Grace Choi is an active performer, teacher, and researcher. Since her debut concerto performance at the age of 13 with the University of Texas at Arlington orchestra, she has performed throughout Asia, Europe, and North America.

Dr. Choi earned bachelor’s degrees in Piano Performance and English Language and Literature with dual teaching certifications from Sookmyung Women’s University. Graduating summa cum laude, she received the College of Music Dean’s Award. Choi obtained a Master of Music in Music Education with the Arts Leadership Certificate at the Eastman School of Music, and a second MM in Piano Performance and Pedagogy at Southern Methodist University. She was inducted into Pi Kappa Lambda at SMU.

Dr. Choi taught in Dallas, TX before starting the Doctor of Musical Arts in Music Education at the Eastman School of Music. As the first pianist of the DMA program in the Department of Music Teaching and Learning, Choi served various departments as a teaching assistant and part-time graduate instructor. She was the recipient of the prestigious Teaching Assistant Prize for Excellence in Teaching. Before joining her alma mater, Choi taught as the piano faculty at Greenville University.

During recent years, Dr. Choi performed and presented at Asia-Pacific Symposium for Music Education Research, Association for Popular Music Education, Korean Music Education Society Academic Seminar, Seoul International Computer Music Festival, National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy, College Music Society National and Regional Conferences, McGill Music Graduate Symposium, and the 38th International European Piano Teachers Association Conference.

Professional activities include serving on research and editorial committees of the National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy (NCKP) and the Korean Journal of Research in Music Education (KJRME). She is presently teaching as the Lecturer at Sookmyung Women’s University in Seoul, South Korea.