Dr. Scott Beard is a nationally recognized pianist, teacher, clinician, author and recording artist.  Recognized for his outstanding teaching abilities, he was named 2006 West Virginia Music Teacher of the Year.  His students have won prizes in the Beethoven Society, IIYM, IYPAC, and Ithaca international competitions, in addition to state and regional MTNA competitions.  He is also the teacher of the 2005 National MTNA Jr. High School winner.

Concerts as a soloist, chamber musician and orchestral soloist have taken him throughout the United States and also to Canada and France.  Recent recital appearances include Weill Recital Hall, the Tenri Cultural Institute (NYC), the Polish Embassy, the Russian Cultural Institute and numerous universities throughout the East Coast.  His concerts have been praised for their poetry, passion and innovative programming.

Dr. Beard has published articles in several national publications and his anthologies of ensemble music for piano are published by Alfred Publishing.  He is currently Associate Professor of Music and Coordinator of Keyboard Studies at Shepherd University in West Virginia.