Dr. Meisha Adderley

Department of Music
School of Humanities & Social Sciences

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Dr. Meisha Adderley serves as Assistant Professor of Music at Claflin University, where she teaches elementary music education, piano performance, and class piano. Prior to this position, she was a Music Specialist for the Charleston County School District in South Carolina. During her tenure in the Charleston County School District, Dr. Adderley was fortunate to receive the “Lois Bailey Glenn Award for Teaching Excellence” from the National Music Foundation for a grant written in the implementation of an American Music project. She also received a Community Foundation grant to purchase electronic keyboards, books, and accessories for the initiation of a piano laboratory program at W.B. Goodwin Elementary School in Charleston. 

In addition to her teaching experiences in the public school system, Dr. Adderley completed a residency as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar at the University of Sydney’s Conservatorium of Music in Australia where she lectured and performed throughout the continent. 

Her piano teaching experiences range from young beginners through advanced students, both in private and group instruction. Prior to serving as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar, she was the Director of the Community Music Center at Indiana State University for two years. 

Dr. Adderley earned both the Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano Performance and Pedagogy and Master of Music degrees in Piano Performance from the University of South Carolina as well as the Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance from Indiana State University. She remains active as clinician, adjudicator, and soloist throughout the United States and abroad.