Collaborative pianists power the machinery of our musical institutions. Every weekly voice lesson, many instrumental lessons, and most music theater, opera and choral rehearsals need a pianist. We’re everywhere: from the very first steps of learning music to its crowning performances. No music department could function for a single day without a small army of “collabs,” as they’re called. 


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… is a pianist, conductor, writer, and recovering opera coach. She teaches at Baylor University.