Interview with Pianist, Teaching Artist & Arts Advocate Jessica Evotia Andrews Hall

Jessica Evotia Andrews-Hall is an award winning pianist who is in demand as a collaborative performer, teaching artist and arts advocate. Her past teachers include Michi North, Dr. Peter Mack, Dr. Rebecca Steele, Francis Walker-Slocum and Dr. Karen Walwyn. Under their guidance, she has performed at venues like Carnegie Hall, the White House and Benaroya Hall. In 2011, Jessica became a Seattle Symphony teaching artist where she was an early education childhood specialist and created music curriculum for babies and preschool. She also led Carnegie Hall Link Up residencies that taught hundreds of students to perform along side the orchestra. She also helped homeless families write and record songs with Seattle Symphony musicians for their children during The Lullaby Project. In 2013, she was featured in a traveling museum exhibit called Treemonisha: Celebrating African Americans in Classical Music. In 2019, Jessica became a pianist for the Pacific Northwest Ballet and recently completed her third tour with the Seattle Opera. As an avid arts advocate, Jessica uses music to inspire, motivate and empower people. She is the owner of JAM Studios which is a large vibrant piano studio where she teaches private and group lessons for ages two to senior citizen. Jessica is on faculty at Music Works Northwest where she created a popular Parent & Me group piano class and her Creative Keyboard summer camps sell out every year. As a Steinway teacher and educational partner, Jessica has been teaching piano for over a decade and her students have went on to music conservatories, competed on nation wide televised competitions, performed on Broadway in NYC and pursued professional music careers. Jessica has an equal passion for providing quality arts education and lighting up the concert stage and she feels extremely fortunate to be doing both every single day!

To learn more go to: http://jessicaandrewsmusicstudio.com

Top 5 Songs of Encouragement:
1) Still Have Joy by Tye Tribbett
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfw6wOuN32M
2) You Can't Stop Me by Andy Mineo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IddPVKt3lYs
3) Ain't No Mountain High Enough by Marvin Gaye
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eu2gAqn4I2A
4) Run the World (girls) by Beyonce
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xqo08TXbxWQ
5) Grateful by Hezekiah Walker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZWZeUR3rBQ