Melanie McBeth, Master of Music Nationally Certified Teacher of Music Education/Training I received my Bachelor and Master of Music Degrees with emphases in Piano Performance from the University of Utah. I have also earned my national certification from the Music Teachers' National Association. For two years, I served on the University staff, teaching group keyboard classes to undergraduate music students, as well as teaching in the University of Utah Preparatory School of Music. During my time at the University, I studied piano with Steinway Artist and Piano Area Chair, Dr. Susan Duehlmeier, and cello with Stephen Emerson, Assistant Principal Cellist of the Utah Symphony. Performance Experience One of my most memorable performance experiences was the 1998 International Piano Workshop, in which I performed in Innsbruck, Salzburg, Vienna, and Budapest. I have performed in Masterclasses with Leon Fleisher, Lang Lang, Eric Himy, and Martin Jones. I also presented three 60-minute solo piano recitals for my music degrees. Some of my concerto performances include Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with the Salt Lake Symphony, Brahms’s D Minor Concerto with the University of Utah SummerArts Orchestra, Liszt’s A Major Concerto with the Murray Symphony, and Rachmaninoff’s C Minor Concerto with the Murray Symphony. I have also performed Haydn’s C Major Cello Concerto and studied Dvorak's B Minor Cello Concerto. I had many wonderful opportunities performing as a cellist with several orchestras, including the Salt Lake Symphony, University of Utah Philharmonia, University of Utah Symphony Orchestra (Assistant Principal Cellist), Utah All-State Orchestra, and Utah Youth Symphony.

My Musical Biography

Awards & Recognitions During my studies at the University of Utah, I received Departmental and Tracy Scholarships from the Piano Area. I was also on the National Dean’s List and Golden Key National Honor Society. During two of my years at the University, I received the President's Award. For two years, I won the Mu Phi Epsilon National Music Fraternity Scholarship Award. I have also won and placed in competitions in Utah, including the University of Utah Piano Area Concerto Competition (First Place), the University of Utah SummerArts Concerto Competition (2nd Place). the Utah Music Teachers’ Association Concerto Competition (2nd Place & Honorable Mention), the Utah State Fair Music Competition (Honorable Mention), and  I also won First Place in the DeBose National Piano Competition in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as well as winning two Gold and one Silver medals at the Spokane Greater Allied Arts Festival in Washington State. I performed all nine of Rachmaninoff’s Etudes-Tableaux, Opus 39, in a solo recital and as a finalist in the Temple Square Concert Series as part of Salt Lake’s 2002 Olympic Celebration.  I have also participated in many music presentations for young children, in connection with the Gina Bachauer foundation. I also had the opportunity to perform in the Mu Phi Epsilon Award Recital. Musical Organizations I am a certified music teacher in the Music Teachers' National Association (MTNA) and California Association of Professional Music Teachers (CAPMT). I was a member of the Utah Music Teachers' Association for about six years, and I became a member of Mu Phi Epsilon National Music Fraternity in 1999. I have served on and off since about 1997 as a church organist, pianist, and choir accompanist, and I participated in Salt Lake County's Murray Arts in the Park as a keyboardist for Seussical the Musical. Teaching I have been teaching private lessons for about 14 years and have earned my teaching certification from MTNA. I teach mainly Classical repertoire, including Theory, Ear Training, and Music History, but I am always willing to work with students who prefer other types of music. I am also a licensed Kindermusik educator. I am currently offering classes for babies and kids from birth to five years old. About My Family: My husband Jared and I have been married for five years, and we have a four-year old daughter, a two-year old son, and a brand-new baby boy. I spend much of my time with my husband and my little children, but I also like to read all sorts of books and crochet.