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Dr. Frank Pittman, NCTM
Artistic & Executive Director
Dr. Pittman its the owner and founder of the Piano Academy of North Carolina, LLC. In his 36 years of teaching experience his students have participated in numerous national and international music festivals and performance competitions. Many former students are currently career musicians and music educators.
He has served on the faculties of the Governor's School of North Carolina, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Meredith College, Campbell University, the Actors Center in Philadelphia, the Durham School of the Arts, and has been guest Lecturer of Music Theatre at Temple University. As an active pianist, Dr. Pittman performs as recitalist, concerto soloist, and chamber musician throughout the United States and Europe. While touring in Great Britain he received the honor to perform in live broadcast over British Radio. Dr. Pittman regularly adjudicates for local, regional, national, and international piano competitions. He is a recurring examiner for the Hong Kong Schools Music Competition and is the current piano performance festival state director of the North Carolina Music Teachers Association where he has also served as past president. He is a permanently professional certified teacher of music in piano.


DEGREES
• Doctor of Musical Arts
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
• Master of Music
Temple University
• Bachelor of Music
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION
Permanent Professional Certified Teacher of Music in Piano
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
• Music Teachers National Association (MTNA)
• North Carolina Music Teachers Association (NCMTA)
State Piano Performance Festival Chair : 2016 - present
Immediate Past President: 2009 - 2011
State President: 2007 - 2009
President-elect: 2005 - 2007
Vice-President (Membership): 2003 - 2005
Conference Local Host Chair: 2002 - 2003
• Durham Music Teachers Association (DMTA)
Piano Area Performance Festival Chair: 2015 - present
Scholarship Chair: 2014 - 2018
• Pi Kappa Lambda (National Music Honor Society)
• Phi Mu Alpha