Mary Snider

Mary Snider’s career covers over thirty years of teaching in the public schools, private string teaching and performing as a cellist in northeastern Oklahoma.  Her main emphasis has been with students in grades five through twelve.  Officially retired from public school teaching, Snider continues to work in all three areas with private cello teaching at the forefront.  She plays professionally with the Bartlesville Symphony where she is principal cello.

Mary Snider holds a BME from Indiana University and a MME from the University of Tulsa.  Her teaching experience has been in Oklahoma in the Tulsa Public Schools, the Muskogee Public Schools and the Bartlesville Public Schools from which she retired in 2003. 

Over the years Mary Snider has been active in the Oklahoma ASTA chapter as president and was the editor for over twenty years.  In addition she has been a leader in the orchestra division of the Oklahoma Music Education Association.

In recent years she has added adjudication events in Kansas and Missouri to those in Oklahoma. 

Awards include twice ‘Oklahoma ASTA Teacher of the Year,’ in 2003 the Allied Arts and Humanities Council of Bartlesville ‘Builder of Stars Award’ and in 2007 induction into the ‘OMEA Hall of Fame.’   

Contact Information:

Mary Snider
935 Barker Creek Drive
Sand Springs, OK 74063-6499
918-242-3192 (h)
mscelloplayer@ecewb.com