Ya-Liang Chang
Ya-Liang Chang
Adjunct Professor of Piano
D.M.A., Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
M.M., Boston Conservatory
Office: FA 234
Phone: 859.572.5274
E-mail: changy@nku.edu
Ya-Liang Chang, D.M.A., is Adjunct Professor at Northern Kentucky University Music Department. She received her Doctoral of Musical Arts degree in Piano Performance from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music studying with Eugene and Elizabeth Pridonoff. Making her debut with Taipei chamber orchestra at the age of fifteen, she has been the winner/recipient of many awards that include IBLA International Piano Competition in Italy, Taipei International Piano Competition, Taiwan Chi-May Artist Award, Schumann’s Honor Piano Competition in Boston, and Bayreuth Summer Festival in Germany.
As concert solo/collaborative pianist, Dr. Chang concert highlights included appearances in Artist Concerts with IBLA Foundation, International Bartók-Prokofiev-Kabalevsky Competition and Festival in Italy, the Ohio Music Teacher Association/ South West District Fall Conference, Steinway and Sons Primer Piano Artist Series, and NKU faculty recitals.
An active adjudicator and pedagogue, Dr. Chang has given lectures for KMTA state conference, OMTA/SW district conference/ program meetings, and NKU Pedagogy Certificate Program. She has frequently judged for OMTA State and district competitions that include OMTA Buckeye piano competition, OMTA/Graves collegiate piano competition, OMTA/SW Audition Festival, and CCM/OMTA Cincinnati Concerto Festival.
Dr. Chang has received several teaching awards that include recognition as a founding teacher for the Royal American Conservatory Examination (National Music Certificate Program), and faculty special recognition award from NKU.