Thank you for visiting my personal website. My areas of interest are piano playing, music learning, and teacher education. I enjoy researching effective teaching strategies, repertoire for the piano, curriculum for music learning at the piano, and child development.
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about my workP
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about my workP
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I currently serve as:
- Associate Professor, Director of Piano Pedagogy, University of Oklahoma, where I teach courses in piano pedagogy and group piano and direct student research
- Director of Teacher Engagement for the Frances Clark Center and Director of Programming for The Piano Conference: NCKP 2027
- Co-editor-in-chief of Piano Inspires Kids magazine
- Collegiate Chapter Chair for the Oklahoma Music Teachers Association
List of Leveled Piano Collections by Cornelius Gurlitt
Contact
Sara M. Ernst
Associate Professor, Director of Piano Pedagogy, University of Oklahoma