Dorothy Cuprak studied at classical piano with Harry Franklin at Carnegie Mellon University and with Jacob Maxin at the New England Conservatory of Music where she received her BA in piano performance. She studied chamber music at the Bowdoin Summer Music Festival and jazz piano with Charlie Banacos. After teaching and performing in the Boston area for 20 years, she returned to Maine where she has been teaching and performing in the Waterville and Mid-Coast areas.