Speaker Biography
Margaret Lynch Brown Bio
Margaret Brown is a PhD student in Music and Human Learning at the University of Texas at Austin, where she teaches class piano and piano pedagogy. She currently researches musicians’ gaze behavior using eye-tracking technology.
Praised for her “keyboard ivory fireworks” and “youthful passion with impressively effortless technique” (CVNC), Margaret Brown is a fourth-year PhD student in Music and Human Learning at the University of Texas at Austin, where she is a student of Dr. Robert Duke. She holds degrees from University of Texas at Austin (MM, Piano Performance) and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BM, Piano Performance). Her principal teachers include Dr.
Clara Yang, Dr. Andrew Brownell, Mr. Jan Jiracek von Arnim, and Dr. Douglas Weeks.
At the University of Texas at Austin, Brown is a member of the Gaze Behavior and Teaching and Learning labs, where she researches musicians’ eye movements and skill learning. She has been invited to give research presentations and teacher development clinics at national and international conferences.
Currently, Brown teaches group piano and piano pedagogy courses for undergraduate students and graduate students at
The University of Texas at Austin. Additionally, she maintains a private piano studio in the Austin, TX area, where she teaches
both Suzuki and traditional methods. Outside of music teaching, Brown enjoys drinking coffee, running, and spending time
with her husband.
Margaret Brown is a PhD student in Music and Human Learning at the University of Texas at Austin, where she teaches class piano and piano pedagogy. She currently researches musicians’ gaze behavior using eye-tracking technology.
Praised for her “keyboard ivory fireworks” and “youthful passion with impressively effortless technique” (CVNC), Margaret Brown is a fourth-year PhD student in Music and Human Learning at the University of Texas at Austin, where she is a student of Dr. Robert Duke. She holds degrees from University of Texas at Austin (MM, Piano Performance) and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BM, Piano Performance). Her principal teachers include Dr.
Clara Yang, Dr. Andrew Brownell, Mr. Jan Jiracek von Arnim, and Dr. Douglas Weeks.
At the University of Texas at Austin, Brown is a member of the Gaze Behavior and Teaching and Learning labs, where she researches musicians’ eye movements and skill learning. She has been invited to give research presentations and teacher development clinics at national and international conferences.
Currently, Brown teaches group piano and piano pedagogy courses for undergraduate students and graduate students at
The University of Texas at Austin. Additionally, she maintains a private piano studio in the Austin, TX area, where she teaches
both Suzuki and traditional methods. Outside of music teaching, Brown enjoys drinking coffee, running, and spending time
with her husband.