Jeananne Cassarino Ralston has a B.A. in music with a concentration in piano from Mount Union College in Alliance, Ohio. She also majored in fine arts, graduating cum laude. Although she decided to follow music more prominently, she has exhibited her paintings locally on occasion.

Jeananne has an extensive background as an accompanist. She played in the dance studio at Hobart and William Smith for six years. She accompanies regularly in the Canandaigua High School for NYSSMA vocal/instrumental solos and at the Middle School for the choir. She often accompanies voice students at HWS for their repertoire classes.

As a teacher her experience includes teaching general music in private/parochial schools for five years. She teaches piano privately at home and at HWS. Jeananne uses a traditional approach which includes technique, theory, and performance repertoire. She also encourages ear training and improvisation. Her method includes non-classical styles, which balance her emphasis on the traditional classical method. Jeananne has a particular interest in the psychology of performance and includes discussion of various aspects of this topic in her studio lessons.

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