Dr. Barbara Hamel
Dr. Barbara Hamel, Associate Professor of Music, teaches class and
applied piano, piano repertoire, piano pedagogy, freshman orientation,
organ, aural skills, and theory at Central Methodist University in
Fayette, Missouri. Dr. Hamel has served as an accompanist for the CMU A
Cappella Choir, Chorale, and Conservatory Singers, as well as for
faculty and guest artist recitals. In addition to her teaching
responsibilities at CMU, she serves as organist at St. Andrew’s Lutheran
Church in Columbia, Missouri. She has adjudicated for many groups
including the Missouri Federation of Music Clubs, Missouri Music
Teachers Association, Music Teachers National Association, and National
Guild of Piano Teachers. She has had articles published in the Missouri
School Music Magazine, Piano Guild Notes, Teaching Music, and Assessment
Update. Dr. Hamel is currently President-Elect of Missouri Music
Teachers Association, and also served as state treasurer for six years.
She is a patroness member of Sigma Alpha Iota and faculty advisor to the
Theta Omicron chapter at CMU. Dr. Hamel earned a Bachelor of Music
degree from Dana College, a master’s degree in piano performance from
the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and a Ph.D. in Music Education from
the University of Missouri-Columbia.
