Susan Jackson Piano Instructor
Teaching & Performing In the San Francisco Bay Area
EDUCATION
MA, San Jose State University (10 units), 1974-1975 · Fields: Jazz Composition, Fine Arts of the Twentieth Century
Bachelor of Music, Boston University School of Fine Arts, 1963 · 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 Gables
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
PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
Substitute in Music, Las Lomitas School District, 1989 – 1990
Substitute in Music, Menlo Park School District, 1989 – 1990
Instructor of Jazz Ensemble, Palo Alto Unified School District, Summer 1989
Instructor of Workshop in Jazz Piano and Theory, Palo Alto Cultural Center, Winter 1985 – Spring 1985
Instructor of Workshop in Jazz Piano and Theory, San Jose State University, Extension Division Course, Fall 1984
Jazz Instructor, Foothill Junior College, Los Altos, Ca, Fall 1982 – Spring 1983; Part Time
Substitute in music, Palo Alto Unified School District, Spring 1982 – 1989
Elementary Music Supervisor, Dedham Public School, Dedham MA, September 1963 – February 1966; Music Supervisor for eight schools, Grades 4,5,6
Girls Chorus, student teaching with Eileen McMillan, Wellesley Jr. High School, Wellesley MA, Spring 1963; General Classroom Music, Grades 7,8 and 9
Primary Mentally Retarded Class, student teaching with Eileen McMillan, Fiske Elementary School, Wellesley MA, 1962-1963; Vocal Classroom Music, Grades 2 and 5
OTHER JOB RELATED EXPERIENCE
Private Jazz Piano and Theory, Classic Piano and Theory Instructor – Ongoing
Private Piano Instructor, Mountain View Music Center, Mountain View CA, 1989
Private Piano Instructor, Reik Music Shop, Mountain View CA, 1988
Private Piano Instructor – Jazz 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, 1974 – 1978
Recreational and Music Therapist, Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, Summer 1963
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
- 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
