Jane Smisor Bastien
Jane Smisor Bastien | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jane Smisor January 15, 1936 |
| Died | 27 March 2018 (aged 82) |
| Occupation | Educator |
| Spouse | Jim Bastien |
| Children | Lisa and Lori |
Jane Smisor Bastien is an American author and educator, best known for publishing works on teaching piano methods and techniques. She published more than 500 books that were translated into sixteen languages.
Early life
Bastien graduated from Barnard College in 1957 and received a masters from Teachers College, Columbia University. While at Columbia, she met fellow student Neil A. Kjos Jr., who later became president of Neil A. Kjos Music Company. She met Jim Bastien in New Orleans, Louisiana and they married in 1961.
Career
Bastien taught at H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College at Tulane University. Bastien, along with her husband James, wrote numerous books on piano teaching.[1] The Music Teachers National Association awarded her the Lifetime Achievement Award in 1999 and the Citation for Leadership in 2018.
References
- ^ Baker-Jordan, Martha. Practical Piano Pedagogy: The Definitive Text for Piano Teachers and Pedagogy Students (Warner Bros. Publications, 2004), p. 171.
External links
- Jane Bastien NAMM Oral History Interview (2006)
