Welcome

Hi, my name is Joy, and I’m a piano teacher and a college student, currently earning my Master’s degree in Piano Pedagogy.  I love teaching piano, which I have been doing in both private and group settings since 2005.  Teaching piano is one of the most rewarding things I have ever done, and I plan to continue doing it for the rest of my life.  Join me at Color In My Piano as I share about my journey of learning and growing as a teacher.

If you ever have any questions or comments, please don’t hesitate to send me an email – I would be happy to hear from you.  Please also visit the Color In My Piano facebook page, or subscribe to Color In My Piano email or RSS updates!

About Joy

Joy Morin is originally from the Grand Rapids, Michigan area and is currently residing in Mount Pleasant, Michigan.  She is a master’s candidate in piano pedagogy and performance at Central Michigan University (Mount Pleasant, Michigan), where she holds an assistantship in teaching group piano and accompanying.  At Central, she studies piano and piano pedagogy with Adrienne Wiley.

Joy holds a bachelor of music degree in piano performance from Hope College (Holland, Michigan), where she studied piano with Andrew Le and piano pedagogy with Adam Clark.  Upon graduating summa cum laude from Hope, she received the MTNA StAR award and was granted membership into the Phi Beta Kappa honorary society.  Joy also holds an associate of music degree in piano performance from Grand Rapids Community College (Grand Rapids, Michigan), where she studied with Mary Scanlan.

Joy maintains a private teaching studio and teaches privately through Central Michigan University’s Community Music School.  She has been teaching privately to students of all ages and levels for five years.  She also has experience teaching music in other settings, including group piano at the David D. Hunting YMCA and music theory/composition classes at the Stella Royce Music Camp (both in Grand Rapids, Michigan).  Joy is an active member of the Michigan Music Teachers Association and the Music Teachers National Association.

In her spare time, Joy maintains a blog at colorinmypiano.com, a place for piano teachers to share ideas and gain resources and inspiration for their private teaching.  She enjoys spending time with her husband, Paul, who is a master’s candidate in English Language and Literature at Central Michigan University.

About “Color In My Piano”

The name “Color In My Piano” came from a 20-page paper I wrote during my senior year of college in May of 2009.  The assignment was to reflect upon the past experiences of my life and formulate a worldview.  A large portion of my paper, not suprisingly, was focused upon the huge role that music and the piano has played in my life.  I believe music is much more than a bunch of note strung together — it is a powerful force that can affect our emotions and senses and transport us to other times and places.  It has the power to heal and to mend, to encourage and to energize.  I strive to prevent my music-making/teaching from becoming a job, a task, or a requirement — I strive to keep color in my piano for both my students and myself.

Visit my Other Sites

• joymorin.com – see my main site here
• pianostudio.joymorin.com – visit my piano studio website