Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance, Brigham Young University, 2006
Piano Training
Studied piano with Dr. Scott Holden (BYU) - 2002 to 2006
Studied piano with Marlene Bachelder (BYU) - Summer 2006
Studied Piano Pedagogy with Dr. Irene Peery-Fox (BYU) - 2004 to 2005
Studied piano with Dr. Bonnie Winterton (University of Utah) - 1997 to 2002
Began piano study - 1990
Other Piano-Related Educational Experiences
Attended master classes taught by Kevin Kenner, Yoshie Akimoto, Arthur Greene and Leon Fleisher
Had private lessons taught by Kevin Kenner, Yoshie Akimoto and Arthur Greene
Attended the 2004 World Piano Pedagogy Conference in Las Vegas
Awards & Scholarships
BYU Piano Scholarship, 2005
Offered piano scholarship, University of Utah, 2002
BYU Piano Scholarship, 2005
Offered piano scholarship, University of Utah, 2002
Offered piano scholarship, Brigham Young University-Idaho, 2002
Senior Recital, Madsen Recital Hall, Brigham Young University, Spring 2006
Accompanied various vocal recitals, 2005-2006
Sophomore Recital, Madsen Recital Hall, Brigham Young University, Spring 2004
BYU Piano Area Recital, Fall 2003
BYU Concerto Competition, competitor, Fall 2003
Concerto Night soloist, Cottonwood High School Orchestra, Spring 2001 and Spring 2002
Soloist with Cottonwood High School Orchestra, San Francisco, CA, Spring 2001
Evening of Concertos, soloist, Murray Symphony, Spring 2001
Shows
Pirates of Penzance, pianist, Summer 2007
Peter Pan, pianist, Fall 2001
Annie Get Your Gun, pianist, Fall 2000
Certifications
NCTM (Nationally Certified Teacher of Music)
Experience
Private piano instructor, 1999 to present
Pianist for receptions and banquets, 2000 to present
Private vocal studio pianist, Murray, UT, 2003
Accompanist for private instrumental music lessons and juries, 2002 to 2007
Accompanist for private voice lessons, juries & competitions, 2003 to present
BYU German Master Class pianist, 2005
Accompanist for beginning vocal class, 2006
BYU SummerFest accompanist, 2007
Other Music Experience
Violinist in school orchestras, 1994 to 2002
Violinist section leader, 2001 to 2002
Violinist in BYU University Strings, 2002
BYU University Chorale pianist, 2003 & 2004
Studied organ under Dr. Don Cook, 2004-2005
Church pianist and organist, 1998 to present
About Jenny
When Jenny was in preschool, she would come home, sit down at the piano bench, and play by ear the songs she had sung at school that day. Her parents realized that she had a talent for music, and at the age of six Jenny began her formal piano study. At the age of thirteen she was accepted into the studio of Dr. Bonnie Winterton, a professor of piano at the University of Utah. Through the encouragement of Dr. Winterton, Jenny began teaching piano lessons at the age of fifteen, and has continued to teach ever since.
At the age of seventeen, Jenny was a soloist with the Murray Symphony, performing the first movement of Mendelssohn's Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor. She also performed the same concerto with her high school orchestra in Salt Lake City, as well as in San Francisco, California. At the age of eighteen she performed the third movement of the same concerto with her high school orchestra. In 2002 she received the honor of being her high school's Sterling Scholar in Music.
Jenny attended Brigham Young University, where she received her Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance, studying piano with Dr. Scott Holden and pedagogy with Dr. Irene Peery-Fox. She received academic and music scholarships while at BYU, and performed in several BYU-sponsored performances, including the BYU Piano Department Area Recital and Students of Dr. Holden Studio Recital. She also was a participant in BYU's Concerto Competition. She performed two solo piano recitals, in Spring of 2004 and Spring of 2006.
Jenny is also an accomplished accompanist, having accompanied vocalists and instrumentalists professionally for the past eight years. She also plays the violin and the organ.
Jenny recently became a Nationally Certified Teacher of Music. She is married and has a two-year-old son. She and her family recently relocated to the San Antonio area, where she is excited to establish her piano studio.
