District Conferences

Leah Terrill, piano

Performing selections by Schubert, Severac, Barber, Tanaka, and Antheil.

Leah Terrill is a pianist and teacher located in the Yakima Valley. Hailing from the Midwest, Leah began lessons at age 7 in Kansas, and continued lessons through moving to rural northeast Missouri. During high school, she studied with Dr. David McKamie (Truman State University). She received her bachelor’s degree in Piano Pedagogy from the University of Central Missouri, where she was a student of Dr. Mia Kimi. She then went on to receive a Master of Arts in Piano Performance from Washington State University, where she was a student of Dr. Yoon-Wha Roh. She served as a graduate teaching assistant while at Washington State (mentored by Dr. Fabio Menchetti), teaching all sections of class piano and assisting with the collaborative piano needs of the music department.

She has participated in masterclasses/private lessons with Dr. Alessandra Feris, Dr. Futaba Niekawa, Dr. Natlya Antonova, Dr. Kristin Taylor, and Dr. Spencer Myer. She has been runner-up of state MTNA competitions twice (2019 in South Dakota, 2021 in Washington state). She also participated in the InterHarmony festival in 2019, in Acqui Terme, Italy where she was a student of Dr. Alessandra Feris.

She has taught piano for 10 years, and now runs a private studio in Yakima. Her students are active participants in the Yakima-Ellensburg chapter of WSMTA activities, including MAP, ribbon festival, and studio recitals. She has been teaching in the Yakima Valley since 2022.

When she is not teaching, she enjoys spending time with her husband Jack and her rescue dog, Marley, and loves hiking, running, reading, and watching NFL football.