VICTORIA McARTHUR, Program Director of Piano Pedagogy, and Coordinator of Group Piano, has taught all levels and ages of students from preschool to college. She is Director of McArthur and Musical Associates, a comprehensive piano studio offering both private and group instruction to students in piano, theory, and music appreciation. She was Founding Editor for The FJH Music Co., and has co-authored over thirty books for FJH, including the popular piano method, Piano Adventures. She currently is Keyboard Editor for Alfred Publishing Co., Los Angeles, where she continues writing and editing educational publications. In addition, Dr. McArthur is music review editor for Piano and Keyboard (formerly The Piano Quarterly).

McArthur received the Ph.D. in Music Education (emphasis in piano performance pedagogy/ research) from Florida State University. She has pursued postgraduate work in biomechanics (movement science) and motor psychology. She has presented papers at both the national and international levels dealing with topics such as motivation, movement patterns among pianists, pianists' injuries, sight reading and visual perception, instructional applications of computers in music studios, and practice methods. This research continues through the auspices of the Center for Music Research in the School of Music. She has also written a chapter on sightreading in the Oxford University Press publication, The Science and Psychology of Music Performance.