Julie Hague

DR. JULIE KNERR HAGUE is the coauthor, with Katherine Fisher, of the Piano Safari Method. Find more information at pianosafari.com. Julie taught applied piano, piano pedagogy, and group piano as a faculty member at the University of Missouri, Oklahoma City University, Ohio University, and the Hartt School Community Division. She currently teachers piano at her home studio in Connecticut.

Julie holds a PhD in Music Education with an emphasis in Piano Pedagogy from the University of Oklahoma, where her dissertation on elementary level piano technique was nominated for the Best PhD Dissertation Award in 2006. Additional degrees include MM degrees in Piano Performance and Piano Pedagogy from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a BM in Piano Performance from the University of Puget Sound. Her mentors in piano pedagogy include Jane Magrath, Barbara Fast, Christos Tsitsaros, and Reid Alexander.

Julie is a frequent lecturer and adjudicator at festivals throughout the United States. Her current research interests include elementary level piano technique, lesser known pre-college piano repertoire, and group piano pedagogy.