Martha Saywell
Lecturer
Collaborative Piano / Accompanist
Department of Music and Dance
College of Arts and Humanities
The University of Texas - Pan American
Email: masaywell@utpa.edu
Office: Fine Arts 127F
Phone: (956)381-3476

Ms. Saywell holds a Bachelor of Arts in Keyboard Studies degree from Murray State University in Kentucky and a Master's Degree in Collaborative Piano from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.  She is currently finishing her doctoral studies in collaborative piano at the UW under the direction of Professor Martha Fischer.

Performance experience includes various high school and collegiate choirs, numerous choral festivals, instrumental ensembles, musicals, regional and national music conferences, and hundreds of student, guest artist, and faculty recitals.  Her ongoing performance endeavors have led her all across the United States and parts of Europe.

Ms. Saywell's honors include being chosen for a United National Leadership and Service Award, winner of the Murray State University Contemporary Keyboard Competition, the Music Teachers National Association Conference Competition, the Paducah Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition, and most recently the Irving Shain Woodwind and Piano Duo Competition.