Major:
B.M., M.M.
What is your profession now?
I am Professor of Piano and Piano Pedagogy and the Director of Keyboard Studies at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis-St. Paul. Not sure if this will be helpful, but here is a recent (only slightly outdated) faculty bio: https://cas.stthomas.edu/departments/faculty/vanessa-cornett-murtada/index.html
What is your most interesting current/upcoming project?
I have been named a Fulbright Scholar for the 2022-2023 academic year. I will teach piano and conduct research at the Ankara Müzik ve Güzel Sanatlar Üniversitesi (Ankara University of Music and Fine Arts) in Turkey during my sabbatical next year. 2) My book was published in 2019: The Mindful Musician: Mental Skills for Peak Performance (2019, Oxford University Press). 3) I was named the Jane Frazee Distinguished Scholar/Artist at the University of St. Thomas in 2021.
How do you feel WVU and the College of Creative Arts prepared you for your career?
I would not be where I am today without the education I received at WVU.