Tracey Craig McKibben

Tracey Craig McKibben earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Piano Performance and Pedagogy from Pensacola Christian College where she studied with Daniel Nagy and Daisy de Luca Jaffe. Since graduate school, she has taught piano lessons in both school and studio settings. For over two decades, Tracey has taught students of all ages to instill in them a love of music and the technical proficiency to achieve their dreams. Several of her students are now teaching music professionally.

Tracey began composing and arranging while in college. What began as a hobby quickly developed into a lifelong passion for creating music. Many of her early piano and string arrangements were created at the request of students and colleagues. She has several published choral and string pieces and is a member of ASCAP.

Tracey has served in many church music leadership roles including music director, choir director for both adult and children’s choirs, pianist, accompanist, and handbell director. Her choral and piano works are published by Neil A. Kjos Music Company, Lorenz and Easy Choir Music. She also has works soon to be available from Lillenas and Celebrating Grace, as well as many self-published works available online.

Tracey lives in Dayton, Ohio, with her husband and son. She also has a step-daughter and two eccentric, but lovable, cats. When not composing or teaching, she enjoys hiking with family and friends, jogging, and cycling. She is also an avid reader and knitter.