Dr. Margaret Young

Associate Professor, Music

Speaker's Bureau Presentations

  • History of the Piano
  • Western Classical Music
  • Musical Theatre
  • Sight Reading
  • Careers in Music
  • Music in America

Biography

As a faculty member in the Department of Music at The Ohio State University at Lima, Dr. Meggie Young teaches group piano classes and applied piano lessons, as well as other general art education courses. Young holds a Doctor of Music degree in Music and Human Learning with an emphasis in Piano Pedagogy from the University of Texas at Austin where she studied with Nancy Garrett and piano pedagogy with Martha Hilley. She also holds graduate degrees from Bowling Green State University in piano performance and collaborative piano.

Her current research focuses on curricular development for group piano courses that emphasize the training of functional piano skills with a strong base in tonal theory as well as teaching private piano lessons to students with disabilities. These emphases have led to publications in Music Education Research, MTNA e-Journal, Clavier Companion, Proceedings of the 2015 National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy, and the Proceedings of the 21st International Seminar of the ISME Commission on the Education of the Professional Musician. She’s presented at state, national, and international music teacher events. Dr. Young’s awards include the 2017 Award for Outstanding Teaching, 2015 Research Poster Award – Professional Division at the National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy, and grants from the Ohio State University at Lima and the Ohio State University College of Arts and Sciences.

Areas of Expertise

  • Music Education (Piano)

Education

  • University of Texas, DMA in Music and Human Learning, emphasis in Piano Pedagogy (2010)
  • Bowling Green State University, MMus in Piano Performance and Collaborative Piano (2007)
  • Luther College, BA in Piano Performance, specialized program Music Management (2005)
Dr. Margaret Young