Barbara Martyska has been a teacher of piano performance, theory, and composition since 1971, both in her private studio in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and on the faculty of the local Community Music School. She currently devotes most of her time to composition, and has been the recipient of grants, commissions, and awards from ASCAP, Music Teachers National Association, Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association, A Chorus Celebrating Women, and National Federation of Music Clubs.