Biography
Joy Morin is a teacher, pianist, speaker, and writer of a blog at ColorInMyPiano.com. She teaches students of all ages at her independent piano studio near Ann Arbor, Michigan. A devoted teacher and lifelong learner, Joy is a frequent attendee of conferences and workshops to refine her craft. She has six times been the recipient of MTNA Teacher Enrichment Grants, enabling her to further pursue her interest in Edwin Gordon’s work in Music Learning Theory (MLT) and complete certifications from the Gordon Institute for Music Learning (GIML.org) in both Piano and Early Childhood Music.
Joy enjoys connecting with fellow piano teachers, through her blog and beyond. As an outgrowth of her blog, she offers online courses for piano teachers (see institute.joymorin.com) and an annual Piano Teacher Retreat at her home (see pianotteacherretreat.com). As an active member of Music Teachers National Association (MTNA), Joy serves in various capacities: most recently as Teacher Education Chair of MichiganMTA, VP for Affiliated Associations of OhioMTA, and Co-President of the Toledo Piano Teachers Association. Joy has given presentations at regional, state, and national events on the topics of piano method books, music learning theory, piano teaching literature, and studio business (see JoyMorin.com). Two of her articles were published in the American Music Teacher and Clavier Companion magazines.
A native of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Joy completed graduate studies at Central Michigan University (Mount Pleasant, Michigan) where she received a Master of Music degree in Piano Performance and Pedagogy, studying both subjects under Adrienne Wiley. Her Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance is from Hope College (Holland, Michigan), where she studied piano with Andrew Le and pedagogy with Adam Clark. Upon graduating summa cum laude from Hope, she received the MTNA StAR award and was granted membership into the Pi Kappa Lambda music honorary society and the Phi Beta Kappa honorary society. Joy also holds an Associate of Music degree in Piano Performance from Grand Rapids Community College (Grand Rapids, Michigan), where she studied with Mary Scanlan.
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Joy Morin is a teacher, pianist, speaker, and writer of a blog at ColorInMyPiano.com. She teaches students of all ages at her independent piano studio near Ann Arbor, Michigan. A devoted teacher and lifelong learner, Joy is a frequent attendee of conferences and workshops. In recent years, she has twice been the recipient of MTNA Teacher Enrichment Grants, enabling her to further pursue her interest in Edwin Gordon’s work in Music Learning Theory (MLT) and complete certifications from the Gordon Institute for Music Learning in both Piano and Early Childhood Music.
Joy enjoys connecting with fellow piano teachers, through her blog and beyond. As an outgrowth of her blog, she offers online courses for piano teachers (see Institute.JoyMorin.com) and organizes an annual Piano Teacher Retreat (see PianoTeacherRetreat.com), hosting fifteen piano teachers at her home. An active member of Music Teachers National Association (MTNA), Joy has served in numerous capacities: most recently as Teacher Education Chair of MichiganMTA, VP for Affiliated Associations of OhioMTA, and Co-President of the Toledo Piano Teachers Association. Joy has given presentations on the topics of piano method books, music learning theory, piano teaching literature, and studio business at local, state, and national association levels. She also has published articles in the American Music Teacher and Clavier Companion journals.
A native of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Joy completed graduate studies at Central Michigan University (Mount Pleasant, Michigan) where she received a Master of Music degree in Piano Performance and Pedagogy. She also holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance is from Hope College (Holland, Michigan). Upon graduating summa cum laude from Hope, she received the MTNA StAR award and was granted membership into the Pi Kappa Lambda music honorary society and the Phi Beta Kappa honorary society.
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Joy Morin is a teacher, pianist, speaker, and writer of a blog at ColorInMyPiano.com. She teaches students of all ages at her independent piano studio near Ann Arbor, Michigan. A devoted teacher and lifelong learner, Joy has twice been the recipient of MTNA Teacher Enrichment Grants, enabling her to further pursue her interest in Edwin Gordon’s work in Music Learning Theory (MLT) and complete certifications from the Gordon Institute for Music Learning (GIML.org) in both Piano and Early Childhood Music. An active member of Music Teachers National Association (MTNA), Joy has served in numerous capacities: most recently as Teacher Education Chair of MichiganMTA, VP for Affiliated Associations of OhioMTA, and Co-President of the Toledo Piano Teachers Association. She has given presentations on the topics of piano method books, music learning theory, piano teaching literature, and studio business at local, state, and national association levels. Joy holds a Master's degree in Piano Performance and Pedagogy from Central Michigan University (Mount Pleasant, Michigan) and a Bachelor's degree in Piano Performance from Hope College (Holland, Michigan).
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Joy Morin is a teacher, pianist, speaker, writer, and lifelong learner. She teaches students of all ages at her independent piano studio near Ann Arbor, Michigan. Joy holds a Masters degree in Piano Performance and Pedagogy, as well as certifications from the Gordon Institute for Music Learning (GIML.org) in Piano and Early Childhood Music. She writes a blog at ColorInMyPiano.com.
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Joy enjoys connecting with fellow piano teachers, through her blog and beyond. As an outgrowth of her blog, she offers online courses for piano teachers (see institute.joymorin.com) and an annual Piano Teacher Retreat at her home (see pianotteacherretreat.com). As an active member of Music Teachers National Association (MTNA), Joy serves in various capacities: most recently as Teacher Education Chair of MichiganMTA, VP for Affiliated Associations of OhioMTA, and Co-President of the Toledo Piano Teachers Association. Joy has given presentations at regional, state, and national events on the topics of piano method books, music learning theory, piano teaching literature, and studio business (see JoyMorin.com). Two of her articles were published in the American Music Teacher and Clavier Companion magazines.
A native of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Joy completed graduate studies at Central Michigan University (Mount Pleasant, Michigan) where she received a Master of Music degree in Piano Performance and Pedagogy, studying both subjects under Adrienne Wiley. Her Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance is from Hope College (Holland, Michigan), where she studied piano with Andrew Le and pedagogy with Adam Clark. Upon graduating summa cum laude from Hope, she received the MTNA StAR award and was granted membership into the Pi Kappa Lambda music honorary society and the Phi Beta Kappa honorary society. Joy also holds an Associate of Music degree in Piano Performance from Grand Rapids Community College (Grand Rapids, Michigan), where she studied with Mary Scanlan.
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Joy Morin is a teacher, pianist, speaker, and writer of a blog at ColorInMyPiano.com. She teaches students of all ages at her independent piano studio near Ann Arbor, Michigan. A devoted teacher and lifelong learner, Joy is a frequent attendee of conferences and workshops. In recent years, she has twice been the recipient of MTNA Teacher Enrichment Grants, enabling her to further pursue her interest in Edwin Gordon’s work in Music Learning Theory (MLT) and complete certifications from the Gordon Institute for Music Learning in both Piano and Early Childhood Music.
Joy enjoys connecting with fellow piano teachers, through her blog and beyond. As an outgrowth of her blog, she offers online courses for piano teachers (see Institute.JoyMorin.com) and organizes an annual Piano Teacher Retreat (see PianoTeacherRetreat.com), hosting fifteen piano teachers at her home. An active member of Music Teachers National Association (MTNA), Joy has served in numerous capacities: most recently as Teacher Education Chair of MichiganMTA, VP for Affiliated Associations of OhioMTA, and Co-President of the Toledo Piano Teachers Association. Joy has given presentations on the topics of piano method books, music learning theory, piano teaching literature, and studio business at local, state, and national association levels. She also has published articles in the American Music Teacher and Clavier Companion journals.
A native of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Joy completed graduate studies at Central Michigan University (Mount Pleasant, Michigan) where she received a Master of Music degree in Piano Performance and Pedagogy. She also holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance is from Hope College (Holland, Michigan). Upon graduating summa cum laude from Hope, she received the MTNA StAR award and was granted membership into the Pi Kappa Lambda music honorary society and the Phi Beta Kappa honorary society.
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Joy Morin is a teacher, pianist, speaker, and writer of a blog at ColorInMyPiano.com. She teaches students of all ages at her independent piano studio near Ann Arbor, Michigan. A devoted teacher and lifelong learner, Joy has twice been the recipient of MTNA Teacher Enrichment Grants, enabling her to further pursue her interest in Edwin Gordon’s work in Music Learning Theory (MLT) and complete certifications from the Gordon Institute for Music Learning (GIML.org) in both Piano and Early Childhood Music. An active member of Music Teachers National Association (MTNA), Joy has served in numerous capacities: most recently as Teacher Education Chair of MichiganMTA, VP for Affiliated Associations of OhioMTA, and Co-President of the Toledo Piano Teachers Association. She has given presentations on the topics of piano method books, music learning theory, piano teaching literature, and studio business at local, state, and national association levels. Joy holds a Master's degree in Piano Performance and Pedagogy from Central Michigan University (Mount Pleasant, Michigan) and a Bachelor's degree in Piano Performance from Hope College (Holland, Michigan).
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Joy Morin is a teacher, pianist, speaker, writer, and lifelong learner. She teaches students of all ages at her independent piano studio near Ann Arbor, Michigan. Joy holds a Masters degree in Piano Performance and Pedagogy, as well as certifications from the Gordon Institute for Music Learning (GIML.org) in Piano and Early Childhood Music. She writes a blog at ColorInMyPiano.com.
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