Diana Dumlavwalla

Canadian pianist Diana Dumlavwalla is Associate Professor of Piano Pedagogy at Florida State University. Previously, Dumlavwalla taught at Western University where she developed the faculty’s inaugural doctoral piano pedagogy course. She also serves as a member of the Royal Conservatory of Music’s College of Examiners and adjudicates at local, regional and state/provincial competitions.

As a soloist and chamber musician, Dumlavwalla has performed in North America, Europe and Australia. She has presented lecture recitals and papers at numerous conferences and her research has been featured in journals such as the International Journal of Music Education, American Music Teacher and Canadian Music Teacher. Dumlavwalla was awarded the 2018 and 2021 MTNA E-Journal Article of the Year, the 2023 FSU Advisor of the Year Award and the 2023-2024 FSU University Teaching Award for Excellence in Community Engaged Teaching.  She is currently the President of the Florida State Music Teachers Foundation

Dumlavwalla completed the D.M.A. Performance degree at the University of Toronto. She received the M.Mus. (Piano Performance) from the Royal College of Music in London, B.Mus. (Piano Performance and Voice) from Wilfrid Laurier University and the Associate diploma from the Royal Conservatory.