Portrait of Emily Murphy
Boston College teaching record

Emily Murphy

Adjunct Professor, Piano

Music

Official BC profile

Biography

Emily Murphy is known for her sensitivity as a collaborative pianist. She holds a Masters in Musicology from the University of Washington and a Graduate Performance Diploma from Longy School of Music. An avid music educator, she was awarded a teaching fellowship at the University of Washington and was recipient of the Artsbridge Award for facilitating the creation and production of original operas in Salt Lake City public schools. Ms. Murphy was appointed Music Director of Studio East and Youth Theater Northwest in Seattle from 2004 to 2006. In 2008, she was awarded the Stern Fellowship to attend Songfest in Malibu, CA, and in 2009, received a scholarship to participate in the Collaborative Piano Program of the Vancouver International Song Institute. She developed the adult piano program at the Yamaha Music School of Boston and was a featured pianist for the 2014 Music at Eden’s Edge Chamber Series. She is the author of the children's book, "Goodnight, Symphony" and lives in Natick, MA, with her husband, son, and golden retriever.

Official evaluation summary

4.43 / 5

Based on 880 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

Courses taught

Ratings are this instructor’s response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations, on a scale of 1 to 5.

  • MUSA1100 Fundamentals of Music Theory
    Instructor rating 4.42 / 5 · Course rating 3.91 / 5 · 681 responses
    Taught Spring 2027, Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021
  • MUSA2100 Harmony
    Instructor rating 4.57 / 5 · Course rating 4.10 / 5 · 114 responses
    Taught Spring 2027, Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021
  • MUSA3100 Chromatic Harmony
    Instructor rating 4.32 / 5 · Course rating 2.97 / 5 · 85 responses
    Taught Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021

Data freshness

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