About Media Writings About Media Writings More About Media Writings Dr. John Vaughan is an American pianist who lives in Taipei, Taiwan. A full-time professor of piano, he is also a performer, lecturer, writer, and music presenter whose activities span the divide between academia and popular entertainment. At Soochow University, where Dr. Vaughan has been professor of piano for over 25 years, he teaches courses in piano performance and piano literature.
As a lecturer, he presents weekly seminars on piano music to piano teachers and students who follow along with the score while he performs and examines works from both performance and pedagogical perspectives. Known for both his highly entertaining style and unique musical insights, Dr. Vaughan has presented over 500 musical works covering the entire history of keyboard.
As a performer, he presents lecture-concerts as soloist or with instrumentalists and singers. His recent solo concerts include Cloudy with a Chance of Bass Clefs and A Musical Journey with JV Tours. His lecture concerts with other performers include Beethoven’s Three Amigos, as well as Two Johnnies Walking and Unraveling Ravel with string players from the NSO, also A Pair of New Shoes with flautist Anders Norell, and Unlikely Friends with percussionist Tim Hogan. He has also appeared as Narrator in both Eng