Mary Ann Fritz (mfritz616@aol.com)

Mary Ann Fritz is adjunct professor of piano at Dallas Baptist University where she teaches private, class piano and Piano Pedagogy. She also maintains a private studio and is active as a clinician, piano festival/ competition adjudicator, and workshop leader in the areas of piano, music education and creative motion. She has served as Preschool/Children's Choir Coordinator at Broadway Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Adjunct Professor of Piano at Howard Payne University, Teaching Fellow in Piano at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Assistant Director in the Children's Piano Lab at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Music Teacher at Steppingstone Christian Academy in Burleson, Children's Choir Director at Overton Park United Methodist Church in Fort Worth, Teaching Fellow in Music Education at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Adjunct Professor of Piano and Music Education at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Her professional memberships include: 

American College of Musicians/National Guild of Piano Teachers: member, Adjudicator 1998-present; chairperson of Fort Worth Guild Center

Creative Motion Alliance, Inc.:  charter member, president 1994-1998 and 2006-present

Faculty member of Windswept Music Workshop; contributing editor of Journal of Creative Motion

Federation of Music Clubs:  member 2006-present; adjudicator 1998-present

Fort Worth Music Teachers Association: member 1993-present; Fall Festival committee

Fort Worth Piano Teachers Forum:  member 1993-present; yearbook chairperson 2004-present

Music Teachers National Association:  member 1993-present

Texas Music Teachers Association: member 1993-present

Achievements/Publications:

"A Piano Pedagogy of Creative Motion," doctoral dissertation, 1998.

Editor and contributor, Journal of Creative Motion, an annual publication of the Creative Motion Alliance, Inc., 2000-present, "An Application of Creative Motion Principles to Piano Pedagogy: "Getting Started at the Piano - Creating a Tone," Vol. 1, 2000. "Who Do We Teach? And How? Addressing Learning Styles in Creative Motion Pedagogy," Vol. 2, 2001. "So What Does Creative Motion Have to Say about All This Modern Music?" Vol. 3, 2002. "Creative Motion Didn't Develop in a Vacuum: Influences and Parallel Movements," Vol. 4, 2003.

Book Reviews:

William Westney, The Perfect Wrong Note: Learning to Trust Your Musical Self, Carla Hannaford, Smart Moves: Why Learning Is Not All in Your Head, Vol. 5, 2004. "Rachel Sherman: A Windswept Legend," Vol. 7, 2006. "Packing My Bags..." Vol. 8, 2007. Percussionist on the recording Steal Away Home (LPS Productions: Fort Worth, TX), 1995.

Certifications:

Advanced Certification (Level II) in Creative Motion (1995)

Professional Certification (Level III) in Creative Motion (in progress)

Honors:

Who's Who of American Women (2001-present)

Who's Who in America (1999-present)

Performances:

Collegium Musicum in Concert, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

March 30, 1995: Harpsichord soloist for the J. S. Bach Concerto in F Major for Two Recorders and Harpsichord, BWV 1057

Doctoral Piano Recital, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, November 10, 1995: Featured works of Scarlatti, Schumann, Chopin, and Crumb

Doctoral Ensemble Recital, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, October 24, 1996:  Works included Mozart, Quintet in E-flat Major for Piano, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, and Bassoon, K. 452; Schubert, Introduction and Variations on "Ihr Blumlein alle" from Die schone Mullerin, Op. 160 (D. 802); and Copland, Duo for Flute and Piano (1971).

Harpsichord Soloist, Doctoral Conducting Recital of Mark A. Bowdidge, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, April 4, 1997: J. S. Bach, Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050.

Doctoral Lecture Recital, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, November 17, 1998: Featured works of Bach, Haydn, Schubert, and Prokofiev.

Duo Piano Recitals, Tarrant County College and Dallas Baptist University, September 14 and 19, 2006: Included works of Lambert, Britten, Copland, Beach and Hill Cobb.

Soloist and accompanist for various faculty recitals at Dallas Baptist University as well as the Windswept Music Workshop (conducted at William Jewell College, Liberty, Missouri)

Other Involvements:

Clinician, Creative Motion Applied to Piano and Music Education Workshops, 1995-present,

Adjudicator, Piano Festivals and Competitions, 1995-present

Clinician, Children's Music Workshops, 1985-present

Clinician, Children's Creativity Camps, 1995-present

Teachers and coaches:

Jewell N. Stout, Springfield, Missouri

Joyce Minasian, Drury College

Dr. Robert C. Smith, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Dr. Jill Sprenger, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Dr. Fritz holds the B.A. from Drury College in Springfield, Missouri, the M.A. from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the M.M. in Piano Performance the and D.M.A. in Piano Pedagogy from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Ft. Worth.

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