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Hyrum Arnesen

Visiting Assistant Professor of Music

Email: New Window for emailhyrum.arnesen@svu.edu

Professor Hyrum Arnesen

“I believe that the primary purpose for teaching and learning music is to cultivate the whole person. Music study stimulates intellectual curiosity and creative thought, fosters empathy and emotional resilience, and cultivates attributes such as diligence, patience, determination, courage, and compassion. My goal as a music teacher is to facilitate this personal growth and enable students to be lifelong musicians, music advocates, and positive members of their community.”

Education

  • D.M.A. Piano Performance, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, 2023
  • M.M. Piano Performance and Pedagogy, Brigham Young University, 2020
  • B.A. Piano Performance and Pedagogy, Brigham Young University, 2018

Courses

  • Music Major: Group Piano, Applied Music I–II – Piano, Musicianship II Keyboard Lab
  • Piano Collaboration, Advanced Applied Music – Piano

Teaching Positions & Professional Experience

  • Joined Southern Virginia University faculty in 2023
  • Intern, Francis Clark Center, 2023
  • Private Piano Instructor, Piano Sensei, 2021–23
  • Private Piano Instructor, Loveland Music Academy, 2021–22
  • Graduate Assistant in Keyboard Department, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, 2020–23
  • Graduate Assistant in Keyboard Department, Brigham Young University, 2018–20
  • Personal Assistant, Pre-College Studio of Dr. Peery-Fox, 2018–20
  • Hyrum Arnesen Private Studio, 2010–present

Scholarship & Creative Work

  • “Dance and the Music of Argentine Composers,” Piano Magazine, Winter 2022–23 Edition
  • “The Romantic Fantasy-Sonata: Schubert’s Wanderer Fantasy D. 760 and Liszt’s Sonata in B minor S. 178,” 2019
  • “Integration and Structural Significance of the Falling Third in Beethoven’s Piano Sonata Op. 106 Hammerklavier,” 2019
  • “The Interaction of Folk Music with European Tradition: Argentine Identity in Carlos Guastavino’s Piano Works,” DMA Lecture Recital, 2023
  • “The Art of the Instructional Video: A Deeper Look at Teaching with Technology, ” MTNA Collegiate Symposium, 2022
  • “The Performance: A Multimedia Approach,” MTNA Collegiate Symposium, 2019

Awards, Leadership & Service

  • Vice President of Student Activities, OhioMTA Southwest District, 2021–23
  • Chapter Treasurer, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music MTNA, 2021–23
  • Presidency member, Brigham Young University MTNA, 2018–20
  • Dorothy Payne Scholarship, Cincinnati Keyboard Club, 2022–23
  • E Mona Scholar, 2017–18
  • Brigham Young University Heritage Award, 2012–18

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