Once described as having a “twinkle of light at the edge of [her] fingers”, Jamie Bone has performed in venues all over the world including Italy, Germany, France, Austria, Japan and Brazil. She received her BM in Piano Performance from Oklahoma State University under the instruction of Dr. Thomas Lanners. Afterwards, she received her MM in Piano Performance from the University of Kansas under the instruction of Dr. Steven Spooner. Jamie is currently the staff accompanist at Free State High School and maintains a private studio in Lawrence, Kansas.

Jamie has received many honors and awards from numerous piano competitions and the universities mentioned above. These awards include being featured in the KU Graduate Honors Recital in 2010 that features KU’s best musicians. MTNA, KMTA, and OMTA have awarded Jamie in regional piano competitions in the years 1994 – 2002, 2004 – 2007, and 2009 – 2010. Jamie received first place in the 2009 KU Research Competition in the Humanities division for her research project entitled, “Is Your Piano Student Ready for College?”

Instructors include Steven Spooner, Thomas Lanners, Ronald Chioldi, John Perry, Ian Hobson, Jack Winerock, John Owings, Harold Martina, Tamas Ungar, Rita Foster, and Sandy Fitzgerald.