ABOUT JEANNE - BIOGRAPHY
Jeanne M. Hanley is a dedicated teacher who is active as both a solo and collaborative pianist. In 2004, Ms. Hanley received her Bachelor of Arts in Music with honors from Central Michigan University. Her principal piano professors were Dr. Alexandra Mascolo-David and Dr. Mary Jo Cox. Ms. Hanley also studied piano pedagogy under Dr. Adrienne Wiley. In 2006, Ms. Hanley earned her Master of Music in Piano Pedagogy at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she studied piano pedagogy under Dr. Reid Alexander and Dr. Christos Tsitsaros. Her principle piano professor was Dr. William Heiles. While earning her Master's degree, Ms. Hanley served as a graduate teaching assistant in group piano, and was named to the Incomplete List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students for four consecutive semesters.
Ms. Hanley opened her first piano studio at the age of fifteen. She has taught at Central Michigan University, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and the Stella Royce Music Program at the David D. Hunting YMCA Grand Rapids, MI. While serving as Music Coordinator of the Stella Royce Music Program, Ms. Hanley founded and directed the Stella Royce Music Camp at St. Cecilia Music Center. She is currently the artistic director of the Stella Royce Music Camp.
Ms. Hanley is an active member of the Music Teachers' National Association, the National Guild of Piano Teachers, St. Cecilia Music Center, Grand Rapids’ Musicians League, and the Piano Teachers' Forum of Grand Rapids. She has served on the executive boards of both Central Michigan University's and the University of Illinois' collegiate MTNA chapters. While on the executive board of the University of Illinois' collegiate MTNA chapter, Ms. Hanley founded the University of Illinois Music Club for children. Ms. Hanley currently serves as the Western Michigan Division Semi-finals Chair for the MMTA. She has also judged for numerous festivals and competitions throughout the mid-west.
In 2007 Ms. Hanley and Dr. Wendy Wan-Hsing Chu co-founded the Une Voix Piano Duo. Their first compact disc, Ears to See, will be released in 2008. Ms. Hanley operates the Hanley Music Studio in Grand Rapids, MI.
