Dr. Theresa Camilli

Theresa Chardos Camilli, PhD, MT-BC earned her doctorate in Piano Pedagogy from the University of Oklahoma, a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Therapy from Loyola University in New Orleans. She completed her Master’s degree in Music Therapy at the University of Iowa and has maintained her board-certified credentials as Music Therapist.

Theresa has extensive collegiate teaching experience having served as faculty at the following institutions with accolades from colleagues andstudents: University of South Carolina- teaching Applied Piano and Piano Pedagogy courses, University of Northern Iowa - Coordinator of UNI’s Group Piano and Graduate Piano Pedagogy, Alverno College-teaching pplied and Functional Piano, and beginning in 2021, Northern Michigan University- teaching applied piano and serving as a collaborative pianist.

Active in both the fields of music education and music therapy, Theresa continues to be invited to present and adjudicate at the local, regional, and national level. She served as the President of the Iowa's Northeast Area Music Teachers Association, the Editor of the Iowa Music Teacher Association's (IMTA) State Magazine (2010- 16), received the IMTA State Service Award (2016).

She is currently active on the Marquette Symphony Orchestra Board since 2021, and currently serves as its Vice President. Theresa received the 2011 National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy "Best Research Paper" Award and has articles in the following publications: MTNA E-Journal, Clavier Companion, American Music Teacher, and the Music Educators Journal.