Dr. John Michael Walker (South Dakota State University faculty since 2001)

Professor of Music Director of Keyboard Studies Patricia Noethe Pierce Distinguished Artist in Residence

South Dakota State University Lincoln Music Hall, Room 111 Brookings, SD 57007

Tel: (605) 688-4229 (office) • (605) 695-8171 (cell) Fax (605) 688-4307 email: [email protected]

Education DMA, Performance, 1995, University of Colorado - Boulder MM with Honors, Chamber Music and Accompanying, 1982, San Francisco Conservatory of Music BM with High Honors, Piano Performance, 1977, University of California at Santa Barbara Internship in Piano Pedagogy, 1978, New School for Music Study (Frances Clark), Princeton General studies, Diablo Valley Community College, 1974, Pleasant Hill, California

SDSU Faculty Appointment Date Position Type of Experience 2011-present Professor Teaching, Creative/Scholarship, Service 2005-2011 Associate Professor Teaching, Creative/Scholarship, Service 2001-2005 Assistant Professor Teaching, Creative/Scholarship, Service

Other Re lated Full -time Professional Appointments Date Organization Appointment 1995-2001 Adams State College Assistant Professor of Music 1986–1993 Music Specialist Los Medanos College

Current Teaching Assignment MUAP 110/210/310/410, Applied Piano MUS 110/110L, Basic Theory I and II MUS 270, Piano Pedagogy I Additionally, direct piano program and administer piano proficiency exam. Advising Currently serving as advisor to 9 undergraduate piano majors.

Awards and Honors College of Arts & Sciences Distinguished Performer Award, 2010 First Patricia Noethe Pierce Distinguished Artist in Residence at SDSU, 2009 2

F. O. Butler Foundation Faculty Award for Excellence in Creative Activity, 2004

Recent Contributions in Scholarship, Research, and Creative Activity Invited pedagogue for Iowa Piano Federation Annual Conference on the topic “Speed Learning at the Piano” April, 2013 Invited to perform with clarinetist Michael Walsh at the 2013 International Clarinet Association Clarinetfest in Assisi, Italy, June 2013

Publications The in the Attic, Clarinet in the Attic, Alto Saxophone in the Attic, in the Attic, in the Attic, and Violin in the Attic. Each contains 20 recital/audition pieces for intermediate level students. C. Rose, 32 Etudes for Clarinet, new edition by Carl Fischer. Includes bundled CD with printable pdf files of my original piano accompaniments and my recordings of the accompaniment tracks. Also published separately for flute. W. Ferling, 48 Studies for Eb Saxophone, new edition by Carl Fischer. Includes bundled CD with printable pdf f iles of my original piano accompaniments and my recordings of the accompaniment tracks. Also published separately for oboe.

Recordings C. Rose, 32 Etudes for Clarinet and Piano, with Christopher Hill, clarinet, private label Various accompaniment CDs for Carl Fischer editions: Arbans Platinum Edition, CD Solo Series for cello and violin.

Performances Beethoven Complete Piano Sonatas - series of ten recitals over five years began in March, 2008. Completed series in March, 2013. Performed at South Dakota State University and regional venues in Sioux Falls and throughout South Dakota. Beethoven's Choral Fantasy (solo piano) with Northern Iowa Symphony Orchestra, April, 2013, also with members of SD Symphony and SDSU music students in 2012 Soloist with South Dakota Symphony performing Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor. Chamber music performances periodically with principal members of South Dakota Symphony. Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with South Dakota Symphony. This performance was a surprise, as I was asked to replace a soloist at 11:00 am on the morning of the performance that evening. Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 harpsichord solo, South Dakota Symphony, as well as the other five concertos, December, 2012 Collaborative annual faculty recitals with SDSU faculty members since 2001 Works for piano four hands in various locales in Italy and Switzerland, 2009 Brahms’ Piano Quintet in F Minor with members of the Augustana String Quartet at SDSU and at Augustana College. Piano and cello recital with Maxim Kozlov in Pierre, sponsored by the Pierre Music Teachers Association. Piano four hands concert for Black Hills Chamber Music Society in Rapid City.

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Recent Significant Contributions to Service To University Department web content editor Maintained recruiting efforts through personal appearances in - and out -of-state, campus piano events, and through Music Dept. website development Continued on-campus piano experiences for community and regional piano students and teachers through hosting of events such as Piano Day and Piano Camp Accompanied students for scholarship auditions and new faculty interviews

To Profession Past President of South Dakota Music Teachers Association Board member for the Dakota Sky International Piano Festival in Sioux Falls Presented booth at Teaching Emporium on distance teaching using video and Skype Served as competition monitor at the MTNA national conferences Judge piano festivals and contests in region

To SDSU/Community Program Coordinator for the Brookings Chamber Music Society since 2002. I bring national and international performing artists to campus for the Chamber Music Series, and obtain grants through the South Dakota Arts Council and Arts Midwest for necessary funding. I also provide transportation and hospitality for the artists, coordinate program and brochure printing, board meetings, and negotiate contracts with future artists. Serve as community resource for locating piano teachers, evaluating used , and helping churches find service musicians Play piano for residents at the United Retirement Center

Recent Professional Development Solo tour through Europe to research composers, piano factories, European history and culture, and give workshops, including accompanying SDSU choir on tour throughout Austria. Attended MTNA annual conference in New York, 2012, Atlanta in 2009, and Albuquerque in 2010 Organized/presented/attended South Dakota Music Teachers Assoc. annual conference in every year since 2001 Performing participant in Summer Session for Music and Arts in Siena, Italy, Summer 2009