Professional Background
Piano instructor and Performer in the San Francisco Bay Area: Susan Jackson
Education
- MA, San Jose State University (10 units) · Fields: Jazz Composition, Fine Arts of the Twentieth Century
- Bachelor of Music, Boston University School of Fine Arts · Fields: Piano, Music Education
- Classic Piano Study: Leopold Mittman – Long Island Institute of Music; Alexander Borovsky – Boston University; Jules Wolffers – Boston University, Chairman, Music Department; Dr. Ingrid Gutberg – Boston University; Naomi Sparrow – Stanford University; Adolf Baller – Stanford University
- Jazz Piano Study: Donald Haas; Mark Levine; Susan Muscarella; Alaudin Mathieu; Art Lande; George Cables; Randy Masters
- Jazz Arranging: Chris Poehler
Performance Experience
- Performance Classes Boston University
- Recital – Jazz Piano and Flute, Palo Alto Cultural Center
- Studio Performance, Jazz Trio Concert, Palo Alto
- Eight Track Jazz Demonstration Tape, June 1980 · Submitted to the National Endowment For The Arts for a 1981 study grant with jazz pianist Art Lande
- Solo Piano · Alamo Square Inn, San Francisco; Scott’s Seafood Restaurant, Palo Alto; Nordstrom’s Department Store, Palo Alto; Oak Ridge Mall, Almaden Valley; Monique’s French Restaurant, Palo Alto; Buck Estate, Stanford; Filoli Estate, Woodside; Enrico’s Continental Restaurant, San Leandro; The Lafayette French Restaurant, San Francisco; Lucile Stern Community Center, Palo Alto; Embassy Suite Hotel, Santa Clara; Borel’s Restaurant, San Mateo; Nordstrom’s Department Stores, San Mateo; San Jose Center for Performing Arts, Gershwin Night; Galleria Restaurant, San Francisco; MacArthur Park Restaurant, Palo Alto; Stanford Park Hotel, Menlo Park; Macy’s Department Store, Sunnyvale; The Sheraton Hotel – Acquarius Room, Burlingame; The Three Flames Restaurant, San Jose; The DoubleTree Hotel, Santa Clara; Private Parties, Weddings
Other Job-Related Experience
- Private Jazz Piano and Theory, Classic Piano and Theory Instructor – Ongoing
- New Mozart School of Music
- Veksler School of Music and Dance
- Gloria School of Music
- Private Piano Instructor, Mountain View Music Center, Mountain View CA, 1989
- Private Piano Instructor, Reik Music Shop, Mountain View CA, 1988
- Private Piano Instructor – Piano, Mountain View Community School of Music and the Arts, Fall 1980
- Music Librarian, San Jose City College, Fall 1987 – Spring 1979 · Accompanied Jazz improvisation classes for instructors Dave Eschelman and Darrell Johnston
- Private Piano and Theory Instructor, Sacred Heart School, Menlo Park, CA
- Recreational and Music Therapist, Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA
Professional Memberships
- Music Educators National Conference
- American Federation of Musician, Local 6
- Women in Music
- California Teachers Association
- Music Teacher Association of California, Palo Alto Chapter
- International Association for Jazz Education, 2003 – 2004
Honors
Achievement List, Boston University
Credentials
- Massachusetts Music Teaching Credentials, Grades Kindergarten through High School
- California Secondary Teaching Credential, Music Grades Kindergarten through Junior College level; Special Subjects: Piano, Voice, Class Piano and Theory
Contact Susan Jackson - susan318jackson@gmail.com or (650)326-3520
Piano lessons are by appointment only.