Sharon Kay Stang
Professor of Music

319.399.8640
sstang@coe.edu
B.M., University of Iowa
M.A., University of Iowa

Professor Sharon Kay Stang received her undergraduate and graduate degrees in Piano Literature and Performance from the University of Iowa. While there she was a piano student of Professors John Simms and William Doppman and was a Piano Pedagogy student of Professor Norma Cross. She currently serves as Coordinator of the Keyboard Division and Director of Music Recruiting; she teaches piano and the Piano Pedagogy and Literature sequence.

Professor Stang has been an active collaborator for recitals, masterclasses, and auditions. She has toured the Midwest and Asia as a member of the Kedron Consort, has toured Iowa with the Coe Chamber Ensemble, and has toured as a piano soloist with the Eastern Iowa Brass Band. In demand as an adjudicator, she has judged numerous local and state festivals and competitions. Prof. Stang is a member of Iowa Music Teachers Association and has served as District President and Auditions Chair. She recently completed four years as Music Teachers National Association Senior Auditions Chair for the state of Iowa.

Piano students of Professor Stang have won or placed in countless local, regional and national competitions. Among them are IMTA District and State Auditions, Iowa MTNA Auditions, West Central Division MTNA Auditions, regional orchestra concerto competitions and the Chopin Foundation of the United States National Scholarship Competition.