ANDREW D’ANTONIO
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
2016 University of Massachusetts Amherst, M.M. Music History and Collaborative Piano
2013 Fordham University, M.S.T. Early Childhood Special Education
2011 Pacific Lutheran University, B.M. Piano Performance
GUEST APPEARANCES AND LECTURES
2026 Speaker: “Teaching Adult Students”
Music Teachers Association of Clark County
2025 Adjudicator: “Festival of Ribbons”
Tualatin Valley Music Teachers Association
Adjudicator: “All Period Festival”
Hillsboro Music Teachers Association
Speaker: “Syllabus 2025: Refresher and Updates”
East Portland Music Teachers Association
Speaker: “Teaching Adult Students”
East Portland Music Teachers Association
West Portland Music Teachers Association
Tualatin Valley Music Teachers Association
2024 Speaker: “Teaching Adult Students”
Hillsboro Music Teachers Association
Rogue Valley Music Teachers Association
2021 Speaker: “Autism Speaker: “Autism Spectrum Disorder in Private Music Lessons”
Washington State Music Teachers Association State Conference
2020 Speaker: “Teaching in the Time of COVID: From Virtual Recitals to Sterilizing Your Studio & Beyond”
East Portland Music Teachers Association
Speaker: “Autism Spectrum Disorder in Private Music Lessons”
East Portland Music Teachers Association
2019 Speaker: “Designing a Studio that Works for You and Your Students”
Community Music School of Springfield, MA
Commenter: “SSO Concert”
Online article in “Previews” by Linda Matys O’Connell
Western Mass. Politics and Insight, Springfield, MA
2018 Speaker: “Autism 101 for the Private Music Teacher”
Community Music School of Springfield, MA
Judge: Student Concerto Competition
Holyoke Civic Symphony, Holyoke, MA
Speaker: “English Language Learners & Special Needs in the Music Classroom”
Springfield Public Schools, Springfield, MA
Speaker: “Musikgarten Overview”
Prelude Preschool of the Arts, Springfield, MA
Panelist: “Special Needs in the Music Classroom”
Springfield Public Schools, Springfield, MA
2017 Speaker: “Differentiated Instruction in the Music Classroom”
Springfield Public Schools, Springfield, MA
Speaker: “Sensory Needs in Young Children”
Prelude Preschool of the Arts, Springfield, MA
Speaker: “Special Needs in the Music Classroom”
Sonido Musica, Community Music School of Springfield, MA
Hand Model: Piano excerpts
Television Advertising Campaign, Springfield Symphony Orchestra, MA
2015 Speaker: “Bach, Bodky, & Boston: Bodky & the Development of an Early Music Scene”
Symposium: “Back to—and Forward from—J. S. Bach”,
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA
Speaker: “More than a Virtuoso: Bodky’s New Approach to Higher Mus. Ed. in the US”
Oregon Conference for Graduate Musicians
University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
2014 Speaker: “Producing the Renaissance: Recent Trends in Recordings of Italian Madrigals”
University of Massachusetts Amherst Renaissance Center
VOLUNTEER/COMMUNITY
2025 Oregon Music Teachers’ Association, Syllabus Repertoire Committee Member
2022-2025 Oregon Music Teachers’ Association, State Membership Chair
2023-2025 Oregon Music Teachers’ Association, East Portland District President
2021-2023 Oregon Music Teachers’ Association, East Portland District Vice President/Programs
2021-2023 Grace Memorial Episcopal Church, Vestry Member (Board of Directors)
2020-2021 Oregon Music Teachers’ Association, East Portland District Parliamentarian
2021 Oregon Music Teachers’ Association, Portland Baroque & Contemporary Festival Co-Chair
AWARDS, GRANTS, CERTIFICATIONS, AND FELLOWSHIPS
2023 Albert Nakata Memorial Grant
2022 Francis & Constance Bittner Memorial Grant
2021-2022 Tholen Fellow
2020 MTNA Nationally Certified Teacher of Music
2018 Musikgarten certification
2015/2016 Northampton Arts Council Grant
2015/2016 The Cultural Council of Northern Berkshire Grant
2015 UMass Graduate Travel Grant
2013-2016 Teaching Assistantship & Tuition Waiver, University of Massachusetts Amherst
2011-2013 Teach for America Grant
New York City Department of Education Grant
Americorps Grant
2010 Wang Center Grant, “Music as a Hub in the London Community”
2007-2011 Pacific Lutheran University Dean's List
Pacific Lutheran University President's Scholar
Pacific Lutheran University Music Scholarship
Rotary Joe Murphy Scholarship
ACADEMIC TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Smith College
2018-2019 Piano Lessons
Bay Path University
2017-2019 Piano Lessons
University of Massachusetts Amherst
2016 Piano Pedagogy II
Piano Class II
Aural Skills II (TA)
Piano Lessons
2015 Piano Class I
Piano Class II
Piano Pedagogy I
Aural Skills I (TA)
Piano Lessons
2014 Piano Class I
Piano Class II
Piano Lessons
2013 Piano Class I
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Private, various locations
2008-present Piano Teacher & Adjudicator
Community Music School of Springfield, Springfield, MA
2016-2021 Adaptive Music Program Director & Founder
2018-2019 Chamber Music Concert Series Organizer
2018-2019 Second Saturdays Student Concert Series Organizer
2014-2019 Piano Faculty
2015-2016 Chamber Music Coach
2015 Piano Teacher SciTech High School Outreach Program
Bay Path University, Longmeadow, MA
2017-2019 Adjunct Piano Faculty
Smith College, Northampton, MA
2018-2019 Adjunct Piano Faculty
2013 Glee Club Rehearsal Assistant
Music for Missions Concert Series, Springfield, MA
2017-2019 Rising Stars Director & Founder (Youth Chamber Music Branch)
2016-2018 General Series Co-Director
Faith United Church, Springfield, MA
2015-2018 Accompanist, Organist, and Vocal Coach
2015 Interim Accompanist
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA
2013-2016 Teaching Assistant
2013-2016 Keyboard Lab Supervisor
2013-2015 General Accompanist
2013-2014 Chorale Accompanist/Rehearsal Assistant
Northampton Community Music School, Northampton, MA
2013-2015 Staff Accompanist & Coach
Music Mountain, Falls Village, CT
2014 Festival Manager
Edwards Church, Northampton, MA
2013-2014 Substitute Vocal Section Leader
Bronx Early Learning Center/Volunteers of America, New York, NY
2011-2013 Special Education Pre-Kindergarten Teacher, Sustainability Coordinator
All Saints Lutheran Church, Auburn, WA
2011 Music Director
Orion Symphony Orchestra, London, UK
2010 Administrative Intern
Seattle Opera, Seattle, WA
2010 Intern/Volunteer
Lakewood Presbyterian Church, Lakewood, WA
2009-2010 Pianist
Second City Chamber Series, Youth Chamber Players, Tacoma, WA
2008-2010 Guest Chamber Music Coach
Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, Twin Lake, MI
2008-2009 Counselor, Pianist, Choral Accompanist