Colin Campbell studied advanced piano performance and piano pedagogy while completing his BSBA from Thomas Edison State University. He graduated from Thomas Edison State University in 2020.
As a child he studied piano, music theory, voice and improvisation from several dedicated teachers. At the age of 13, he took the College Board's AP music theory exam, receiving the highest possible score. When he was 16, Mr. Campbell completed a one year piano teaching internship, where he had the opportunity to teach students under his teacher's oversight.
Later, he spent five years studying advanced piano performance, advanced piano technique, and piano pedagogy with Sharon Vold, who studied with the highly esteemed Dr. J. Earl Lee for 9 years after receiving her master's degree in music.
Mr. Campbell has ten years of piano teaching experience and continually seeks to provide the best music education to his students. A few years ago, he became part of a growing international movement of teachers seeking to motivate their students with engaging creative activities, music theory games, and cool sounding music at every level. Mr. Campbell continues his professional development by taking online piano teaching courses, reading piano teacher's blog posts, and listening to piano teaching podcasts.
Mr. Campbell is active as a collaborative pianist and piano soloist in the Northern Shenandoah Valley. His work includes music from the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Contemporary periods, including folk, light jazz, and Broadway pieces. His repertoire includes both sacred and secular works.
In 2015 he founded the Grace Notes concert series, a collaboration of professional level musicians, both instrumentalists and singers. He was the primary accompanist and also performed as a soloist at the seven Grace Notes concerts he organized between 2015 and 2019.
Mr. Campbell has served as pianist for Eagle Heights Presbyterian Church for ten years , and additionally serves as a collaborative pianist for soloists and ensembles at the church. He is the founder of the Eagle Heights Singers, an a cappella ensemble at his church.
Mr. Campbell is a bass singer with the Blue Ridge Singers which presents choral performances in the local area in December and April each year.