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About Caitlin

Caitlin graduated with a degree in Bachelor of Musical Arts at BYU-Idaho in Fall 2021, whom she studied with Ryan Kelly, Jessi Murdock, and Michael McQuay. She was the Vice President of the BYU-Idaho MTNA Collegiate Chapter, and presented at the MTNA National Pedagogy Symposium in January 2021.

During her undergraduate, she has accompanied many vocalists and instrumentalists for performances and juries, and had the opportunity to accompany Men’s Chorus at BYU-Idaho. She performed works of concerto movements and sonatas for instrumentalists, and for vocalists she has played numerous of songs of different genres. 

Caitlin has also went through the pedagogy program at BYU-Idaho which consists of teaching through the community piano lab at school, and teaching group classes, and doing small projects for piano pedagogy. 

She now resides in Rancho Cucamonga, CA, and is currently teaching piano students in the area. She is currently not taking any new students, but if you would like to join the waitlist, please go to the contact page. Caitlin also provides accompanying services as well for choirs, vocalists, instrumentalists, juries, etc.

Current Repertoire

J.S. Bach – Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue, BWV 903

Franz Haydn – Sonata in F Major, Hob XVI:23

Robert Schumann – Papillons, Op. 2 

Franz Liszt – Légende: “St. Francois de 

paule marchant sur les flots”, S. 175/2

Scriabin – Prelude in E Major, Op. 11, No. 9

Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue (piano concerto)

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