Piano

Piano Applied Faculty

Shijun Wang, DMA

Associate Professor of Piano Keyboard Division Director

Shijun Wang, DMA

Associate Professor of Piano Keyboard Division Director

shijun_wang@baylor.edu

Bradley Bolen, DMA

Senior Lecturer of Piano

Bradley Bolen, DMA

Senior Lecturer of Piano

Bradley_Bolen@baylor.edu

Michael Clark, DMA

Assistant Professor of Piano Coordinator of Secondary Piano

Michael Clark, DMA

Assistant Professor of Piano Coordinator of Secondary Piano

Rice University (DMA in Piano Performance, Certificate in Teaching & Learning), University of Houston (MM in Piano Performance & Pedagogy), Ithaca College (BM in Piano Performance)

Advocate for the music of Florence Price through performing, recording, and editing her piano works
Researcher of historical and innovative approaches to piano fingering and founder of Piano Tricks
Coordinator of Baylor's secondary piano program and author of an upcoming open-access class piano book

Michael_W_Clark@baylor.edu

In-Ja Eshelman, DMA

Lecturer in Piano

In-Ja Eshelman, DMA

Lecturer in Piano

In-Ja_Eshelman@baylor.edu

Lesley McAllister, DMA

Professor of Piano Coordinator of Piano Pedagogy

Lesley McAllister, DMA

Professor of Piano Coordinator of Piano Pedagogy

University of Oklahoma (DMA), Florida State University (MM), University of Houston (BM, 1999)

Teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in piano pedagogy and Performer Wellness and directs the Piano Laboratory Program
Published two books on musician wellness, multiple articles in pedagogy journals, and presented sessions on piano pedagogy and musician wellness at several national and international conferences
President-Elect of the Texas Music Teachers Association with many awards including two-time Article of the Year from the Music Teachers National Association (2012 and 2024), Collegiate Teacher of the Year with the Texas Music Teachers Association (2022), and Outstanding Tenured Award in Research from Baylor (2019)

Lesley_McAllister@baylor.edu

Rajung Yang, DMA

Lecturer in Piano

Rajung Yang, DMA

Lecturer in Piano

rajung_yang@baylor.edu