Dr. Shockley is Professor Emerita of Piano Pedagogy at the University of Minnesota. A native of Cincinnati, she grew up in a very musical family. Her parents played in the Cincinnati Symphony – her mother as pianist and her father as violinist – and her older sister and brother both majored in piano and became professional pianists and college professors. She holds degrees in piano performance from Indiana University, an L.R.A.M. from the Royal Academy of Music in London, and a D.M.A. in piano pedagogy from the University of Colorado. She previously taught piano at Eastern Kentucky University before moving to Minnesota in 1986. She has given workshops on mapping and other practice strategies for music teacher organizations and at colleges and universities throughout the U.S. and internationally. Her book, Mapping Music: For Faster Learning and Secure Memory – A Guide for Piano Teachers and Students, was published in 1997, and her newly revised edition of her mother’s memoirs, Is There a Piano in the House? The Life Story and Thoughts of Dorothy Stolzenbach Payne was published by Amazon in 2018.