Dr. Juyeon Kang Professor of Music
Education:
D.M.A., M.A., M.M., University of Rochester - Eastman School of Music
Artist Diploma, New England Conservatory of Music
B.M., Seoul National University
712-707-7061
jkang@nwciowa.edu
DMH 107
Pianist Juyeon Kang, a concert artist and educator, has performed and conducted master classes extensively on four continents and in the United States, Canada, Brazil, Costa Rica, Austria, Spain, Finland, Italy, Japan, China, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Korea. She launched a performance career that included her debut solo recital in Boston’s Jordan Hall after winning two first prizes in 1998: the Heida Hermann’s Young Artists Competition and the Josef Hofmann Piano Competition. The latter led to an invitation to perform at the Embassy of Poland in Washington, D.C., where she presented the Chopin Commemorative Piano Concert on the 150th anniversary of Chopin’s death.
Dr. Kang, who presented a solo recital in New York City's Carnegie Hall in 2013, has also appeared as a soloist with numerous symphony orchestras, including the Korean Symphony Orchestra, Augusta Symphony Orchestra, Hingham Symphony Orchestra, South Dakota Symphony Orchestra, and Sioux City Symphony Orchestra. Her performances have been aired on television in Korea and on National Public Radio in New York, Massachusetts, Georgia, South Carolina, Ohio and Iowa.
A native of Korea, Dr. Kang holds degrees in piano performance and literature, as well as in pedagogy of music theory.
MUS111 - Music Theory I
(2 credits) This course will teach the fundamentals necessary for performing, composing/arranging, teaching, directing, writing about, and recording/producing music. Related topics such as music history, performance practice and music technology are also explored and an in-depth study is made of the Christian perspective on music and music-making. Prerequisite for 111: MUS101 or passing score on diagnostic placement exam. Note: Includes 1 1/2 hours of lab per week.
MUS112 - Music Theory II
(2 credits) This course will teach the fundamentals necessary for performing, composing/arranging, teaching, directing, writing about, and recording/producing music. Related topics such as music history, performance practice and music technology are also explored and an in-depth study is made of the Christian perspective on music and music-making. Prerequisite for 111: MUS101 or passing score on diagnostic placement exam. Note: Includes 1 1/2 hours of lab per week.
MUS130 - Piano Class (Beginners I)
(1 credit) This class is designed for students with limited experience in piano. Beginning class is for the student with no piano background or very little prior instruction. Intermediate class is for the student who reads melodic lines and has some previous keyboard experience. Advanced class is for the student who has had a few years of keyboard instruction and wishes to broaden repertoire. Placement in appropriate level is by permission of instructor.
MUS131 - Piano Class (Beginners II)
(1 credit) This class is designed for students with limited experience in piano. Beginning class is for the student with no piano background or very little prior instruction. Intermediate class is for the student who reads melodic lines and has some previous keyboard experience. Advanced class is for the student who has had a few years of keyboard instruction and wishes to broaden repertoire. Placement in appropriate level is by permission of instructor.
MUS132 - Piano Class (Intermediate I)
(1 credit) This class is designed for students with limited experience in piano. Beginning class is for the student with no piano background or very little prior instruction. Intermediate class is for the student who reads melodic lines and has some previous keyboard experience. Advanced class is for the student who has had a few years of keyboard instruction and wishes to broaden repertoire. Placement in appropriate level is by permission of instructor.
MUS133 - Piano Class (Intermediate II)
(1 credit) This class is designed for students with limited experience in piano. Beginning class is for the student with no piano background or very little prior instruction. Intermediate class is for the student who reads melodic lines and has some previous keyboard experience. Advanced class is for the student who has had a few years of keyboard instruction and wishes to broaden repertoire. Placement in appropriate level is by permission of instructor. Note: May be repeated.
MUS211 - Music Theory III
(4 credits) This course will teach the fundamentals necessary for performing, composing/arranging, teaching, directing, writing about, and recording/producing music. Related topics such as music history, performance practice and music technology are also explored and an in- depth study is made of the Christian perspective on music and music-making. Note: Includes 1 1/2 hours of lab per week.
MUS212 - Music Theory IV
(4 credits, alternate years, consult department) This course will teach the fundamentals necessary for performing, composing/arranging, teaching, directing, writing about, and recording/producing music. Related topics such as music history, performance practice and music technology are also explored and an in- depth study is made of the Christian perspective on music and music-making. Note: Includes 1 1/2 hours of lab per week.
MUS251 - Piano Lessons
(1-2 credits) Private instruction. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Note: Lessons are 30 minutes in length. Lessons are offered every term and may be repeated. MUS252, Lead Sheet Piano does not count toward class or private instruction in piano requirement for majors or minors. An advanced student may elect to take an hour lesson each week in his/her major area of performance. Practice and repertoire requirements are doubled.
Solo Recitals:
Carnegie Weill Hall, New York City, New York, October 2013
Downtown Music at Grace Noonday Getaway Conccert Series, White Plains, New York, October 2013
Augustana College, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, September 2013
Wayne State College, Wayne, Nebraska, September 2013
Buffalo State College, Buffalo, New York, September 2013
Auditorio Clodomiro Picado, National University, Heredia, Costa Rica, August 2013
Clara Wieck Schumann Saal, University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, Vienna, Austria, July 2013
Inje University, Kimhac, Korea, 2013
Sung Gyul University, Anyang, Korea, 2013
Soon-Cheon National University, Soon-Cheon, Korea, 2013
Newton Public Library, Newton, Massachusetts, 2013
Sioux City Chamber Ensemble Concert Series, Sioux City, Iowa, 2013
Steinway Gallery of Los Angeles, Pasadena, California, 2013
MU PHI EPSILON Concert Series at the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, Dallas, Texas, 2013
Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, Illinois, 2013
De Pauw University, Greencastle, Indiana, 2012
Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, Indiana, 2012
Northwestern College, Orange City, Iowa, 2012
Steinway Gallery of Seattle, Seattle, Washington, 2012
University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, 2012
Steinway Gallery of Portland, Portland, Oregon, 2012
Centennial United Methodist Church, Roseville, Minnesota, 2012
United States Embassy, Vienna, Austria, 2012
Steinway Haus Wien, Vienna, Austria, 2012
Steinway Gallery of Washington, D.C., McLean, Virginia, 2012
Augustana College, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 2012
University of Texas-Arlington, Arlington, Texas, 2012
Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, 2012
Northwestern College, Orange City, Iowa, 2011
ExxonMobil-Nanyang Technological University Exploration in the Arts Series, Singapore, 2009
Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Monday Concert Series, Singapore, 2009, 2007
University College Sedaya International, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2009, 2007
Brandon University, Brandon, Canada, August 2009
Thai German Cultural Foundation Auditorium, Bangkok, Thailand, 2009, 2007
University of Nebraska-Kearney, Kearney, Nebraska, 2009, 2008
Lee University, Cleveland, Tennessee, January 2009, 2007
Steinway Piano Gallery Concert Hall, Coral Gables, Florida, 2008
Seoul Arts Center Recital Hall, Seoul, Korea, 2008
Minato Mirai Recital Hall, Yokohama, Japan, 2008
Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 2008
Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas, 2008
Rosebud School of the Arts, Rosebud, Canada, 2007
Prairie Bible College, Three Hills, Canada, 2007
Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, California, 2007
Hastings College, Hastings, Nebraska, 2007
Brazilian Museum of Sculpture “Musica no MuBe Recitals de Piano” series, San Paulo, Brazil, 2006
Tunghai University, Taijung, Taiwan, 2006
University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota, 2006
Concerto:
Sioux City Symphony Orchestra, Sioux City, Iowa, 2007
South Dakota Symphony Orchestra, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 2006
Hingham Symphony Orchestra, Hingham, Massachusetts, 1999
Augusta Symphony Orchestra, August, Georgia/Aiken, South Carolina, 1999
Korean Symphony Orchestra, Yong Pyung, Korea, 1991
Masterclass/Workshop:
Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore, 2009
University College Sedaya International, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2009, 2007
Brandon University, Brandon, Canada, 2009
Pratta Music School, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2009
University of Nebraska-Kearney, Kearney, Nebraska, 2009 Southwestern Assemblies of God University, Waxahachie, Texas, 2009
Lee University, Cleveland, Tennessee, 2009
Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 2008
Prairie Bible College, Three Hills, Canada, 2007
Geo-Chang Music Teachers Association, Geo-Chang, Korea, 2007
Belhaven College, Jackson, Mississippi, 2006
Sao Paulo University, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2006
Beijing Central Conservatory, Beijing, China, 2006
Tunghai University, Taijung, Taiwan, 2006
Taiwan Presbyterian Church /Taiwan Theological Seminary, Taipei, Taiwan, 2006
Omaha Conservatory of Music, Omaha, Nebraska, 2004
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, 2004 Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 1998
Adjudicator Services:
Sonatina Festival, National Federation of Music Club, Sioux City, Iowa, 2009
Iowa Piano Competition, Sioux City, Iowa, 2008
Lee University Piano Competition, Cleveland, Tennessee, 2007
South Dakota Music Teachers Association Piano Competition, Vermillion, South Dakota, 2006
Nebraska Music Teachers Association Piano Competition and Festival, Hastings, Nebraska, 2006
Genevieve Truran Piano Competition, Vermillion, South Dakota, 2006
College Music Society, 2003-present
Music Teachers National Association/Iowa Music Teachers Association, 2004-present
Society for Music Theory, 2005-2006
Northwest Iowa Review’s "Top 20 Under 40 Honor”, 2008
Northwestern Endowment Research Fellowship, 2012, 2006
San Antonio International Piano Competition, Special Recognition, Texas, 2000
Busoni International Piano Competition, Certificate, Bolzano, Italy, 2000
Josef Hofmann Competition and Festival, First Prize and Hofmann Performance Prize, Aiken, South Carolina, 1998
Heida Hermanns Young Artist Competition, First Prize, Southport, Connecticut, 1998
