Susan Dersnah Fee bio

EDUCATION

Eastman School of Music, Rochester NY
Ph.D.	1975	Music Theory (Awarded full fellowship)
		Minors: Music History, Composition
	Dissertation:	"Orchestration in the Orchestral Works of Bernard Rogers"
M.A.	1972	Music Theory
	Thesis:	"Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Quintets: A Comparative Study of Compositional Techniques"
Michigan State University, East Lansing MI
B.M.	1970	Piano Performance with High Honors

PIANO TEACHERS

Frank Glazer	Eastman School of Music	1970-71
David Renner	Michigan State University	1966-70
Frank Mannheimer	Duluth MN	Summer 1968-70
Paul Russell	Alma (MI) College	Summer 1965, 66

UNIVERSITY TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Assistant Professor of Music, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso IN (1975-79)

Instructor of Music, Denison University, Granville OH (1974-75)

UNIVERSITY LEVEL COURSES TAUGHT

Harmony, Sight Singing, Ear Training--Beginning and Advanced

Form and Analysis

Renaissance Counterpoint, Bach Counterpoint

Twentieth Century Analysis

Beginning Composition

History of the Symphony

History of Music Theory

Piano, Violin

Chamber Music Coach

Since opening Dersnah-Fee School of Music has privately taught college level Harmony,
Form and Analysis, and Piano Pedagogy to teachers, other adults, and high school students

PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE

Solo Piano Recitals

Numerous Chamber Music Recitals on piano

From early youth played the violin in chamber ensembles, and has been a member of numerous
orchestras, often serving as section principal

Accompanied all my violin students, many of whom performed full recitals, played in competitions
and prepared conservatory auditions

PAST OFFICES

College Music Society Resolutions Committee Chair, and National Council Member (1975-79)

Music Teachers National Association National Certification Board (2000-2002)

California Assoc. of Professional Music Teachers Board of Certification Chair (2000-2011)

Michigan Music Teachers Association Board of Certification (1980-82, 1991-97)

Midland Music Teachers Association President (1986-88), Chairman of Student Activities (1980-90)

MEMBERSHIPS

Music Teachers National Association, Michigan Music Teachers Association, Midland Music Teachers Association, Music Teachers Association of California, American String Teachers Association, College Music Society