Education

• Ed.D. Piano Pedagogy, Teachers College, Columbia University
• MMus Piano Performance, Manhattan School of Music
• BMus Piano Performance, Manhattan School of Music

Biography

Elvin S. Rodríguez is currently serving as Adjunct Professor of Piano at La Sierra University. Dr. Rodríguez has performed in many solo and chamber recitals, and has presented at local, state, and national workshops and conferences in the areas of keyboard pedagogy, Baroque keyboard performance practice, efficient practice and optimal learning techniques, improvisation for beginners, and the integration of music technology in the piano curriculum.

Dr. Rodríguez has worked with regional, state, national and international prize-winning pianists of all ages, including Music Teachers’ Association of California Young Artists Guild winners, and most frequently, one of his YAG winners went on to win the gold medals for the solo and concerto divisions of the 2022 Virginia Waring International Piano Competition, and gold medal at the Dallas International Piano Competition. Dr. Rodriguez is a frequent adjudicator and lecturer for advanced and professional adjudications and competitions, as well as music education seminars and workshops. His students have been accepted at top music schools nationally, including The Juilliard School, Manhattan School of Music, The Mannes School of Music, Eastman School of Music, Northwestern, and USC Thornton School of Music.

Recent performances include numerous chamber, and collaborative recitals, such as Addinsell’s Warsaw Piano Concerto with the Redlands Symphony, George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue with the La Sierra University Wind Ensemble, solo recitals and master classes, as well as curriculum development consultant in Chile, S.A. on two separate tours. Dr. Rodriguez has also collaborated in chamber music recitals with master teachers and performers of the Montecito International Music Festival
and with members of the LA Philharmonic, Pacific Symphony, and Madison Symphony Orchestras.

Dr. Rodríguez has also held master classes and a solo recital in Port of Spain, Trinidad and has been the featured master class clinician for the MTAC’s Panel Master Class (2021), the MTAC’s Concerto Master Class (2022), and adjudicator for the Solo and Concerto Divisions of the State Competitions for the MTAC 2022 Convention, the Hammered! Master Class series, as well as clinician for the Colburn School on numerous occasions, including most recently, June 2022.

Dr. Rodriguez also participated as judge and chair of the keyboard judging panel, and master clinician, for the 2nd Hong Kong Music Festival and 2015 Competition, a wonderful international competition and festival that featured over 700 piano contestants, and a master clinician and member of the jury for the 2022 Marker & Pioneer International Culture Exchange competition. In 2021, Dr. Rodriguez was promoted to festival managing director for the Montecito International Music Festival.

Dr. Rodríguez received his BM and MM in Piano Performance from the Manhattan School of Music in New York, and later  received an Ed.M. and Ed.D. in Music Education from Teachers College, Columbia University. He has studied with Rhona Hodgen, Earle Voorhies, Constance Keene, Dr. Mark Silverman, and Dr. Robert Pace. Dr. Rodríguez has received many awards and won many competitions, including the prestigious Young Artist Guild membership given by the Music Teachers’ Association of California, and received the distinction of Promising Young Artist from the national ARTS organization. Dr. Rodríguez is also organist and often performs at various churches in the LA/Inland Empire. Dr. Rodríguez resides in Riverside with his wife.

Contact

Email: erodrigu@lasierra.edu
Phone: (951) 785-2063

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Research Scholarship & Creative Activities:

Recent performances include soloing with the Redlands Symphony Orchestra, an organ recital at Lake Avenue Congregational Church in Pasadena, CA and upcoming tour of Chile where I will be giving a pedagogy seminar as part of a 2-year Pedagogy Certificate at the Adventist University in Chillan, Chile. The certificate is open to all music students of the university and to area universities and colleges.

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RESEARCH/ACADEMIC INTEREST/CREATIVE ACTIVITY AREA HIGHLIGHTS

Keyboard and chamber music performance, teaching, and special interest in pedagogy and composition. Committees and Affiliations:

• Affiliations, Boards, Committees: Chair, Department of Music. CAS Rank and Tenure Committee, 2005-2017. University Studies, Academic Variance Committee Chair, Music Advisory Committee.

• External Committees and Affiliations: Music Teachers' Association of California (MTAC). Music Teachers' National Association (MTNA). Music Educators National Conference (MENC).

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PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT & ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Affiliations, Boards, Committees:

• Task Force on Pre-Foundational Studies, 2011-present.

• Task Force on SDA Beliefs and Values in the University Studies Curriculum, Co-Chair, 2011-present.
• Director, Humanities Team, 2007–2011.
• Chair, WASC Academic Faculty Area #1 group, 2007-2009.
• CAS Rank and Tenure Committee, 2005-present.
• Director of Music Technology, 2004-present.
• Director of Keyboard Studies, 2003-2011.

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AWARDS

• Young Artist Guild member of the Music Teachers Association of California.

• Promising Young Artist, national ARTS organization (now the YoungArts Foundation).

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representative publications 

• Musica Analytica, Music Theory Software and Courseware.