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She is currently Professor of Voice at Gongju National University of Education.\n\nMATTHEW THOMPSON DMA (collaborative piano) joined the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance faculty in 2011 and was recently described by a former student as \u201cgiving one of the most wholesome, nerdy, epic-but-modest unicorn professor experiences you\u2019ll ever find at U-M.\u201d As a collaborative pianist, Dr. Thompson has performed with operatic celebrities including Thomas Hampson, Golden Mask winner Vince Yi, and even musical theater gurus like Tony Award winner, Gavin Creel.\u00a0\n\nA lifelong gamer, Dr. Thompson\u2019s interests in video game music have become a major component of his teaching and research.\u00a0 His upcoming book,\u00a0*The Video Game Piano Phenomenon: Press Ab to Play* will release in Spring 2027 as part of Intellect Publishing\u2019s Studies in Game Sound and Music book series.\u00a0\n\nIn 2022, Thompson published a database of Korean Art Song, koreanartsongresource.com, currently containing thousands of song entries. 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