Jinnan Liu, NCTM, is originally from Qingdao, China. She started to learn piano at age 6. Jinnan holds her Ph.D. in Music Education with Piano Pedagogy emphasis from Louisiana State University. She earned an MM degree in Piano Performance and Pedagogy from Baylor University and two Bachelor’s degrees in Piano Performance from Nazareth University and Shandong Normal University. She has been teaching private piano lessons since 2015 and group piano classes since 2019. She has had students in Qingdao, China; Jinan, China; Rochester, NY; Waco, TX; and Baton Rouge, LA. Now she is the instructor of record at LSU and is mainly responsible for the group piano class.

 

Jinnan is an active member,  presenter, and researcher at the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA), the National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy (NCKP), and the International Society for Music Education (ISME). She was awarded the “Nationally Certified Teacher of Music” in September 2021. She is passionate about developing students’ interest in music and teaching piano lessons to all ages. She is committed to creating a harmonious and perfect teaching environment. Her current research interests are learning effectiveness, student motivation, and music accessibility.

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