Melissa Meghdadi

Recently relocated from Orlando, Florida, Melissa Meghdadi is a distinguished collaborative pianist and piano instructor based in Greer, South Carolina, and serves on the faculty at Mars Hill University in North Carolina. She maintains an active career working with vocalists and instrumentalists in applied instruction, ensemble collaboration, and performance. Her former piano students in Florida have earned numerous awards through the National Federation of Music Clubs, reflecting her high standards of musical preparation and artistic leadership. 

Melissa pursued advanced piano studies at the Mannes College of Music in New York under the guidance of Arkady Aronov and Nina Svetlanova. She holds a Master of 

Music in Piano Performance from Florida State University, where she studied with Leonidas Lipovetsky. Her professional interests include collaborative performance, 

advanced pedagogy, and an emerging focus on sacred piano music. She is also active as accompanist for church in Hendersonville, 

NC. 

Her most fundamental belief about music is that it strengthens our shared humanity by fostering attentive listening, empathy, and 

cross-cultural understanding.