Jocelyn Swigger, D.M.A.

About Jocelyn

Pianist Jocelyn Swigger is Professor of Music at Gettysburg College Sunderman Conservatory of Music and Instructor of Piano at Interlochen Arts Camp. “An hour of pure musical pleasure” was the Blogcritics revew of her recording of the complete Chopin etudes. Her TEDx talk, "How I Memorize Piano Music," is available on YouTube. She is a leading performer and scholar of the nineteenth century composer Agnes Tyrrell. For more information, visit Swigger's website.

I encourage my students to find moments of bravery and vulnerability in their practice and performance. I tell them "there is no bear on stage!" I give them specific techniques and tools, and I make sure they reflect on what they've learned in their own words. I love seeing them feel more empowered at the piano and more at home on stage.