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Eunjin Lee

Eunjin Lee
Teaching Area(s)
Piano
Traditional Suzuki

Education
DMA University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana
MM Yonsei University (Korea)
BM Yonsei University (Korea)

Courses Taught
Piano
Dalcroze Eurhythmics

About

Eunjin Lee received her Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in Piano Perfomance and Literature from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  With a strong background in pedagogical studies, Dr. Lee has expanded her research interest to Dalcroze Education and the Suzuki method, studying and presenting at national and international workshops, including the Suzuki Association of the Americas Conference in Minnesota, the Yale Graduate Music Symposium and the Illinois State Music Teachers Association’s annual conference.  She earned the Dalcroze™ Certificate and is now pursuing Dalcroze™ License studying with Dr. Jeremy Dittus from Dalcroze School of the Rockies.  She also studied with internationally known Dalcroze master teachers including Eiko Ishizuka, Lisa Parker, Karin Greenhead, Dr. Louise Mathieu, Monica Dale, and Mary Dobrea-Grindahl.  She has been an active office member of the MTNA’s local chapter and serves as a national board member of the Dalcroze Society of America.  She taught graduate piano pedagogy courses as the coordinator of the UIUC’s Piano Laboratory Program.  She also teaches applied piano and Dalcroze group classes to children and adults of all ages in universities and summer festivals, including Illinois Summer Youth Music and PhoenixPhest.

Active as a soloist and chamber musician, Dr. Lee has performed at Carnegie Weill Recital Hall; at the Krannert Center in Champaign, Illinois; the Nice Conservatoire, France; and at major concerts halls in Korea including Kumho Art Hall and Sejong Center.  Featured as a soloist with both the UIUC Symphony and the New Music Ensemble, she also performs as a collaborative pianist with music faculty members at UIUC.