Welcome Having started musical training at The Juilliard School in New York City at age twelve, she holds bachelors and masters honors degrees with piano, theory and composition from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.
Myra Brooks-Turner is an educator, an award-winning composer, professional pianist and freelance writer.
A professional composer and musical director in Dallas, Myra wrote television commercials and directed recording sessions. Her post graduate study in piano performance was with Italian Maestro Paul Vellucci in Dallas, Texas, a descendant student of Frèdèric Chopin.
Myra is a recipient of the Award of Merit from the Tennessee Arts Commission as “an outstanding member of the cultural force of the State of Tennessee who has helped to nurture and develop the arts in Tennessee.”