Lead Teacher Sarah Lee Corrigan Receives Award for Outstanding Achievement in Piano Pedagogy
YMS Boston Teacher Awarded Mary Ellis Smith Prize at Longy Conservatory Commencement
Sarah Lee Corrigan, Lead Teacher at Yamaha Music School of Boston, was awarded the Mary Ellis Smith Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Piano Pedagogy from Longy Conservatory.
The award was established by Trustee Marilyn Ray Smith in honor of her mother, Mary Ellis Smith, a long-time piano teacher.
Sarah has been a member of the YMS Boston faculty since the fall of 2006, and was named Lead Teacher in the fall of 2009. A graduate of the Eastman School of Music and Longy Conservatory, she teaches the Junior Music Course, the Young Musician's Course, Junior Extension Course and private instruction in piano and voice.
In addition to her Yamaha teaching duties, Sarah manages a wide range of activities, including overseeing all performance events and recitals, teacher development and community engagement.