Martha Mier is an internationally recognized composer and clinician who joined Alfred Publishing in 1989. Her educational piano music for students on all levels has made her one of today's most popular composers. Students in the United States, Australia, Canada, Europe, and Japan enjoy playing her music, including the popular Jazz, Rags and Blues series and the Romantic Impressions series.
An independent piano teacher in Lake City, Florida, Martha graduated from Florida State University, where she was a member of Sigma Alpha Iota, the national honorary music fraternity. In addition to her busy teaching, and writing schedule, Martha has been active in church music and as a professional accompanist. She is a member of the Music Teachers National Association, the Florida State Music Teachers Association, and the National Guild of Piano Teachers. Martha is a state and nationally certified teacher of piano through these professional organizations.
Martha is a frequent clinician and adjudicator, having presented workshops for teachers at the national convention for the Music Teachers National Association, as well as for the National Piano Teachers Institute, and the World Piano Pedagogy Conference. In November of 1999, Martha conducted a tour of Australia and New Zealand, where she presented her own compositions and newly published materials from Alfred Publishing.
Martha's composing talents were highlighted in the May 1995 issue of Clavier magazine. Many of her solos and collections she composed for Alfred Publishing were chosen for the 2001-2003 National Federation of Music Clubs Junior Festival Bulletin.
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