Teachers
WSU Piano Faculty
Kate Gordon
Kate Gordon graduated with her Bachelor’s in Piano Performance from Eastern Washington University. Since graduating, she’s been teaching and accompanying on Whidbey Island. Her principle goal is to provide a positive, nurturing environment where students can experience the joy, satisfaction, and challenge of learning to play the piano and discovering their musical potential. While believing that music study requires work and commitment, she believes the process should also be fun and rewarding.
Rebecca Kelley
Rebecca Kelley is a graduate student in Piano Performance at Washington State University (WSU). She teaches three collegiate group piano classes and collaborates with other musicians at the university. She has won awards in various competitions including MTNA South Dakota Young Artist First Place in November 2022, the 2021 Sonata/Sonatina Competition at Texas A&M University-Commerce, and MTNA Senior Division 2020-2021. In 2022, Rebecca worked as a stage manager and performer at InterHarmony International Music Festival 2022 in Aqui Terme, Italy.
Rebecca previously studied with Alessandra Feris at the University of South Dakota. Her current teacher is Fabio Menchetti at WSU. Rebecca has also participated in masterclasses with artists such as Alexander Kobrin and Pavlina Dokovska.
Her most recent project is her album “When I Say Goodnight” released under her artist name Polar-Piano. You can stream her music on YouTube, Spotify, Pandora, Apple Music, iTunes, and more.
Tanner Burns
