Seven generations away from Beethoven and teaching a carefully preserved tradition of technic as well as her own philosophy, Mrs.
Suzanne Elizabeth Poole is a highly recommended, award winning
keyboard instructor and has taught music professionally for the past
twenty nine years. Her private studio is located in Clinton, Utah.
She presently teaches 58 students consisting of beginner levels
through advanced students, including other piano teachers. Suzanne is
on the Weber State University recommended instructor list, is an
active member of the McKay Dee Piano Guild, National Federation of
Music Teachers, a new member
of the National Association for Professional Women and currently
serves as Director for the Wasatch West Piano Festival. She is
the author and founder of Piano Mastermind.
Mrs.
Poole graduated from Weber State University with an emphasis in Piano
performance and science. She
studied privately for twenty four years. Her teachers include Dr.
Lowell Farr of the University of Utah, Dr. Gary Amano, concert
pianist and Director of Keyboard Studies at Utah State University,
Dr. Irene Weiss Peery, Concert Pianist and Director of Keyboard
Studies at Brigham Young University, Dr. Diana Page, Director of
Keyboard Studies at Weber State University and Dr. Guy Wuellner,
Concert Pianist and Director of Keyboard Studies at Drake University,
Iowa.
Suzanne Poole served as the principle pianist for the
School of Ballet West in Ogden for five years. She has accompanied
many community choirs and performers, plays regularly as a soloist at
community functions and serves as her church organist. She has
professionally accompanied for many different theatrical groups
including the "Missoula Children’s Theater". She also
enjoys performing monthly at McKay Dee Hospital in Ogden. Suzanne has
had many opportunities to arrange and compose music professionally
for Weber State music departments, Lagoon's acclaimed "Show
Band" and other musical groups.
Suzanne won the
"Outstanding Pianist Award" from Utah State University
Summer Music Clinic in 1986 under the direction of Gary Amano, was a
state finalist in music for the National Sterling Scholar Awards, and
also received the National Honor Award for the "Outstanding
Musician's Achievement Program". She currently judges for
Federation exams and other various musical events. In 2005 she aided
in writing the curriculum for The Wasatch West Piano Festival held in
Ogden Utah. This festival's success grows each year as it serves many
students along the Wasatch Front.
Away from the Piano, Suzanne
is actively involved in the community. She was Miss South Ogden in
1986, Miss Weber County in 1987 and placed top ten at the Miss Utah
Scholarship Pageant. She Directed the Miss Weber County Pageant in
1991 and 1992, and has served as a consultant and judge for the Mrs.
Utah Pageant. In 2001 her piano studio sponsored a campaign called
“Hands to Hearts" in which they performed for the community
and raised $1,985.00 in quarters for 9/11 victims families in New
York City. In 2007, "Hands to Hearts" was reactivated to
raise money to decorate a lovely tree to donate to the Ogden
"Christmas Jubilee", which raises funds for terminally ill
children. The students of the Poole Studio contributed over $800.00
by performing for the public.
Suzanne
has found she also enjoys performing very much as a member of the
"Rocky Mountain Piano Quintet" and plans to be busy this
summer with several performance dates.
Suzanne, her very
supportive husband Mark and their children Chandler, Elizabeth and
Jacqueline reside in Clinton, Utah. What is next for Suzanne? Publishing books, commercial work, composing and more teaching clinics!
