Dr. Catherine Campbell, pianist and piano teacher for over 25 years in the tri-state area, is a committed teacher and busy concert player. Cathy has received the Distinguished Leadership in Education Award from NYC’s Mayor Dinkins, the Who’s Who Lifetime Achievement Award, and has been recognized by Marquis Who’s Who Top Educators for dedication, achievements, and leadership in piano education.

Cathy has held many prominent roles in her career, including co-director of Piano Scape, executive director of the Garden State Academy of Music, executive director of the Turtle Bay Music School, and board of director’s member for the Friends of Mozart. She has sat on various boards of contemporary opera, served as a freelance concert pianist, and performed lecture demonstrations on Baroque composers, women composers, American women and 20th-century composers.

In addition to her broad range of experience, Cathy holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Manhattanville College, a Master of Music degree from the New England Conservatory, and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Eastman School of Music. Upon completing her DMA at Eastman, she became the Executive Director at a non-profit community music school in NYC. After that, she committed herself to teaching piano, both to children and adults.

A traditional, classical piano teacher, Cathy holds herself to a high standard of providing the very best education that she can (she tells her students that they are “A” students that deserve an “A” teacher!). She has taught in numerous music schools in the tri-state area, including the 92nd Street Y, Rockland Conservatory of Music, Dwight Englewood School, and Thurnauer School of Music, as well as maintaining a private teaching practice. Over the years, Cathy has developed her own kinesthetic approach to effortless playing using the whole body (not just the fingers and hands), and is able to help students with previous hand injuries.