Walter Noona

Biography

Walter Noona's work brings together piano performance, teaching, conducting and educational composition. He studied piano with Robert Carter at East Carolina University, earning a degree in education, and with Soulima Stravinsky at the University of Illinois, where he completed bachelor's and master's degrees in music. His teaching appointments included the University of Illinois, Xavier University and Old Dominion University.

With Carol Noona, he developed piano teaching materials including Mainstreams in Music, Young Pianist and The Basic Pianist. Their publications connect graded study with supplementary pieces and collections. His publisher also documents orchestral conducting and a trio bearing his name, reflecting a career that extended beyond piano instruction.

Written from Lorenz: Walter and Carol Noona.