Cynthia Ramsdell

Cynthia Snyder Ramsdell teaches group piano instruction and major and non major piano lessons and serves as the staff accompanist at Heidelberg University. She is a passionate teacher who has given private music instruction in piano and voice to students of all ages and stages for 32 years and currently teaches piano and voice through the Heidelberg University Community Music School. She is the Assistant Director of Music for the All-Ohio State Fair Youth Choir and is also the collaborative pianist at Fremont Ross High School. She formerly served as the Assistant Director of Music at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church in Findlay, Ohio and has previously taught at Tiffin University and Grove City University, Grove City, PA. She received her Bachelor and Master degrees in music education from Bowling Green State University where she studied piano with distinguished teaching professor Virginia Marks. She is married to Dr. Greg Ramsdell and is the proud parent of four wonderful adult children and a lazy cat.

Courses Taught

MUS104, Intro to Piano
MUS185, Piano 1
MUS186, Piano 2
MUS285, Piano 3
MUS286, Piano 4
MUS125, 126, 127, 128, 225, 226, 227, 228, 325, 326, 327, 328, 425, 426, 427, 428, Private Piano Instruction

Expertise

Starting Beginner Pianists of all ages; Matching teaching methods to individual learning styles; Finding literature that motivates students to work hard; Exploring varied musical styles as a means of teaching technique

Research Interests

Obscure/Unusual Early Elementary through Late Intermediate Classical Piano Repertoire; Piano Repertoire by Women Composers; New Pedagogical Methods; Ways to "Gamify" piano teaching and learning

Cynthia Ramsdell's CV