Biography
Jennifer Linn is a multi-talented pianist, teacher, composer, arranger and clinician, and holds the title of Manager-Educational Piano for Hal Leonard Corporation. In addition to her contributions to the Hal Leonard Student Piano Library, her work includes creating and editing the newly released Journey Through the Classics series. Ms. Linn also was the editor and recording artist for the G. Schirmer Performance Editions Clementi: Sonatinas, Op. 36, Kuhlau: Selected Sonatinas, and Schumann: Selections from Album for the Young, Op. 68. Many of her original compositions have been selected for the National Federation of Music Clubs festival list, and are frequently recommended in reviews by Clavier Companion and American Music Teacher magazines.
As a clinician, she has presented workshops, master classes, and Hal Leonard showcases throughout the United States and Canada, including MTNA (Music Teachers National Association) national conferences, MTAC (Music Teachers Association of California) conventions, CFMTA (Canadian Federated Music Teachers Association) convention, and numerous state and local events throughout the country. Ms. Linn was commissioned to compose a collaborative work for the 2013 MTNA National Conference in Anaheim, California where her trio Serendipity for piano, flute and horn, was premiered.
Ms. Linn’s teaching career spans more than 25 years and includes independent studio teaching of all ages, as well as group instruction and piano pedagogy at the university level. Ms. Linn received her B.M. with distinction and M.M. in piano performance from the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) Conservatory of Music where she was the winner of the concerto-aria competition. As an undergraduate, she was the recipient of the prestigious vice chancellor’s award for academic excellence and service, and most recently, Ms. Linn was named the 2013 UMKC Alumni of the Year for the Conservatory of Music and Dance.
