Ms. Watkins has over 20 years of teaching and world performance experience. She won The Schlern International Piano Competition in Vipiteno, Italy in 2014. During her pre-college studies she studied under Dr. Jay Crowder and Dr. Hudicek from Levine School of Music. Ms. Watkins was accepted into Professor Larissa Dedova’s studio during her undergraduate studies at the University of Maryland where she obtained a piano performance degree. She traveled throughout the United States and Europe, performing and competing throughout her college studies. She performed at many different concert halls and embassies, including one of her favorites: the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. After pursuing a graduate degree, she opened a studio in Urbana, Maryland, and is now moving to Middletown, Maryland.