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Bonnie Brown
Bonnie Brown
Bonnie Brown, violinist and educator, is a native of Jackson, Mississippi, where she currently resides and maintains an active performing and teaching career. A former first violinist and Assistant Concertmaster with the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, she also performs with the Louisiana Philharmonic, the Meridian Symphony Orchestra, The Gulf Coast Symphony, The Huntsville Symphony Orchestra, and is a resident member of the Listeso Quartet, performing for the Candlelight Concert Series by Fever in Jackson.
Bonnie serves as Director of Strings at First Presbyterian Day School, where she leads violin, viola, and cello instruction for grades 3-6, and additionally maintains a private strings studio. She is also co-founder of The Zoey Girls, a violin duo with her Sister Shellie Brown Kemp.
A recipient of numerous awards and fellowships, Bonnie is a two-time winner of both the Mississippi State Fair Fiddling Competition and MSO Concerto Competition, and many various competitions throughout the South. She has performed in international venues, including the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., the Aspen Summer Music Festival and School, and the Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing, China.
Bonnie holds a Bachelor of Music from The Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University, and both a Master of Music and Professional Studies Certificate from the Manhattan School of Music in New York City.
Pamela Pike
Pamela Pike
Pamela D. Pike, PhD, NCTM, is the Spillman Professor of Piano Pedagogy and Associate Dean of Research, Creative Practice, and Community Engagement in the College of Music & Dramatic Arts at Louisiana State University. Pike has won state Music Teacher of the Year awards in both Arkansas and Louisiana and has been the recipient of the coveted LSU Foundation Distinguished Teaching Award for graduate teaching and mentorship. Her extensive asynchronous curriculum, How to Play Piano, is a best-seller with The Great Courses. Pike is a member of the RCM College of Examiners and a Yamaha Master Educator. Her students have won teaching, research, and performance awards for their work and have been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals.
Dr. Pike has published over four dozen scholarly articles in top music education journals on topics of her pedagogical research, including sight reading, practicing, distance teaching, andragogy, and teacher burnout. She has twice won the MTNA American Music Teacher Article of the Year Award (in 2013 and 2026) and, in 2025, Pike was awarded the LSU Senior Rainmaker Award for decades of outstanding research. Pike enjoys sharing practical applications of scholarly studies with teachers around the globe and is a sought-after speaker and clinician. She has presented throughout Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America. Pike has published full-length books, book chapters, and currently serves as editor-in-chief of the Piano Magazine and the Journal of Piano Research. Her books from Routledge include The Adult Music Student: Making Music throughout the Lifespan and Dynamic Group Piano Teaching: Transforming Group Theory into Teaching Practice.
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