Pamela D. Pike, PhD

Dr. Pamela D. Pike is the Herndon Spillman Professor of Piano Pedagogy and Associate Dean for Research, Creative Activity and Community Engagement in the College of Music and Dramatic Arts at Louisiana State University. A graduate of the University of Western Ontario, Southern Illinois University, and the University of Oklahoma, Pike has extensive experience teaching piano to students of all ages, both privately and in group settings. In 2002, she founded the “Third-Age Piano Program” for senior citizens to study piano and make music in a group setting. The program has become a model for successful community engagement. She won the 2019 LSU Foundation Distinguished Teaching Award and has received various honors for her teaching in Arkansas and Louisiana. Pike is dedicated to helping pedagogy students develop skills necessary to become successful piano teachers. Graduates of the LSU piano pedagogy program are working in colleges and private studios throughout the United States, Asia, central and south America. In 2020, Pike was named a Yamaha Master Educator. Dr. Pike has published over three dozen scholarly articles in peer-reviewed journals including Psychology of Music, Internat…