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Jocelyn Swigger, D.M.A.
About Jocelyn
Pianist Jocelyn Swigger is Professor of Music at Gettysburg College Sunderman Conservatory of Music and Instructor of Piano at Interlochen Arts Camp. “An hour of pure musical pleasure” was the Blogcritics revew of her recording of the complete Chopin etudes. Her TEDx talk, "How I Memorize Piano Music," is available on YouTube. Swigger hosts two very occasional podcasts: Play It Again Swig (an audio practice diary) and Just Piano Improv. For more information, visit Swigger's website.
I encourage my students to find moments of bravery and vulnerability in their practice and performance. I tell them "there is no bear on stage!" I give them specific techniques and tools, and I make sure they reflect on what they've learned in their own words. I love seeing them feel more empowered at the piano and more at home on stage.
- Professor of Music at Gettysburg College Sunderman Conservatory of Music
- Judge of Elections for Gettysburg First Ward, Adams County, Pennsylvania
- Recording on Centaur Records of classical era art songs by women composers, with soprano Susan Hochmiller
- Recorded complete Chopin etudes on an 1841 Erard (Con Brio Recordings)
- TEDx talk "How I Memorize Piano Music" on YouTube
- Ongoing training in Alexander Technique
- Fulbright Scholar to Paraguay in 2008
- Currently editing 12 Etudes by Agnes Tyrrell for publication with Certosa Verlag publishing company
B.M., Piano Performance - Oberlin Conservatory
B.A., English Literature - Oberlin College
M.M., Piano Performance - Eastman School of Music
M.A., Pedagogy of Music Theory - Eastman School of Music
D.M.A., Piano Performance - Eastman School of Music