REBECCA EDMISTON
PIANIST & EDUCATOR
Rebecca Edmiston is a pianist dedicated to collaboration, pedagogy, and community engagement. As a graduate assistant and doctoral student in collaborative piano at Florida State University (FSU), she has enjoyed numerous opportunities performing in recitals and working as a rehearsal pianist for mainstage opera productions. In December 2023, she was invited to work as pianist-coach at Music On Site, Inc., where she performed Amahl and the Night Visitors in productions throughout central Kansas. She has also worked as a collaborative pianist at Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan, performed at Scheherezade Music Festival in Kansas, and received training at Emerald Coast Chamber Music Festival and The Collaborative Piano Institute.
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A committed educator, Rebecca is a Nationally Certified Teacher of Music with Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) and currently maintains a private piano studio at Thomasville Road Academy of the Arts in Tallahassee, FL. As a board member of MTNA collegiate chapters, she has initiated and directed community engagement events, such as the Young Collaborative Pianists Workshop at FSU. She has given presentations at the MTNA National Conference and National Collegiate Pedagogy Symposium.
Rebecca earned a Master of Music in collaborative piano at FSU and Bachelor of Music degrees in piano performance and choral music education at Liberty University. Her teachers have included Valerie Trujillo, Timothy Hoekman, Tad Hardin, and Lenny Seidel. In 2023, she released two EP recordings of Lenny Seidel's sacred piano arrangements which can be found on all digital streaming platforms.