Rebecca Grooms Johnson, Ph.D., NCTM, is a nationally respected leader in the field of piano pedagogy. She is an independent teacher and has taught extensively at the college and university level. Rebecca is active in the Music Teachers National Association, where she has held the offices of President of the Ohio Music Teachers Association and National Chair of MTNA 's Pedagogy Committee. She currently serves as National Certification Chair, and three times a year she publishes a feature in American Music Teacher titled What's New in Pedagogy Research.