Peggy Still Johnson

Peggy Still Johnson attended Brigham Young University and Georgia State University and received a B.M. Degree (Magna Cum Laude.) She was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Kappa Lambda (Music Honor's Society,) Phi Kappa Phi, and Golden Key National Honor's Society. Peggy is on the Advisory Board for Georgia State University School of Music and for Urban Lux Magazine.

Peggy performed with the GSU University Singers at Lincoln Center in New York and has also performed professionally since 1982 in San Diego, Salt Lake City, Dallas, Atlanta, Montego Bay (Jamaica,) Maui (Hawaii,) Colombia-South America, and Las Vegas.

Peggy was the keyboardist and vocalist for Atlanta's most popular Dance/Party Band - formerly known as "The Celebrity Rock Band" - now known as "BandX". She performed with BandX at The Grand Wailea for President George and Barbara Bush in Maui and performed with Mickey Thomas (Starship/Jefferson Starship), Jeff Carlisi (38 Special) and Brian Howe (Bad Company) at The Palms in Las Vegas.

Peggy was recently featured in Urban Lux Magazine - "People on the Move" For more information go to urbanluxmagazine.com

Peggy has sung the “National Anthem” as a soloist at Turner Field for the Atlanta Braves and Philips Arena for the Atlanta Hawks.

Peggy has been signed to Aucourant Records for her avant garde recording entitled Footsteps which was re-released in 2010. For more information go to aucourantrecords.com

In 2009 Peggy was hired by Scott Houston (4 time Emmy Award Winner – known as “The Piano Guy”) to speak at his National Seminar in Indiana for his “Play Piano in a Flash” teaching program.

In 2006, Peggy was hired by Paramount Pictures to train actress Edith Ivey on piano for her role as the piano teacher (Mrs. Maples) in the 2008 blockbuster movie The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett.). The film was nominated for 13 Academy Awards, winner of 3 Academy Awards.

In 2010, Peggy will receive composing, casting, and coaching credit for her work in the Independent Film Requiem for Herstory. The film was screened at the NewFilmmakers Summer Festival in New York City

In 2010, Peggy will receive sound management and mixing credit for her work in the Independent Film Like Sugar on the Tip of My Lips. The film was shown at Cannes Film Festival. Peggy will also receive sound and music management credit for the Independent Film Life.Less

In 2010, Peggy helped with piano casting and coaching for Big Momma's House 3. Peggy will also receive sound and music management credit and composing credit on the documentary After the Fall

Peggy is a member of MENC, GMEA, NATS, and is a voting member of the Grammy Recording Academy (NARAS.) Peggy founded The Peggy Still School of Music in 1988 and the school has grown to 3 locations and an enrollment of over 500 students and 45 degreed instructors. Peggy has enjoyed working with Centennial High School & Roswell High School as the pianist in their productions of Little Shop of Horrors, Music Man, Working, Oklahoma, You're a Good Man Charlie Brown, Once Upon A Mattress, Radio Gals, Anything Goes, and Beauty and The Beast.

The Peggy Still School of Music, Inc. was founded by Peggy Still Johnson in 1988 and has grown to 3 locations and an enrollment of over 500 students and 40 degreed instructors. Some of the finest musicians in the southeast have taught at The Peggy Still School of Music. We are proud of the many accomplishments of our staff and students. Many of our students have won college scholarships, contests, auditions, lead roles in plays locally and on Broadway, TV and movies, recording contracts, and have become professional musicians and/or serious music hobbyists. The Peggy Still School of Music has three locations: Alpharetta, Woodstock/Marietta, and Atlanta.

Peggy Still Johnson has also founded a non-profit corporation in 1999 to benefit the community and musicians. The Peggy Johnson Foundation for the Performing Arts, Inc. was founded to provide the community, community organizations, charities, and community events with performance opportunities and entertainment at minimal or no charge. PJFPA provides the community with diverse styles of musical entertainment that are excellent, educational, wholesome, and artistic. The music selected will be famous standard classical, jazz, theater, pop, ethnic repertoire that have been popular to a wide audience.

The Foundation was founded to also provide an educational opportunity for the community, community organizations, and artists to create, perform, and learn about new music. It also provides the community with diverse styles of new music opportunities, education, and entertainment that are excellent, uplifting, wholesome, and artistic.

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