About Your Instructor
Edna Holland Mory holds the degrees of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Instructional Systems and Master of Music Education (M.M.E.) with Advanced Piano Pedagogy Certification from Florida State University, and Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Music Education from Jacksonville State University in Alabama. She has worked as a university professor, public school music teacher, an independent piano instructor, and church pianist. During the years of 1992 through 2005, Dr. Mory taught Instructional Technology in the Donald R. Watson School of Education at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.
At present, Dr. Mory teaches piano at her independent studio, "88 Keys Piano Studio." She also sings in the Cape Fear Chorale -- a professional quality choral group in the Wilmington, North Carolina area -- and sings and plays in the Grace Chancel Choir and Grace Ringers handbell choir at Grace United Methodist Church, respectively. Dr. Mory is a member of the National Federation of Music Clubs (NFMC), the Music Educators National Conference (MENC), the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA), and is currently President of the Cape Fear Music Teachers Association. She has also composed several pieces of original choral and vocal music which may be viewed and purchased by visiting her Sibelius Music website link.