Colombian-born pianist and educator, Christian Bigliani is currently a PhD student studying Music Teaching and Learning at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY. Before moving to Rochester, Christian was the Choral and Theatre director at DeSana Middle School in Alpharetta, GA where he was named \u201cTeacher of The Year\u201d for the 2018-2019 school year. While at DeSana, he and art teacher Angela Petit collaborated together and were awarded a grant through the Georgia Council of the Arts. With this grant, they organized the school\u2019s first Cultural Arts Festival which celebrates its diverse student population. Christian\u2019s research topics of interest include: diversity, equity, and inclusion through the lens of classroom management, and parallels between language and music learning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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