Joseph S  

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Instruments: Piano, Organ, Keyboard
Styles: Classical, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Blues, Folk, Country, R&B, Gospel, Musical Theater, Opera, Electronic, Showtunes, Spirituals, Swing, New Age, Soul

I began piano lessons at the age of 5, and organ lessons at age 10. I became the junior organist at Lagonda United Methodist Church at age 14, playing at the early service. By age 17, I became their principle organist and choir accompanist. Five years later, I also became the organist and choir director at Highlands United Church of Christ. I attended Wright State University on academic and music scholarships, and graduated, magna cum laude, in 2001, with concentration in organ, piano, and vocal. My first job was in the Jefferson Township schools as a middle school band and choir director. In 2002, I became a full time piano instructor at the Columbus Conservatory of Piano. When Lagonda UMC merged with two other Springfield UMC churches to become Faith UMC, I was hired as the organist and choir accompanist. In 2014 I moved back to Springfield from Columbus and worked at the Wittenberg University Center for Music Development where I taught music classes and private piano lessons. I currently teach piano lessons at Trinity under the name of Joseph’s Piano, and at That Music Place in Springboro and Bella Musica in Miamisburg. Some of my past performances include piano accompaniment for Ohio Performing Arts Musicals and the Clark State Community College Chorus. While in high school at Springfield Shawnee, I played the pipe organ at Wittenberg University’s Weaver Chapel. At Wright State I accompanied the Men's Chorale on piano and performed with the Wright State Orchestra on organ. I also played trombone in the Wright State Concert Band. I was invited to play the refurbished organ at the United Theological Seminary in Dayton, and played the new organ for the Pipe Organ Dedication at the Maria-Joseph Center in Dayton. I also give yearly concerts on piano and organ at Trinity UCC in Fairborn, OH.