; state conferences of Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky; and local meetings of chapters across Ohio. Two of her articles were published in the American Music Teacher and Clavier Companion magazines.
A native of Michigan, Joy completed graduate studies at Central Michigan University (Mount Pleasant, Michigan) where she received a Master of Music degree in Piano Performance and Pedagogy, studying both subjects under Adrienne Wiley. Her Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance is from Hope College (Holland, Michigan), where she studied piano with Andrew Le and 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.
 
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Joy is available to provide piano music for weddings, church services, and other events in the Ann Arbor, Michigan area. To find about more about hiring Joy as a solo or collaborative pianist, please visit joymorin.com or contact her via email by clicking here.
