Following the retirement of Dr. Irene Peery-Fox, the piano department at Brigham Young University welcomed a new visiting member to its full-time faculty: Dr. Desiree Gonzalez-Miller. Dr. Gonzalez-Miller recently completed a Doctorate degree in Music Performance and Pedagogy at the University of Utah (where she studied with Dr. Vedrana Subotic).
Dr. Gonzalez-Miller’s pedagogy research has enabled her to present in an impressive list of conferences across the world, including the International Society for Music Education World Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, the Frances Clark Center for Keyboard Pedagogy National Conference in Chicago, IL, the Music Teachers National Association National Conferences, and at the National Symposium of Piano Pedagogy at the University of Michigan, Cincinnati College- Conservatory, Southern Methodist University, the University of South Carolina, and the University of Texas at Austin. Desireé's artistic and educational activities have been further supported by grants and scholarships by the University of Utah College of Fine Arts, Brigham Young University, Utah Music Teachers Association, the Autonomous University of Nuevo León, and the Arts Council of Monterrey, México.
During the 2019-2020 school year, Dr. Gonzalez-Miller will be teaching courses in Keyboard Pedagogy (Music 364) and Advanced Keyboard Literature (Music 505) in addition to her private studio (Music 160/260/360/460).
(Dr. Gonzalez-Miller’s professional website: https://www.desireegonzalezgarza.com/)