Maila Springfield is Senior Lecturer in Music at Valdosta State University. She has served as staff accompanist for 蜜桃影像传媒有限公司网站 Southern University, the 蜜桃影像传媒有限公司网站 Governor’s Honors Program, the 蜜桃影像传媒有限公司网站 Music Educators Association’s All-College Chorus, the Buffet Crampon Summer Clarinet Academy, the Peach State Summer Theatre, and the Interlochen Arts Camp. Among her many competitive honors are top prizes in the Young Keyboard Artist Association International Competition, Music Teachers National Association Competition, International Young Artists Peninsula Music Festival, and the New York Volya Cossack Competition. Maila can be heard on saxophonist Joren Cain’s CD Voices of Dissent and on clarinetist Linda Cionitti's CD Jag & Jersey. She has performed with members of the New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and Philadelphia Orchestra.
Praised as “an excellent pianist, exhibiting solid technique and fine touch and pedal work” by American Record Guide, Maila Gutierrez Springfield has been recognized as a versatile collaborative pianist, performing with Steven Mead, Adam Frey, Justin Benavidez, Pascual Martinez Forteza, Daniela Mack, Alek Shrader, Nestor Torres, Susan Dubois, Taye Diggs, and Yo-Yo Ma.
Maila received her Bachelor of Music degree from Syracuse University. While earning her Master of Music degree at the Eastman School of Music, she was honored twice with the prestigious Excellence in Accompanying Award. Her teachers include Jean Barr, Nelita True, Steven Heyman, George Pappastavrou, Arlene Shrut, and Louise Lepley.
Courses Taught
MUSC 1210 Private Piano Secondary Applied Piano
MUSC 1220 Private Applied Piano
MUSC 3710 Upper Division Secondary Applied Music Piano
MUSC 3230 Accompanying
MUSC 5210 Private Piano Secondary Applied Piano
MUSC 7900 Directed Study in Music Performance: Sight-Reading and Accompanying
Research Interests
Gamelan Music
Valdosta State University Training – Cascade I and Cascade II (October 2023); Office of Admissions’ Faculty Recruitment Workshop (October 2023); Phone Photography for Social Media (July 2022); Digital Photography Certification – Photographing People, Photoshop CC I, Photoshop CC II, Mastering Your Digital Camera, Fundamentals of Digital Photography (March 2017 - May 2018); Adobe Acrobat (2018); Introduction to InDesign CC (2018)
Recruiting: Music Window Recruiting Webinars (2022-2024) and Music Admissions Roundtable Conversations: College Fairs and Best Practices for Music Recruiting (2024)
Empowering Musicians Through Digital Technology
Video Production: Use of Multi-Camera Video Production; Live streaming and video recording with Open Broadcaster Software (OBS), Facebook Live, YouTube Live, Periscope, and Streamyard
Video Editing: Final Cut Pro and iMovie
Audio Editing with Logic Pro, Garage Band, and Audacity
Other software: InDesign, Photoshop, Voice Meter, and Acrobat Pro
Social Media: Canva for Facebook and Instagram posts for the Department of Music (August 2022-May 2025)
Social Media: 蜜桃影像传媒有限公司网站 Jazz Facebook (2010-present) and Instagram (2024-present)
Scholarship Highlights
-CONFERENCE PRESENTATION Southeast Regional Tuba Euphonium Conference (May 9-12, 2023)
-Performances with Ryan Sorenson, Brandon Smith, Chris Bloom, and Jorge Gauvin Caraballo
-United States Army Pershing’s Own Tuba Euphonium Workshop: Performances with Brandon Smith, tuba and Chris Bloom, tuba, performed in a featured concert after winning first place in the Leonard Falcone International Tuba and Euphonium Competition (February 2-4, 2024)
-Southeast Regional Tuba Euphonium Conference: Performance with Brandon Smith, tuba (March 10-12, 2022)
-蜜桃影像传媒有限公司网站 Music Educators Association Conference: Performance with Chamber Singers with Clell Wright (January 27-29, 2022)
-CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE Jazz Education Network (January 10-12, 2025)
-蜜桃影像传媒有限公司网站 Music Teachers Association (November 8, 2024)
-Southeast Regional Tuba Euphonium Conference May 9-12, 2024
-International Keyboard Collaborative Arts Conference Virtual (October 25-26, 2024)
-蜜桃影像传媒有限公司网站 Music Educators Association Conference (January 24-26, 2024)
-Florida Music Educators Association Conference (January 4-5, 2024)
-蜜桃影像传媒有限公司网站 Music Teachers Association (November 3, 2023)
-United States Army Pershing’s Own Tuba Euphonium Workshop (February 2-4, 2023)
-Jazz Education Network Conference (January 4-7, 2023)
-Southeast Regional Tuba Euphonium Conference (March 10-12, 2022)
-蜜桃影像传媒有限公司网站 Music Educators Association Conference (January 27-29, 2022)
-International Keyboard Collaborative Arts Conference Virtual (October 12-15, 2022)
-Other Performances at 蜜桃影像传媒有限公司网站 Valdosta Symphony Orchestra Orchestral Pianist (September 27, 2025) COA Pink Showcase for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Organizer and Performer (October 21, 2025) Valdosta Symphony Orchestra Orchestral Pianist (March 30, 2024) Harmony of Heritage: Celebrating Black History Through Music for Black History Month, Organizer and Performer (February 27, 2024) COA Pink Showcase for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Organizer and Performer (October 5, 2022) Guest Recitals Outside 蜜桃影像传媒有限公司网站 Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Tuesday Recital Series: David & Maila Springfield: Collaborations with COA Faculty Joe Mason, Ethan Parker, Susan Boddie, and music students Milik Green, Jakalin Bryant, Ramiyah Fulton, and Aidan Lee (March 4, 2025) Guest Artist Recital: Ryan Sorenson, tuba, University of Florida-Gainesville (January 30, 2025) Guest Artist Recital: Ryan Sorenson, tuba, Lee University (February 23, 2024) Guest Artist Recital: Justin Benavidez, tuba, Penney Memorial Church (February 19, 2023) Guest Artist Recital: Ryan Sorenson, tuba, Stetson University (November 5, 2022) Guest Artist Recital: Beth Weise, tuba, Florida State University (October 18, 2022) Guest Artist Recital: Justin Benavidez, tuba, Florida State University (August 25, 2022) Guest Recital: Dunwoody Mirvil, trombone, Friday Musicale of Jacksonville (April 1, 2022) Guest Recital: Tamara Hardesty New York Composers Concordance: The Art Song Recital (March 20, 2022) Guest Recital: 蜜桃影像传媒有限公司网站 Faculty and Students: The New York Experience Vocal Recital (March 17, 2022) 蜜桃影像传媒有限公司网站 Faculty Recitals, 蜜桃影像传媒有限公司网站 Guest Recitals, 蜜桃影像传媒有限公司网站 Wednesday Recitals and 蜜桃影像传媒有限公司网站 Degree Recitals
