Teaching
Missouri Western State University | Saint Joseph
assistant professor in applied piano and pedagogy • 2009 to present
University of Kansas | Lawrence
lecturer in piano • 2009-2010
Eastern Mediterranean University | Famagusta, Cyprus
senior instructor in applied piano • 2001-2005
Eastman School of Music | University of Rochester, New York
group and studio instruction of non-piano emphasis music majors
Lake Country Conservatory | Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
private studio instruction, all ages
Former students have been prize-winners at state, national, and
international competitions. Nathanael's students have also been
selected as scholarship recipients for graduate piano study in the
United Kingdom and the United States.
Workshop Topics
Using Modern Music to Teach Gesture, Rhythm and Musicality
Piano Teaching Basics: Questions and Answers
Piano Innovations in the Computer Age
How to Create a Career in Today's Musical World
Bridging the Cultural Divide: Teaching Music Abroad
Master Classes (selected)
Bursa State Conservatory | Uludag University, Turkey
World Piano Conference | Isidor Bajic Conservatory; Novi Sad, Serbia
Monument House Concert Series | Utrecht, Netherlands
soundSCAPE Composition And Performance Exchange | Maccagno, Italy
University of Florida | Gainesville
Mansfield University | Pennsylvania
University of Nebraska | Kearney
Olathe Music Teachers Association | Kansas
Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp | Twin Lake, Michigan
Summer Piano Institute | University of Wisconsin –Whitewater
Hutchinson Area Music Teachers | Kansas
Gladys Frisch Harris Piano Festival | Hastings College, Nebraska
Wisconsin Lutheran College | Milwaukee
Del Mar College | Corpus Christi, Texas
University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh
Adjudication
Gold Medal Concerto Competition | Truman State University • 2011
MTNA West Central Division (8 state regional) | Columbia, Missouri • 2010
Missouri MTA State Competition | Truman State University • 2010
KCMTA Baroque Festival | Schmitt Music, Overland Park • 2009
Kansas MTA District Auditions | Baker University, • 2009, 2010
Kansas MTA State Honors Competition | Lawrence • 2008
Nebraska MTNA Young Artist | Kearney • 2007, 2010
Springfield Area Music Teachers Association | Missouri • 2006
Missouri MTA State Honors Competition | Columbia • 2005
photo: Nathanael performing on a studio recital in the early 1980s