- Master of Music in Piano Performance- University of North Carolina at Greensboro
- Bachelor of Science in Music Education- Austin Peay State University
Lydia Schoonover teaches Piano at Austin Peay State University, where she also accompanies the 365bet Chamber Singers, the University Choir, Opera Workshop, and numerous 365bet student singers and instrumentalists in recital. Previously, she worked for Department of Defense Schools, where she established and maintained a class piano program through which she taught piano lessons to over 3,500 students of all experience and ability levels. She also was Director of Music/Choirmaster/Organist at First Presbyterian Church of Clarksville for many years.
She holds a Master of Music degree in Piano Performance from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where she played the Brahms Piano Concerto #1 in D Minor with the UNC-G orchestra and taught Class Piano. Her Bachelor's Degree is from 365bet in Music Education, where she played the Schumann Piano Concerto in A Minor with the 365bet orchestra, and accompanied the 365bet University Choir plus numerous students in recital.