Sarah Elias, D.M.A.
Assistant Professor of Music: Piano
678-839-4700
selias@w estga.edu
Humanities Building - Room 338A
Dr. Sarah Elias joined the music faculty at University of West Georgia as a full-time professor in January of 2023. A native of Northwestern Virginia, Dr. Elias moved to Mississippi in 2004, studying at Belhaven University under Dr. Stephen W. Sachs. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Music in 2008 and went on to receive her Masters of Music in Piano Performance and Pedagogy and her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Piano Performance from University of Southern Mississippi under the instruction of Dr. Elizabeth Moak. Dr. Elias has performed and competed in a number of venues, winning concerto and solo competitions in multiple states, and has appeared in Master Classes with piano greats including Anton Nel, Melvin Chen, and Alon Goldstein. She studied privately with Petronel Malan and Sun Mi Cheon. Dr. Elias served as an adjunct music faculty member at Belhaven University from 2011-2019, where she taught keyboard and music theory courses. She has worked as a private piano teacher, professional accompanist, and church music leader since 2000, and as a piano tuner since 2017. Dr. Elias moved to Georgia in the spring of 2019 and served as a staff accompanist and temporary music faculty member at University of West Georgia from January 2020-December 2022. She is married to her husband, Mike, and together they have six children.
- MUSC-1302 (Music Theory II)
- MUSC-2301 (Music Theory III)
- MUSC-2302 (Music Theory IV)
- MUSC-2501 (Keyboard Skills III)
- MUSC-2502 (Keyboard Skills IV)
- MUSC-2600A (Principal Applied: Piano)
- MUSC-2800A (Small Ensemble:Keyboard Ensmbl)
- MUSC-4171 (Keyboard Literature Bef 1825)
- MUSC-4172 (Keyboard Literature After 1825)
- MUSC-4176 (Collaborative Keybrd Skills II)
- MUSC-4181 (Piano Pedagogy I)
- MUSC-4600A (Principal Applied: Piano)
- MUSC-4800A (Small Ensemble:Keyboard Ensmbl)
- MUSC-5800A (Small Ensemble:Keyboard Ensmbl)
- MUSC-6600A (Principal Applied:Piano)
Fall 2024 Sections
- MUSC-2301 (Music Theory III) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MUSC-2501 (Keyboard Skills III) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MUSC-2600A (Principal Applied: Piano) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MUSC-4181 (Piano Pedagogy I) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MUSC-4600A (Principal Applied: Piano) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MUSC-6600A (Principal Applied:Piano) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2024 Sections
- MUSC-1302 (Music Theory II) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MUSC-2302 (Music Theory IV) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MUSC-2600A (Principal Applied: Piano) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MUSC-4172 (Keyboard Literature After 1825) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MUSC-4600A (Principal Applied: Piano) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2023 Sections
- MUSC-2301 (Music Theory III) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MUSC-2501 (Keyboard Skills III) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MUSC-2501 (Keyboard Skills III) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MUSC-2600A (Principal Applied: Piano) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MUSC-4171 (Keyboard Literature Bef 1825) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MUSC-4600A (Principal Applied: Piano) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2023 Sections
- MUSC-2502 (Keyboard Skills IV) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MUSC-2502 (Keyboard Skills IV) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MUSC-2600A (Principal Applied: Piano) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MUSC-2800A (Small Ensemble:Keyboard Ensmbl) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MUSC-4176 (Collaborative Keybrd Skills II) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MUSC-4600A (Principal Applied: Piano) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MUSC-4800A (Small Ensemble:Keyboard Ensmbl) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- MUSC-5800A (Small Ensemble:Keyboard Ensmbl) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2021 Sections
- MUSC-2600A (Principal Applied: Piano) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource