Gray School of Music, Piano Faculty, Teacher

Kara Nekuza Villines has been on the faculty of the Gray School of Music since August of l998. She received a Masters in Music degree with an emphasis in Piano Performance/Pedagogy from Southern Methodist University, where she studied with Dr. David Karp. She received her Bachelors of Music-Piano Performance degree at the University of Arkansas under the study of Mr. Alan Chow. Throughout her college career, Mrs. Villines has performed in solo recitals, departmental honors recitals, and numerous master classes, as well as accompanying many soloists. Mrs. Villines completed her teaching internship by teaching private and group piano lessons for all ages at the Piano Preparatory Department at S.M.U. and at the Gray School of Music. She is a current member of MTNA, Dallas Music Teachers’ Association, and North Dallas Music Teachers’ Association, as well as an alumnus member of both Sigma Alpha Iota, the professional music fraternity for women, and Pi Kappa Lambda, the national honors fraternity in music. Mrs. Villines keeps her education reinforced by attending workshops and conventions during the summer months. When she is not teaching, Mrs. Villines enjoys spending time with her husband, their new baby girl and their 3 dogs.