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"Taking off the Training Wheels: Effectively Teaching Past the Method Book and into the Intermediate Repertoire" with Janna Williamson

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Pianist Janna Williamson, NCTM, is a highly sought-after teacher of students of all levels with over twenty years of professional teaching experience. She maintains a home studio in West Chicago, Illinois, and previously taught at the Wheaton Yamaha Music School from 2001-2020 where she also served as Supervisor of Private Lessons. A teacher of teachers, Janna is a Content Creator for TopMusicPro and coaches piano teachers around the world through her online Teacher Consultation service. She regularly presents to local music teacher associations and has presented at state conferences including Illinois, Indiana, and Minnesota. Her YouTube channel features free pedagogical content, particularly focused on how to teach intermediate historical repertoire.

Janna holds masters and bachelors degrees in piano performance from the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University and the Wheaton College Conservatory of Music (both summa cum laude). Janna is a member of the Music Teachers National Association, the Musicians Club of Women, and the Wheaton College Scholastic Honor Society. In addition to working as a collaborative pianist with singers and instrumentalists around Chicago, Janna is an active church musician playing and singing in both traditional and contemporary styles and has experience directing her church's children's choir. When she is not seated at the piano, Janna loves spending her time with her husband and their four children. For more information, please visit www.jannawilliamson.com or www.youtube.com/c/jannawilliamson 

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