Ross Salvosa, D.M.A.

About Ross

Ross Salvosa is a Lecturer of Piano and Piano Pedagogy at Central Washington University and an active member of the Music Teachers National Association. He is currently serving on the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force of the Washington State Music Teachers Association. He was also a member of the 2023 MTNA Conference Planning Committee and was the 2023 MTNA Poster Session Chair.

He has served on the juries of the Seattle International Piano Competition, Oregon Music Teachers Association Young Artist Competition, Steinway Canada Young Artist Piano Competition, Vancouver International Festival of Russian Music, Philippine National Music Competition for Young Artists, and the Piano Teachers Guild of the Philippines Festival and Competition. He has given piano pedagogy lectures and masterclasses for the Steinway Young Artists in Canada (Toronto, Calgary, and Vancouver), British Columbia Registered Music Teachers Association (Richmond, Langley, and South Fraser), Kenosha Music Teachers Association, Piano League, Cultural Center of the Philippines, University of the Philippines, University of Santo Tomas, Philippine Suzuki Association, and the Manila Piano Series.

Salvosa was on the advisory board of the Seattle International Piano Festival and Competition, where he also served as outreach coordinator. He was the chairman and artistic director of the Music Without Borders Society in Vancouver, British Columbia from 2013 to 2018.

He received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of British Columbia, where he was a recipient of the Mildred Johnson Scholarship in Music, and his Masters and Bachelors of Music degrees from the Conservatory of Music at Lynn University under full scholarship. He studied with Sara Davis Buechner, Corey Hamm, Roberta Rust, Kenneth Broadway, Ralph Markham, Emilio Del Rosario, Reynaldo Reyes, Mauricia Borromeo, Ruby Pilante-Salvosa, Abelardo Galang II, and Jose Artemio Panganiban.

I approach music, especially piano pedagogy, as a means of self-discovery and healing. By understanding the intimate relationship between the mind, body, and sound, we can embark on a journey towards a deeper understanding of what it is to be human.