Mrs. Pullin  /  Mrs. P. 

PictureMrs. P and Herr Ludwig von Beethoven, 2014 Recitals


Teacher
Mrs. P. started teaching piano in 1979 with four students.   At one time the studio enrollment was at 47; now enrollment averages 20 students per semester.  Including this year's class, she has had over 400 different students through the years.  She is now teaching several "2nd generation" students.  Mrs. Pullin is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma's School of Music Piano Pedagogy Program.

Organist/Harpsichordist
Mrs. Pullin has served the church since 1978 when she started as organist at Goodrich United Methodist Church  (Norman).  She served in the Methodist Conference for 11 years then moved to University Lutheran Church and Student Center (Norman) in 1989 where she  served as organist, pianist, and harpsichordist.  She retired from ULCSC July 31st, 2018.




​Organizations
Cindy Pullin is the immediate past-president of the Norman Area Music Teachers Association (NAMTA).  Currently she serves as NAMTA's secretary and is Chair of NAMTA's Mall Marathon.  She serves OMTA as  the chairman of the Norman/Moore Area OMTA District Achievement Auditions, State Achievement Auditions Committee and  OMTA's Adjudication Committee.  A founding member of the University of Oklahoma School of Music's Friends of Music (FoM), she served 13 years on the board in various offices before resigning Fall, 2019.  She is a member of the American Guild of Organists, having served the local chapter as past board member.   She is also a sustaining member of Assistance League of Norman.

Family
Husband:  Mike Pullin
Sons and Daughter-in laws:  Michael (II) and Becky Pullin; David and Ginger Pullin
Grandchildren:  Michael III, Sabrina and Mackenzie (Michael); Aliyah and Austin (David and Ginger)

Teaching Philosophy
Mrs. Pullin believes that music is an expression of the human soul.  We can be happy, sad, mad, joyful, playful, angry, or many variations of these emotions.  Music is a way we, as human beings, express those feelings whether we play the piano or another instrument, sing, or listen to music.  Mrs. P. enjoys teaching students music through the medium of the piano.   While learning about the piano, her students also learn about history, life, working with other people AND working alone.  Learning how to play the piano is difficult.  By conquering the week's problems, students will learn how to cope better with future life problems.

Mrs. Pullin believes that all children are capable of learning piano no matter where they are in life.  This includes special needs students be they diagnosed with learning disabilities or were born with physical disabilities.  They have the same desire to express themselves through music; just not the same physical ability.  Mrs. P. does not expect her students to become the next J.S. Bach; she does expect them to learn, work and progress to the best of their capabilities.   

The following poem puts into words far better than she can why Mrs. Pullin loves to teach.   

Why Teach Music

Not because we expect you to major in music
Not because we expect you to play or sing all your life
Not so you can relax
Not so you can have fun

But so you will be human 
So you will be sensitive
So you will recognize beauty
So you will be closer to an infinite beyond this world
So you will have something to cling to
So you will have more love, more compassion,
more gentleness, more good --
in short, more life!
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