Dr. Molly Gebrian is a professional violist with a background in neuroscience. Her area of expertise is applying the science of learning and memory to practicing and performing. Given this expertise, she is a frequent presenter on the neuroscience of practicing at conferences, universities, and music festivals in the US and abroad. She hosts a popular YouTube channel on the science of practicing, and has published papers on these topics in the Journal of the American Viola Society, Flute Talk Magazine, and The Strad, among others. She has also published research articles on the intersection of music and early language acquisition in Frontiers in Psychology and the The Oxford Handbook of Music and the Brain. As a violist, her performing is focused on promoting the music of marginalized composers, particular those from groups traditionally underrepresented in classical music. Her first album, Trios for Two, featuring six world-premiere recordings, was released in 2017. Recorded with long-time collaborator pianist/percussionist Danny Holt, it was named one of the top 100 albums of 2017 by influential music critic Ted Gioia. She completed her Doctor of Musical Arts in viola performance from Rice University's Shepherd School of Music and also holds graduate degrees in viola performance from the New England Conservatory of Music, and Bachelors degrees from Oberlin College and Conservatory of Music, in both viola performance and neuroscience. Her principal teachers include Pete Slowik, Carol Rodland, James Dunham and Garth Knox. During the summer, she is on faculty at the NYU SummerStrings Festival, National Music Festival, and Montecito International Music Festival. After teaching for five years at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, she joined the faculty at the Fred Fox School of Music at the University of Arizona in the fall of 2019.