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Meredith Devine is a Dallas Native who has been teaching piano since 2013. She currently owns and operates her private piano studio where she instructs beginner through advanced students of all ages. Meredith holds a Master of Music Degree in Piano Pedagogy and a Bachelor of Music Degree in Piano Performance from Texas Christian University where she attended on a full-tuition Chancellor Scholarship.

Ms. Devine is a member of the Richardson Music Teachers Association which allows her students to participate in piano festivals and competitions throughout the school year. In 2022, she was recognized as a Steinway Piano Gallery top piano teacher. Meredith frequently serves as an adjudicator for the Plano Music Teachers Association, The Fort Worth Music Teachers Association, and The Garland Music Teachers Association. Before operating her private studio, Meredith taught group and private lessons at TCU and was an instructor at The Gray School of Music in Dallas. Her unique background in piano pedagogy and performance allows her to meet the requests and needs of students at all levels. Meredith’s teaching philosophy is to instill a lifelong passion for playing the piano and to inspire students to develop a skill that they can carry with them for the rest of their lives.

Outside of teaching and playing piano, Ms. Devine enjoys spending time with her husband Kirk, baby boy Lincoln, and two dogs. She also enjoys hot yoga and her Book of the Month Club.

Carmen Doubrava received her Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees in piano performance from the University of North Texas, where she was a teaching fellow.  She had a large piano studio at her home in Carrollton, and also taught at Brookhaven College for 10 years before coming to Hockaday in 1999, where she teaches piano and accompanies the Middle School choirs and orchestra.

Originally from Berlin, Germany, Ms. Doubrava moved to Texas at the age of 4. She was 8 years old when she started accompanying musical shows at her school, and 16 when she started a small piano studio at her home and assisted her piano teacher.  She has since accompanied recitals throughout the US, including the State Department in Washington, DC. She is also the accompanist for the Horizon Unitarian Universalist Choir in Carrollton, and accompanies recitals for violin and cello studios throughout the Dallas area including the Dallas Suzuki Academy.

 In demand as an adjudicator, Ms. Doubrava has over 35 years experience as a competition and festival judge in Texas. She was honored to be elected as a permanent judge for the Dallas Junior Pianists Guild. Ms. Doubrava is also a charter member and former president of the Carrollton Music Teachers Association, and for many years she co-chaired the Texas Music Teachers state piano competition.

Since 2010, Ms. Doubrava has written over 20 “Pupil Savers” articles for the professional magazine, Clavier Companion.  Her students are her inspiration for these articles; she loves finding that special piece of music that motivates and captures the imagination of students of all ages.