Elizabeth Yao is director of the Young Pianists Program and the Summer Piano Academy, as well as coordinator of the secondary piano program and instructor of pedagogy at the IU Jacobs School of Music. She received her Doctor of Music degree at Indiana University under the tutelage of André Watts.

Melinda Baird has served on the Piano Academy faculty since 2015, as counselor supervisor/consultant, instructor of piano and most recently as co-director. Dr. Baird is Director of Piano Programs and teacher of piano and chamber music at the Levine School of Music (Washington DC).

Tony Weinstein holds degrees from Oberlin College and the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. He teaches and serves on the accompanying staff at DePauw University. He is co-director of the Jacobs School of Music Summer Piano Academy, where he has been on the faculty for ten years.

Dr. Karen Tayloris the Founder/Director emerita of the IU Young Pianists Program and the Summer Piano Academy. She has given recitals in the U.S. and Europe, and has presented 125+ master classes, lectures and workshops. Her teaching honors include an IMTA Teacher of the Year citation and numerous grants for study abroad.

Christopher Harding, Chair of Piano and Professor of Piano and Chamber Music at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre and Dance, maintains an international performance and teaching career.  Professor Harding’s students have achieved excellent success in festival and competition performances around the world.  

Matt Gianforte has served on the Piano Academy faculty since 2004, teaching piano as well as coordinating and teaching duet classes. He is currently Associate Professor of Music at Murray State University (KY), and has performed across the U.S. and abroad as a soloist, duo pianist, and collaborator.

Pianist Kyunghoon Kim, D.M., is Adjunct Lecturer of Music (Piano) at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, and will be Visiting Lecturer of Music in the Collaborative Piano department at IU starting Fall 2024. He is also a Signature Artist on Musicnotes.com, composing under the name Piano Sandbox.

Ruth Morrow, DM, is the current Bolin Distinguished Chair of Piano at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, TX, where she teaches all things piano plus world music.  With degrees in piano performance, pedagogy, musicology and philosophy, she enjoys digging deeply into music’s nuances, running, and her polydactyl cats.

Lauded for “superb playing” and “poised, alert musicianship” by the Boston Globe, American pianist Spencer Myer is one of the most respected and sought-after artists on today’s concert stage. Myer is a Steinway Artist, and Associate Professor of Piano at the Jacobs School of Music. 

Meeyoun Park has taught on the faculty of the Piano Academy since 2017. A highly sought-after collaborator, duo pianist, and soloist, she has been a guest at festivals, artist series and universities across the country and abroad. Dr. Park currently serves as Associate Professor of Music at Murray State University (KY).

Gregory Sioles is adjunct associate professor of music in piano at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. He was previously associate professor of piano at Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge).Sioles has been the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including a Fulbright Scholarship to London. 

Daniel Schene is a founding faculty member of the Piano Academy. A frequent solo and collaborative pianist, he is known for his innovative programming and passionate advocacy of composers of our time, many of whose works he has recorded. Mr. Schene is Professor Emeritus at Webster University (St. Louis).