Departments/Faculty

Classical Piano Faculty

Pictured from left to right:

David Montano, Alice Rybak, Steven Mayer and David Genova

The Lamont School of Music offers bachelor of music, bachelor of arts, and master of music degrees in piano performance. In addition to private keyboard studies, Lamont places strong emphasis on collaborative work. Students have numerous opportunities in chamber music, accompaniment, and other ensemble performances. Those interested in contemporary music styles can also pursue the Jazz Studies and Commercial Music Program. All undergraduate music degrees at Lamont are suitable for the Public School Teaching Licensure Program offered through the College of Education.

Alice Rybak
Instructor, BM, Piano

Chair of the Keyboard Department
TRVH 432 | 303.871.6245
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Steven Mayer
Professor, MM Piano
TRVH 419 | 303.871.6958
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David Genova
Associate Professor, MM, Piano
TRVH 421 | 303.871.6424
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David Genova, associate professor of piano and director of the community program, is founder of the Lamont electronic music studio. Mr. Genova received his bachelor of music and master of music degrees from the University of Colorado and has done post-graduate work at the University of Texas at Austin. He has studied standard piano repertoire performance with Leonard Shure and avant-garde repertoire with David Burge. Mr. Genova has authored a set of computer-based music training programs.

Piano Pedagogy Faculty

David Montano
Associate Professor, DMA, Piano, Piano Pedagogy
TRVH 417 | 303.871.6965

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David Montano, director of piano pedagogy, is coordinator of group piano studies at Lamont. His degrees include a bachelor of music in piano performance from Indiana University, a master of music in piano performance from the University of Arizona, and a doctor of musical arts in piano pedagogy from the University of Missouri at Kansas City. He also holds a Licentiate Performer's Diploma from Trinity College of Music in London. Dr. Montano has appeared as a soloist with the Lamont Symphony Orchestra and the Los Angeles Concert Orchestra and performs duet and duo-piano repertoire with Valerie Lewin Montano, his wife. He has published research articles in professional journals, co-authored a textbook for adult keyboard instruction, and given numerous presentations at music teachers' conventions. He has served in many capacities in music educators' organizations and is editor of the Colorado Music Educators Association Journal.