Nathan MacAvoy

Nathan MacAvoy serves as an associate professor in the Department of Performance Studies at Bob Jones University. He is the Keyboard Area Coordinator and teaches applied piano, piano pedagogy, and collaborative piano. He is the coordinator for the certificate in keyboard pedagogy and supervises pedagogy internships. He also serves as an academic advisor. He earned a Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano Pedagogy and a Master of Music in Piano Performance from the University of South Carolina. While there, he studied applied piano under Charles Fugo and piano pedagogy under Scott Price and Sara Ernst. He holds a Bachelor of Music Education from Bob Jones University where he studied piano with Deanna Moore.

Nathan performs regularly and has presented pedagogical research at state and national conferences. He serves as VP of competitions for the South Carolina Music Teachers Association. He is the creator of Learn Piano Now, an online, group piano method for young beginners.

Nathan is dedicated to mentoring students both musically and spiritually.  Nathan and his wife, Martha, have four children. They are involved with their church, enjoy spending time outside, working on house projects, reading, and cooking.