Ms. Mahyar is devoted to music education and the transmission of musical heritage to future generations. She has extensive experience teaching graduate and undergraduate music courses, including Aural Skills I, III, Conducting I, II, III, and Music and Culture. Currently serving as Assistant Professor at University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), she has served as Music
Instructor at Pacific Lutheran University (PLU), Teaching Assistant at Michigan State University (MSU), and the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass) and Assistant Conductor at the Tchaikovsky Music School of Yerevan, Armenia.
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Her dedication to music education is demonstrated by her numerous collaborations with high school and youth orchestras, festivals, and conferences. She has served as a clinician and adjudicator for several prestigious events and organizations, including:

• Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra, WA

• PLU High School Orchestra Festival, WA

• PLU Invitational Band Festival, WA

• Lakota Middle School Orchestra, WA

• Edmonds Large Group Orchestra Regional Festival, WA

• Snohomish River Orchestra Festival,

• Sno-King Music Educators Association, WA

• Chinook Music Educators Association, WA

• WMEA Conference Junior All-State Orchestra, WA

• Lake Stevens HS Solo Ensemble Competition (MPMEA), WA

• PLU Invitational High School Orchestra Festival, WA

• PLU Invitational Band Festival, WA

• Mercer Island High School Festival, WA

• Warner Middle School Orchestra, MI

• Northampton Youth Art and Music Festival, MA

• Stadium High School Orchestra, WA

• Bellevue High School Orchestra, WA

• Curtis Senior High School Orchestra, WA

 
Ms. Mahyar began her teaching career upon receiving her Piano Teaching Certificate from Iran’s Ministry of Culture in Isfahan, Iran. She actively worked as a freelance piano and music theory teacher in Esfahan, Iran, and Yerevan, Armenia. Additionally, she co-directed the “Avaz” Piano and Voice Recital Series in her hometown of Esfahan.