20 Millennium - A Marquis Who’s Who Magazine ACADEMIA, EDUCATION AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES Provo, Utah, and previously toured six cities in China in 2011. While in China, she gave a piano master class for students at the Chongqing School for the Arts as part of their International Summer Piano Festival. In accounting for her success, Ms. Smith credits her steadfast enthusiasm for piano studies and the achievements of her students, many of whom actively participate in fundraising concerts to make an indelible mark on the field. Ms. Smith has also been recognized as a music advocate, utilizing music as a tool to enact meaningful change in her community. Looking toward the future, Ms. Smith intends to continue serving as a strong educator and mentor in academic environments, highlighting her efforts to identify opportunities for aspiring pianists and providing them with the necessary tools for success. She enjoys traveling in her leisure time and is a valued member of the Music Teachers National Association. Rumi Smith has excelled as an adjunct professor of piano at the University of Alaska at Anchorage since 1991, with a career distinguished by over three decades of excellence. Specializing in music education and piano performance, Ms. Smith aims to showcase the state of Alaska as a leading provider of piano studies, with many of her own students progressing to establish their own legacies in the field. Ms. Smith herself has made significant contributions to the music industry by performing in concerts across the United States, China and her native Japan. Ms. Smith began studying the piano at age 4 with her father. As time went on, as a high school student, she took courses at the Musashino College of Music in Tokyo and earned a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in piano performance and music education from Miyagi National University in Sendai in 1989 and 1991, respectively, where she also worked as a staff accompanist for faculty recitals. Alongside her husband, Ms. Smith recently performed a twopiano concert at Brigham Young University in RUMI SMITH ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF PIANO University of Alaska at Anchorage Anchorage, AK
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