Sean Schulze

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Sean Schulze

Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Partnerships

Piano Faculty, Joint Music Program

Piano Faculty, Academy

Music Literature Faculty, Conservatory

Pedagogy Faculty, Conservatory

Academy & Public Programs Piano Department Piano Department

Introduction

Sean Schulze coordinates and teaches the undergraduate and graduate Piano Pedagogy and Piano Literature offerings at 58�Թ�� in addition to teaching applied piano to students in 58�Թ��’s Joint Music Program and Academy. Enjoying a multifaceted career as both a pianist and pedagogue, Schulze has garnered a national reputation as a sought-after teacher of pre-college pianists. His students regularly enjoy success in regional and national competitions, and have appeared as concerto soloists with orchestra on more than 25 occasions. In regular demand as a clinician, adjudicator, and masterclass presenter, Schulze appears frequently as a guest of local music teacher’s associations, teaching and lecturing on piano related topics.

Education

Early training in South Africa (with Moira Birks and Isabella Stengel)
DMA, University of Arizona (with Nicholas Zumbro, a student of the famed Rosina Lhévinne)
Further studies with Brazilian pianist Caio Pagano and numerous masterclass appearances with many of the foremost pianist-pedagogues of our time including, Yoheved Kaplinsky, Nelita True, Martin Canin, Malcolm Bilson, Tamas Ungar, Bela Siki and Joseph Banowetz

Teaching Experience

58�Թ��, 2002-present
Young Artist World Piano Festival, St. Paul, Minnesota
- Artist-Faculty, 2013-present
Oberlin Conservatory of Music, 2015-present
- Visiting Assistant Professor
Masterclasses throughout the US

Notable Performances & Engagements

Concerto Solos

Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
Cape Town Symphony Orchestra
Natal Philharmonic Orchestra
University of Arizona Symphony Orchestra
Suburban Symphony Orchestra
Eastern Arizona Symphony Orchestra
and Dr. Schulze in solo performance

Performed in masterclasses for...

Yoheved Kaplinsky
Bela Siki
Nelita True
John Owings
Martin Canin
Tamás Ungár
Joseph Banowetz

Notable Student Performances and Achievements

First Prize, MTNA National Performance Competition 2013
First Prize, MTNA State Competition, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016
First Prize, OMTA Graves Piano Competition, 2010, 2012, 2014
First Prize, OMTA State Buckeye Competition, 2006, 2012
Winner, Lakeland Civic Orchestra Young Artist Competition: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014
Winner, Suburban Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition: 2010
Winner, Cleveland Philharmonic Orchestra Concerto Competition, 2014
Winner 58�Թ�� Concerto Competition, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016
Students have performed in many of the most prestigious venues in the US (including Carnegie Hall and Severance Hall) and have gained admission to elite music schools throughout the US (including Eastman, Northwestern, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, 58�Թ�� and Indiana University)
See one of Dr. Schulze's students

Teaching Philosophy

I have been a professional musician for over 30 years and remain enthralled and captivated by the transcendent music that has been written for the piano. Sharing this tradition with a new generation of young musicians is both an honor and a responsibility that occupies the core of who I am as a human being. I believe that young people do their best when the best is expected of them and I continue to embrace the pursuit of excellence with young musicians eager to explore the wondrous beauty of the classical tradition. Sean Schulze

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