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Dr. Janice C. Park
Adjunct Faculty
- Office:
- Bertea Hall 122
- Phone:
- (714) 744-2103
- Email:
- jpark@chapman.edu
- Education
- Chapman University, Bachelor of Music in Performance
University of Southern California, Master of Music
University of Southern California, Doctor of Music in Performance
- Biography
Janice Park, DMA, is an adjunct professor of piano and Coordinator of Secondary Piano at the Conservatory of Music at Chapman University. Currently, she is a vice president and program chair of Music Teachers’ Association of California Orange County Branch. She received both Master degree and Doctorate of Musical Arts in Piano Performance from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor’s degree in Piano Performance from Chapman University. She has taught music theory and was the pianist for Women’s Choir at Chapman. She has also been a faculty member at the Pasadena Conservatory of Music and an Assistant Lecturer at USC. Dr. Park has received numerous honors and awards.
Dr. Park has been active in solo, ensemble and collaborative recitals, including: performances with the concert master of the Pacific Symphony, as a soloist with Chapman Orchestra, Piano Trio recital at USC and chamber recital at the Colburn School in Los Angeles. This year, she was invited by Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings to perform with the Principal Trumpet of Los Angeles Philharmonic. In the past year she was the featured pianist for two separate world premiere concerts, one locally and one in South America. She is frequently sought to act as a clinician and as an adjudicator for competitions and piano festivals.
She is a member of Music Teachers National Association (MTNA), Music Teachers’ Association of California (MTAC), and Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honor Society. She has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Musical Arts Club of Orange County. Her article on how to teach piano students was published in the piano magazine, Keyboard Companion.