Janet Holdorf

Janet Holdorf has been a member of MacPhail’s piano faculty since 2002. She has a passion for teaching adult learners, specializing in students with prior experience who are returning to their love of playing the piano. Janet sets out to guide each student in realizing their potential by implementing appropriate skills, practice techniques, and relevant music literature. All are invited and welcome to enjoy their musical journey with Janet!

Previously, Janet taught at Robert Schumann Hochschule fuer Musik Duesseldorf, Carthage College, 
Univ. of Illinois—Champaign, and at private studios in Germany. She has performed in numerous concerto and chamber music concerts throughout Europe, and with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Atlanta Pops Orchestra, and the Cobb Civic Orchestra. She was a Fulbright Scholar to Cologne, Germany, in Piano and Vocal Accompaniment.

Janet holds her Performance Diploma in Vocal Accompaniment from Staatliche Hochschule fuer Musik Koeln in Germany; and a Bachelor’s and Master’s of Music in Piano, both from the University of Illinois.

Favorite non-musical hobby: Swimming