Chamber Music | Music Theory | Piano

Dr. Jesse Pierson is an instructor of Music Theory at the University of Northern Colorado as well as a private piano instructor, and collaborative coach. He is heavily involved in community music in Northern Colorado as the president-elect of the Fort Collins Music Teachers Association and treasurer for the Health and Wellness Community Orchestra. Jesse received his Doctorate of Arts from the University of Northern Colorado in 2020 with a focus in Piano Performance and a secondary emphasis in Music Theory. Jesse is passionate about teaching and writing curriculum for students so that they can obtain a robust understanding of all aspects of music. His innovative dissertation focused on collecting and analyzing hundreds of pre-college pieces from the solo piano repertoire so that students of all ages could experience some of the most important features of music theory classes in their everyday practice. Jesse is most alive in the classroom where he guides students and teachers to stand on the shoulders of those before them to continue creating art in our community.