Marie
Wollam-Mergler
Shoreline, Washington
EDUCATION
Master
of Arts in Music with emphasis in Piano Performance, Eastern Washington
University, Cheney, WA, 6/2002
Bachelor
of Arts, Music Major with emphasis in piano; biology and psychology minors,
The University
of Portland,
Musikgarten Certification, Trained to teach ages birth-5 years using the Musikgarten curricula, 6/2005
AWARDS
Awarded
participation in Paul Roberts Debussy Master Class 2/2002
Carol Joy
Scholarship, awarded for piano performance and academic achievement at EWU,
8/2001
Philippe R. DeLaMare,
Outstanding Musician of the Year, The University of Portland, 4/2000
Concerto Competition
winner, performed with The University of Portland Orchestra
Music Performance Scholarship, awarded for music performance excellence, The University of Portland, 8/1996
PROFESSIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS
Music Teachers
National Association member: 2002-present
Washington State Music Teachers Association member (Edmonds chapter) : 2007-present
Pikes Peak Music Teachers Association (Colorado Springs): VP of Membership 2006-2007, One of three committee members for organizing the Non-Competitive Sonatina Festival March 2007
Former member of Alabama Music Teachers
Association (Montgomery), Washington Music Teachers Association
WORK
EXPERIENCE
Private Piano Instructor, Shoreline, WA 1/2008-present
-Teaching ages 6-adult
Private Piano Instructor, Colorado Springs, CO 6/2004-5/2007
-Taught students ages 4-adult
Private Piano Instructor for USAF Academy's 10th Services, USAFA, CO 9/2004-3/2007
-Taught students ages 7-adult
Adjunct Instructor at Colorado Springs Conservatory, Colorado Springs, CO 9/2004-5/2005
-Taught music theory 2A/2B
-Sub for class piano, private piano
Adjunct Instructor at Faulkner University, Montgomery, AL 8/2002-4/2004
-Taught private piano, music appreciation, class piano, music history, accompanied
choruses, and accompanied vocal students
Private
Piano Instructor and Professional Pianist,
Montgomery, AL
9/2002-6/2004
-Taught
students ages 5-adult
-Performed
on joint recitals that include both solo and duet music
-Accompanied Faulkner University’s dinner theater performance of
Gilbert
and Sullivan’s H.M.S. Pinafore, 2003
Private
Piano Instructor, Spokane/Fairchild AFB, WA
9/2000-6/2002
-Taught
students ages 5-12
Accompanist, University of Portland and Eastern Washington University 8/1998-6/2002