Biography
Dr. Andrew Adams is a Professor of Piano. He earned the Bachelor of Music in Piano
from the Kansas City Conservatory of Music and the Master of Music in Vocal Coaching
and Accompanying from the University of Illinois. He completed his Doctorate in Piano
Performance at the University of Colorado. Dr. Adams served as Vocal Coach and Director
of Collaborative Piano at Iowa State University from 2003 to 2006. He served on the
editorial board of <i>The Journal of Singing</i>, the official publication of the
National Association of Teachers of Singing, for twelve years. He has published articles
and reviews in<i> Piano Professional </i>(England), <i>The American Music Teacher</i>,
<i>The Journal of the International Alliance for Women in Music</i>, and the <i>North
Carolina Music Educator</i>. Andrew served on the Board of the American Conference
of Academic Deans (ACAD) in Washington, DC, and edited the fourth edition of<i> The
Resource Handbook for Academic Deans</i> published by the Johns Hopkins University
Press in 2023.
Education
DMA, University of Colorado at Boulder, Piano Performance and Pedagogy
MM, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Vocal Coaching and Accompanying
BM, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Piano Performance
