Teachers

Maura E. Hall has a BA in Music from Skidmore College and a self-directed Masters in Music Education from the College of Saint Rose.  She has played for such artists as Seymour Bernstein, Claud Frank, and Ruth Laredo.  She was named one of Steinway & Sons Teachers of the Year 2016 and 2020 and has  been a Nationally Certified teacher  since 1999. 

Mrs. Hall studied under Edward Hausman, graduate of the Julliard School of Music and winner of the prestigious Frank Damrosh Prize and the G. Schirmer Award.   Hausman was a member of the internationally acclaimed First Piano Quartet, and played under the baton of Paul Paray and Arthur Fiedler. She also studied under Joe Fennimore, who graduated with honors from both the Eastman and Juilliard Schools. He  taught at Princeton and co-founded the Hear America First concert series in New York City devoted to American music, programs eventually broadcast on NPR. Fennimore taught at the College of St. Rose and still teaches privately.

 In 1990 Mrs. Hall  began Etudes Music Studio, which now has a staff of three instructors, two resident artists and over 60 students.  

She has been a member of the Music Teachers National Association since 1990. In 1999 Mrs. Hall became a National Certified Teacher of Music. She served as Chair of New York State Music Teacher Association Dist. 6,  for over 15 years, and at the state level as the Independant Music Teacher Chair and VP of Professional Activities. She is an adjudicator for the National Music Teachers Association efestival providing assessments and evaluations for students in areas with limited resources. She has authored a book of music theory and has also been published in Keyboard Companion.  She adjudicates at many piano events in the area. She has presented lectures at the NYMTA Annual Conference, as well at as SUNY New Paltz and Schenectady County Community College, as well as working with local grammer and high school  student choirs and other theatre productions.  

When not teaching, Mrs. Hall is involved in martial arts, currently holding her fourth degree black belt in taekwondo.  She spends a great deal of time in the summer biking and enjoys driving and showing antique cars.