Derek Kealii Polischuk is Associate Professor of Piano and Director of Piano Pedagogy at the Michigan State University College of Music. An enthusiastic supporter of the education of musicians at every age, ability and background, Polischuk has been a featured presenter at the National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy and the Music Teachers National Association Conference. Polischuk is the founder and artistic director of the Celebrating The Spectrum Piano Festival at Michigan State, which provides a summer music festival opportunity for pianists on the Autism Spectrum. Polischuk's critically acclaimed recordings of chamber music and music for solo piano appear on the Blue Griffin label.