Edie Johnson, Organist and Music Associate at Church Street United Methodist Church, teaches organ, harpsichord, and sacred music courses. Previously, she served as Assistant Organist/Choir Director at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and Seminary Organist and Affiliate Professor of Church Music at Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis, IN.  She has also taught at Taylor University and Indiana University.

Johnson has won prizes in many organ performance competitions including first place in the John Rodland organ and church music scholarship competition. She has performed for national and regional conventions of the American Guild of Organists (AGO), the Association of Anglican Musicians, the Organ Historical Society and the National General Assembly of the Disciples of Christ Church. Several of her performances have been broadcast on American Public Media’s Pipedreams. In 2011, Johnson premiered El Tigre, Pamela Decker’s first work for organ and orchestra at the 2011 Southeast AGO Regional Convention.  In addition to solo organ performances, she also is active as a chamber musician on both piano and organ.

Edie Johnson is active in the work of the Royal School of Church Music in America.  She has served on its Board of Directors and has been a Housemaster and Course Organist for many of the Carolina and Charlotte Summer Courses.

A particular interest is the use of mental imagery and rehearsal in music learning, teaching and performing. Johnson has given many presentations to universities, chapters of the American Guild of Organists and to the Association of Anglican Musicians based on research regarding techniques to optimize practice sessions and relieve performance anxiety.