Pianist Gail Dunning began playing piano at age four, studying privately with Marian Hager.
She received a Bachelor of Music and a Master of Arts in Piano Performance from the
University of Iowa where she studied with John Simms and James Avery.
Miss Dunning was on the adjunct faculty at Creighton University from 1985 to 1996 and is
currently teaching private piano at her studio in Omaha, Nebraska.
Credentials & Professional Development
Bachelor of Music, University of Iowa, Iowa City Iowa, 1974
Master of Arts in Piano Performance, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 1977
Adjunct Faculty, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, 1985-1996
National Music Teachers Association, Member, 1979-present
Private Music Instructors of Omaha, Member, 1979-present
PMI Young Artist chairman, 1996, 1997
PMI Vice President, 1997-1998
PMI President, 1999-2000
Omaha Music Teachers Association, 2000- present
OMTA, Advisor, 2000-2001
OMTA, Secretary, 2001-2003
OMTA Vice-President, 2008-2009
OMTA Senior Scholarship Chair, 2012
OMTA, Board, 2004-2015
Nebraska Music Teachers Association, 1976 – present
NMTA Theory Chair, 2010-2012O
NMTA, Teacher of the Year, 2013
NMTA, District Festival Chair, 2014-2015
NMTA, President-elect, 2015-2018
NMTA, President-elect, 2019- present
Member:
Music Teachers National Association, 1976-present
Nebraska Music Teachers Association, 1976-present
Private Music Instructors, 1976-2000
Omaha Music Teachers Association, 2000-present