Gail Berenson, Ohio University Professor Emerita of Piano, is a dedicated teacher, performer, author and noted expert on musicians’ health issues. She is the recipient of the 2002 School of Music’s Distinguished Teaching Award and the School of Music’s 2016 Distinguished Service Award. She continues to be an active and passionate collaborative pianist.

A tireless and long-time advocate on musicians’ health, she is privileged to have co-authored “Health, Wellness and Wholeness in the Music Studio”, MTNA’s first book, with her colleagues, Charles Turon and Linda Cockey. She has performed and lectured in over thirty states and eleven countries.

Past President of Music Teachers National Association, she is an MTNA Foundation Fellow and was the recipient of the 2015 MTNA Distinguished Service Award. In 2019 she was awarded the Frances Clark Center’s Outstanding Service Recognition Award, and in 2021 she was awarded the Frances Clark Lifetime Achievement Award.

My co-authors and I encourage you to check out their latest wellness book on Amazon!

Health, Wellness, and Wholeness in the Music Studio
Paperback – January 31, 2025
by Gail Berenson (Author), Linda Cockey (Author), Charles Turon (Author)