Dr. Mary Watanabe McKee Piano Studio

Dr. Mary Watanabe McKee Piano Studio Piano instruction, virtual or in-person, based at Amelia Island Bachelor, Master and Doctorate of Musical Arts degrees - The Juilliard School.

Licentiate Diploma in Teaching and Diploma in Advanced Studies - Royal Academy of Music, London, England as a Fulbright Scholar. Orff Workshop - Jacksonville, FL. Dalcroze Workshop - Cambridge, MA.
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Group Teaching Experience:

Group piano at The Juilliard School, New York City

, NY. Group piano at Summer Piano Festival, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. Group music theory at Christ Episcopal Church, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. Montessori School, Amelia Island, FL.
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Private Teaching Experience:

Over 30 years as a private studio piano teacher. Amelia Arts Academy, Fernandina Beach, FL. Drew University, Madison, NJ.
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Music Experience:

MTNA Junior Performance Competition. Juilliard Concerto Competition. Concerto soloist with Utah Symphony, Salt Lake Repertory Orchestra, Juilliard Symphony. Solo and chamber music performances in the US, England, Czech Republic, Poland, Spain, Japan.

Boba tea time in Tampa after a day of piano competitions, followed by hot pot dinner, and sightseeing!
06/03/2025

Boba tea time in Tampa after a day of piano competitions, followed by hot pot dinner, and sightseeing!

Congratulations to my student Vitaliy who competed and performed at the 2025 Florida Federation of Music Clubs Junior Co...
06/03/2025

Congratulations to my student Vitaliy who competed and performed at the 2025 Florida Federation of Music Clubs Junior Convention in Tampa! He received Honorable Mention in the Musically Advanced I Solo event.

Congratulations to my students who competed and performed at the 2025 Florida Federation of Music Clubs Junior Conventio...
06/03/2025

Congratulations to my students who competed and performed at the 2025 Florida Federation of Music Clubs Junior Convention in Tampa! Ava and Ethan received 1st place in both Duo and Duet events, and Andrew and Emily received 1st place in their Duet level.

Congratulations to my studio's Greater Jax Piano Competition 2025 winners! Ava received 1st place in her level for Solo,...
06/03/2025

Congratulations to my studio's Greater Jax Piano Competition 2025 winners! Ava received 1st place in her level for Solo, and 3rd place in both Concerto and Sight Reading. Ethan received 2nd place in Concerto. Together, they received 2nd place in the Duo team event. Not pictured, Andrew received 1st place in Solo, Emily received 2nd place in Solo, and Vitaliy placed 3rd in his level for Solo.

Congratulations to my students who competed and performed at the 2024 Florida Federation of Music Clubs Junior Conventio...
06/05/2024

Congratulations to my students who competed and performed at the 2024 Florida Federation of Music Clubs Junior Convention in Tampa! Isabel and Elisabeth received 1st prize in their duet level, E1, and Ava and Ethan received Honorable Mention in their duet level, E2.

Congratulations to my studio's Greater Jax Piano Competition 2024 winners! Andrew received 1st place in his level for So...
06/05/2024

Congratulations to my studio's Greater Jax Piano Competition 2024 winners! Andrew received 1st place in his level for Solo, 2nd in Sight-Reading, and 3rd in Concerto. Emily received 2nd in Concerto, and 3rd in Sight-Reading. Ava received 1st in Solo, and 2nd in Concerto. Ethan received 3rd in both Solo and Concerto. As duet teams, Andrew and Emily, and Ava and Ethan received 1st place in their levels!

05/09/2024

Congratulations to Andrew and Emily! They received first place at The Greater Jax Piano Competition in the duet Primary II event playing Yangtze River Cruise by Emilie Lin.[

07/07/2023

Congratulations to Ava Gong for receiving Honorable Mention in the level 2 Royal Conservatory of Music, "Music Lights the Way" Piano Festival Competition! She also received 3rd place at the Greater Jacksonville Piano Competition in the Concerto event. She has been studying piano with me for the past 2 years both in-person and online. Great work, Ava!

Congratulations to Spencer McKee! He is attending Vanderbilt University as a piano performance major. He earned his 90-...
07/07/2023

Congratulations to Spencer McKee! He is attending Vanderbilt University as a piano performance major. He earned his 90-point Gold Cup in Piano Solo with 13 years of consecutive superior ratings. At the State Federation Festival, he was the winner of the Gold Cup Senior Concerto Competition, and the American Patriotic/ Folk Song Competition. He has been studying piano with me since he was 3 years old. Good luck to this wonderful student!

Congratulations to Ruben Rivera on his high school graduation and passing the Royal Conservatory of Music level 6 piano ...
07/07/2023

Congratulations to Ruben Rivera on his high school graduation and passing the Royal Conservatory of Music level 6 piano performance exam with distinction. He also performed at the Sonata/Sonatina Festival sponsored by the Jacksonville Music Teachers Association. He has been studying piano with me both in-person and online for over a year. Good luck to this wonderful student as he prepares to move to Virginia!

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Fernandina Beach, FL
32034

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+19046294510

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