Dr. Mario Ajero

Assistant Professor of Piano Pedagogy
Coordinator of Class Piano
Stephen F. Austin State University
Nacogdoches, Texas

Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
M.M., Temple University
B.M., Temple University

Background
MARIO AJERO is the Coordinator of Class Piano and Piano Pedagogy at Stephen F. Austin State University. He earned his doctoral degree at the University of Oklahoma where he taught applied piano, class piano, and music appreciation. He also received Master of Music and Bachelor of Music degrees from Temple University.

Dr. Ajero has served as Coordinator of Class Piano for Temple University’s Music Prep Division and served as Lecturer in Piano for Temple University’s Boyer College of Music and Dance in Philadelphia, PA. He is active as both a soloist and collaborative pianist. Dr. Ajero was awarded the 2nd Prize in the Donna Turner Smith Memorial Piano Competition. He has accompanied both singers and instrumentalists in concerts and master classes including a master class by Wynton Marsalis.

Dr. Ajero’s research interests focus on technology in music education and piano pedagogy. He is a frequent presenter at national conferences such as the MTNA National Conference, the National Symposium on Music Instruction Technology, and the National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy. His “Random Access” column appears regularly in American Music Teacher.

Dr. Ajero also hosts The Piano Podcast, an internet TV show dedicated to topics related to the piano and piano pedagogy. The Piano Podcast has over 1500 subscribers from around the world.

Links to the podcast can be found at:
http://mariocast.blip.tv
http://marioajero.blogspot.com
http://www.youtube.com/mariocast

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