​Dr. Eunjung Choi
With excellent record of both research and piano performance/pedagogy, Dr. Eunjung Choi cooperates our music department to foster Â鶹´«Ã½ students as a visionary leader and provides her service to music education field.
Biography
Pianist Eunjung Choi, a native of Seoul, South Korea, currently serves as Professor of Music at Â鶹´«Ã½ University in Orangeburg, South Carolina, where she leads the keyboard program as well as teaches applied piano, class piano, piano pedagogy/literature, and music appreciation courses. Her artistry and contributions have been recognized through several awards. In 2023, she was one of four recipients of the prestigious Fellowship Award from the South Carolina Arts Commission. Her dedication earned her a 2022 SC Humanities Major Grant to present lecture-recital series to South Carolina audiences. Video of this project can be viewed here at . She was also awarded a 2021 South Carolina Arts Commission Arts Project Support Grant to make her CD, titled “Celebrating Women Composers.” Other performance projects have included a 2016 South Carolina Arts Commission Quarterly Grant to make her solo CD, titled “Inside Out: A Journey,” and a Major Grant from The Humanities Council SC for the lecture-recital series, “Promoting South Carolina African-American Composers' Classical Music.” Video of the project can be viewed at .
Dr. Choi has presented numerous performances to international, national, and regional music audiences in the United States and South Korea. She has been selected to present her work at conferences such as the College Music Society’s Regional, National, and International Conferences, Boston University’s African-American Music in World Culture International Conference, the African Diaspora Symposium, and The Korean Association of Piano Pedagogy Annual Symposiums in Seoul, South Korea. Her performances include appearances at the University of North Georgia, Georgia College & State University Concert Series, Edward Waters College Concert Series, Steinway Galleries, and The Korea Piano Society among others. She has been appeared as a concerto soloist with the Limestone College Wind Ensemble, Â鶹´«Ã½ University Wind Ensemble, and Georgia College & State University Concert Band.
Beyond the stage, Dr. Choi is an active researcher, exploring topics such as multicultural music performance, innovative teaching strategies, and curriculum development to incorporate interdisciplinary approaches in music education. Her articles have been published in respected journals, including the International Journal of Humanities and Applied Social Science, Piano Magazine, American Music Teacher, and the Journal of Music Education Science, published by the Korean Society of Music Educational Technology, and the Korean Association of Piano Pedagogy Press.
In addition to her active schedule as a soloist, conductor, collaborative artist, masterclass clinician, and adjudicator, Dr. Choi is a dedicated leader in the music community. She currently serves as President of the South Carolina Music Teachers Association and is a board member of the Korean Association of Piano Pedagogy.
Dr. Choi holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Piano Pedagogy from the University of South Carolina, a master's degree in Piano and Organ Performance from Ball State University, and a bachelor's degree in Piano Performance from Dongduk Women's University, in Seoul, South Korea. She also completed a Management Development Program at the Harvard University Graduate School of Education. Her principal teachers include Charles Fugo, Scott Price, Robert Palmer, Kirby Koriath, and Myung Hye Bang.
Education
Research Interests
- Multiculturalism in Music Performance
- Piano Music of Franz Liszt
- Interdisciplinary Teaching Approaches in Music Higher Education
- Integration of Music and English Language Instruction
- Music Administration in Higher Education
Activities and Honors
- The National Association for Music Educators (NAfME), Member
- Music Teachers National Association, Member
- South Carolina Music Teachers Association, Member
- The College Music Society, Member
- Pi Kappa Lambda, Honorary Music Society, Lifetime Member
- The Korean Association of Piano Pedagogy, Lifetime Member
- The Korea Music Educators Society, Lifetime Member
- The Korean Society of Music Educational Technology, Lifetime Member
- The Korean Piano Society, Lifetime Member
Recent Publications
- Choi, E. & Sanchez, L. (2020).“The Nuts and Bolts of Teaching Piano Duet Repertoire: John Corigliano’s Gazebo Dances for Piano Four Hands.” Piano Magazine, Vol. 12, no. 5, Autumn Issue.
- Jasina, J., & Choi, E. (2020). “The Effectiveness of Adapting the Six Thinking Hats Model into Music Courses to Improve Critical Thinking Skills.” International Journal of Humanities and Applied Social Science, 5 (11).
Recent Presentations
- Choi, E. (November 2021). “Integrative Strategies to Improve Critical Thinking Skills in Piano/Music Lessons.” South Carolina Music Teachers Association Annual Conference, Columbia, SC.
- Jasina, J. & Choi, E. (May 2021). Keynote Speaker, “Promoting Critical Thinking in Music,” The 13th Annual Symposium of the Korean Association of Piano Pedagogy, Virtual Conference, South Korea.
- Jasina, J., & Choi, E. (February 2020). “Interdisciplinary Approaches to Enhance Critical Thinking and Writing Skills,” University of South Carolina Center for Teaching Excellence’s 2020 Spring Workshop, Columbia, SC.
- Jasina, J., & Choi, E. (July 2019). “Integrative Approaches to Improve Critical Thinking and Writing Skills: Adapting Six Hats Thinking System into Music Appreciation Courses,” South Carolina Conference on Innovations in Teaching and learning in Higher Education, Charleston, SC.
- Choi, E. & Sanchez, L. (May 2018). “John Corigliano: ‘Gazebo Dances’ for Piano Four Hands” The10th Annual Symposium of the Korean Association of Piano Pedagogy, Seoul, South Korea.