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Martha Baker-Jordan

Dr. Martha Baker-Jordan is a pianist whose background and training focused on piano performance, yet she chose to specialize in the art of piano teaching with emphasis on piano pedagogy and group piano instruction. In addition to a distinguished performance career as a member of the Bachma Duo under the auspices of Columbia Artists, Dr. Baker-Jordan is held in high regard as a recognized expert in piano teaching at all levels, as author of many articles and papers and author and co-author of several piano instruction books. She is in much demand as a clinician on piano teaching techniques and serves in several piano leadership capacities at state and national levels.

Dr. Baker-Jordan has been a Professor of Piano, Piano Pedagogy and Class Piano at California State University, Fullerton, for 32 years where she has received numerous awards for teaching excellence. She developed a comprehensive piano pedagogy program whose high quality has received national and international recognition. Through her expertise and guidance in the training of teachers, many studio piano teachers and piano instructors at colleges and universities throughout California and the United States are her former students.

A recognized expert in piano teaching at all levels, Dr. Baker-Jordan recently authored Practical Piano Pedagogy, a comprehensive 476-page pedagogy text published by Alfred Publications.