Mary Tidwell is completing her twelfth year as Professor and Chair of the Music Department at Lon Morris College in Jacksonville, Texas. In addition, she serves as Chair of the Fine Arts Division. She has taught at Baylor University in Waco, Texas and Indiana-Purdue University in Fort Wayne, Indiana, as well as maintaining a large private piano studio for many years. Many of her students have gone on to attend prestigious music schools including Berklee College of Music in Boston and the University of North Texas in Denton, and are now contributing to their world through the gift of music.

Ms. Tidwell is honored to be included in multiple editions of Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers and Who’s Who of American Women.

Ms. Tidwell has performed throughout the southeast, including performances as soloist in the Ravel Concerto with the Baylor Symphony Orchestra and as part of a duo’s performance of the Poulenc Concerto for Two Pianos with the Midland-Odessa Symphony Orchestra. She has been named to the faculty of the Baylor Summer Keyboard Institute and the Sheila Paige Piano Wellness Seminar.

Ms. Tidwell obtained both the Bachelor of Music Degree in Piano Performance (magna cum laude) and Master of Music Degree in Piano Performance and Literature from Baylor University. Her teachers have included Ruth Burr, Michael Ard, Roger Keyes, Jane Abbott-Kirk, and Sheila Paige.