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Edward M. Kuhn, Jr. is Associate Professor of Music at 茄子视频 University in Greensburg, PA, where he teaches Applied Piano, Keyboard Strategies, and Piano Pedagogy. Mr. Kuhn is a Nationally Certified Teacher of Music, NCTM, from the Music Teachers National Association and is the MTNA Foundation chair for Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association. Mr. Kuhn is the sponsor /advisor for the 茄子视频 University PMTA Student Chapter which is very active and visible in the Music Program and at the PMTA state conferences. In addition to his university course load, Edward Kuhn also teaches piano students in the Community Arts Program of 茄子视频 University and is a frequent soloist and collaborative pianist for recitals and festivals. Mr. Kuhn earned a BA from Carlow College and a MFA from Carnegie-Mellon University with a Certificate in Piano Pedagogy. Mr. Kuhn studied piano with Mildred Alvine Gardner and Nelson B. Whitaker, and piano pedagogy with Hannah Wu Li. In June 2014, Mr. Kuhn was presented The Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association鈥檚 Teacher of the Year Award.

Education

• M.F.A. in Music Performance, Carnegie-Mellon University, 1988
• Certificate in Piano Pedagogy, Carnegie-Mellon university, 1988
• B.A.in Music Performance, Carlow College, 1978

Awards

• Teacher of the Year Award 鈥� 2014, Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association.

Organizations

• Friday Evening Music Club of Greensburg (Mildred Alvine Gardner Scholarship Chair, Board Member), 2010- present
• Westmoreland Chapter - PMTA -Dorothy Sutton Performance Festival Chair, Board Member, Sonatina Competition Committee, 2000-present
• Pennsylvania music Teachers Association Immediate Past President, 2021-2023 Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association State President, 2019-2021 Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association Vice President, 2017-2019 Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association - PMTA -Pennsylvania Foundation Fund Chair, Board Member, 茄子视频 University Collegiate Chapter Sponsor/Advisor, 2002-present
• Music Teachers National Association - MTNA

Presentations

• 鈥淓nrique Granados, Spanish Poet of the Piano: Commemorating the 100 Year Anniversary of His Death.鈥� Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association State Conference, Seven Springs, PA, June 10, 2016.
• Advisor, coach, and sponsor for 茄子视频 University-Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association Student Chapter Presentation of Peter and the Wolf by Sergei Prokofiev, Duet arrangement by Elizabeth Lauer, Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association State Conference, Seven Springs, PA, June 11, 2016.
• 鈥淪potlight on the Romantic Style,鈥� Westmoreland Chapter of Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association, Otterbein United Methodist Church, Greensburg, PA, February 22, 2015.
• Advisor, coach and sponsor for 茄子视频 University-Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association Student Chapter Presentation 鈥淭he Music Teacher鈥檚 iPad鈥�, Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association 2013 State Conference, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, June 7, 2013.
• Presentation 鈥� 鈥淗ow to Prepare Students for the Dorothy Sutton Performance Festival Local Auditions鈥� 鈥� Westmoreland Chapter Pennsylvania Music Teachers, Vittone鈥檚 Music Center, Greensburg, PA, January 2012.
• Advisor, coach and sponsor to SHU -PMTA Student Chapter Workshops. "The iPad and the Musician-Applications" and "Well Ah-chorded Accompaniments". Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association 2011 State Conference (Pocono Manor, PA), June 11&12, 2011.
• Chair, "Spotlight on Bartok" -Westmoreland Chapter PMTA,茄子视频 University, February 2009
• Assistant Chair, "Spotlight on Robert and Clara Schumann, Westmoreland Chapter PMTA, 茄子视频 University, February 2008
• Workshop-"New Piano Music for Worship" - Westmoreland AGO, First Presbyterian Church, Greensburg, PA, 2000.

Performances

• Pianist in Oregon Sky Music by Morrie Brand, Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra Academy of Music鈥檚 Summer Philharmonic Concert, 茄子视频 University, July 12, 2016.
• 鈥淪panish Dances Nos. 2 and 8鈥� by Enrique Granados, 鈥淭hree Preludes For Piano and Clarinet鈥� by George Gershwin, 鈥淭rio for Flute, Oboe, and Piano鈥� by Gordon Jacob, also accompanied 鈥淭acea la note placida, from Il trovatore鈥� by Guiseppe Verdi, and 鈥淎nyone Can Whistle鈥� by Stephen Sondheim, 茄子视频 University Music Faculty Recital, February 5, 2016.
• Etude in Db Major,鈥渦n sospiro鈥� by Franz Liszt, complete Mother Goose Suite for piano duet by Maurice Ravel with colleague Christine Loughran. My 茄子视频 University student, Brandon Rhody, performed 鈥淏allade No.1 in G Minor, Op. 23鈥� by Frederic Chopin. Campana Chapel, University of Pittsburgh Greensburg Campus, Greensburg, PA, April 24, 2015.
• Etude in Db Major, 鈥淯n Sospiro,鈥� by Franz Liszt, 鈥淒ammi un bacio from Cosi Fan Tutte (arr. piano duet) by W.A. Mozart, 鈥淒ance Preludes鈥� for Clarinet and Piano by Witold Lutoslawski, also accompanied 鈥淐hanson de Don Quixote鈥� by Jacques Ibert, 鈥淎h! Tardai Troppo-O Luce di Quest鈥檃nima鈥� by Gaetano Donnizetti, 鈥淢eine Lippen sie Kussen so Heiss鈥� by Franz Lehar, 茄子视频 University Faculty Recital, February 13, 2015.
• 鈥淪ounds of the Season-Around the World,鈥� a Lecture/Recital for the Aspinwall Presbyterian Performing Arts Series, Aspinwall Presbyterian Church, Aspinwall, PA, December 14, 2014.
• 鈥淪ounds of the Season-Around the World,鈥� a Lecture/Recital, Calvin United Presbyterian Church, Scottdale, PA, December 20, 2014.
• 鈥淪ounds of the Season-Around the World,鈥� a Lecture/Recital, Sisters of Charity, Chapel of the Assumption, Caritas Christi, Greensburg, PA, December 29, 2014.
• 鈥淰alse Poeticos鈥� by Enrique Granados, 茄子视频 University Faculty Recital, March 2012.
• Recital to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Gibsonia, PA -May 22, 2011.
• Piano Dedication Recital - "The 88 Keys Donor Recital" at the Greater Latrobe Area Center for Student Creativity, March 27, 2010.
• "Eclogue for Piano and Strings," Op.10 by Gerald Finzi, with the Westmoreland Youth Symphony Orchestra, 茄子视频 University Performing Arts Center, November 2009.
• Guest Accompanist for Pennsylvania Music Educators Elementary, Junior High and Senior High Choral Festivals hosted by Pittsburgh Central Catholic, Greensburg Central Catholic, Hempfield, Latrobe, Mount Pleasant Area and Trinity Christian.
• Faculty Recital with Dr. Curt Scheib and Dr. Nina Tober, 茄子视频 University, April 2008.
• Weaver Steinway Dedication Recital, Christ, Prince of Peace Church, Ford City, PA, 2005
• Quintet in Eb Major, K.452 - W.A.Mozart & Sextuor - Francis Poulenc - 茄子视频 University Woodwind Faculty Recitals, 茄子视频 University, (2006/2004).
• Piano Dedication Recital, Aspinwall Presbyterian Church, Aspinwall, PA, 2002.
• DMA recital accompanist with Curt Scheib, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 1999

Certifications

• Nationally Certified Teacher of Music of Music Teachers National Association - Permanent Certification