Dr. Marnie Van Weelden enjoys a versatile career as a pianist and devoted teacher.  After completing her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in piano performance and pedagogy from the University of Michigan, she joined the faculty of Wilfrid Laurier University in 2007 where she teaches studio piano and piano pedagogy.  She has also been teaching piano privately for over thirty years!  She is in demand as a festival adjudicator, workshop clinician on choreography and injury prevention, and she is a member of the Royal Conservatory’s College of Examiners.  Marnie strives to pursue a meaningful connection between teaching, performing, and community engagement.  She is currently serving as  Past-President for the KW-ORMTA branch and is passionate about pursuing excellence in teaching through networking opportunities, professional development, and recitals with her teaching colleagues in the community.  She has performed as both a soloist and with orchestra and she regularly performs in her duo, Blondes on 88, with pianist Rebekah Jordan-Miller in various concert series and charity events to support the arts and other community initiatives.