About the Teacher
“Leslie Dawe is an excellent music teacher who loves and respects people of all ages. She has a passion and a gift for music and wants to share music with everyone. Her students love her and come to appreciate and become proficient in music.” – Caran Joseph, Parent, Denver School of the Arts
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I am a musician at heart. Music is who I am, how I express myself, and what I love to share with others through teaching and performing. It is also my oasis of peace in a sometimes-too-busy world. Specifically, I’m a classically-trained pianist, singer, cellist, guitarist, and songwriter with a lifetime of creative experiences. As an undergraduate student at Stanford University, I sang and played in the pit for shows like Evita and Cabaret, and music-directed Bye Bye Birdie. After college I wrote songs and was a multi-instrumentalist for two San Francisco Bay Area folk-rock bands. |
In recent years I’ve played at the Boulder, Fox, Gothic, and Bluebird Theaters as well as places like Dazzle (jazz), Swallow Hill (folk), and “Inside the Orchestra” with the Junior Symphony League. I’ve been lucky to collaborate with artists such as Rob Drabkin, Ron Miles, Melissa Axel, Megan Burtt, and David Rynhart.
I am also a Colorado State certified music educator with ten years of experience as the music educator at Park Hill School, Orff Level I music teacher certification, music education coursework from CU-Boulder, and a Master's Degree in Education from DU. In 2005, I received a Mile High Teacher Award from the Mayor’s Office for Education and Children. I am a member of the Music Teacher’s National Association.
At Park Hill School, I have directed more than 50 musical performances where hundreds of students demonstrated their ability to create multi-layered rhythm ensembles, improvise blues solos, compose harmony pieces for xylophones, and accompany themselves on instruments while singing world folk songs.
As a singer-songwriter, I have composed many folk-rock ballads. Check out a few of my songs at ReverbNation.
Looking forward to sharing my love of music with you!
I am also a Colorado State certified music educator with ten years of experience as the music educator at Park Hill School, Orff Level I music teacher certification, music education coursework from CU-Boulder, and a Master's Degree in Education from DU. In 2005, I received a Mile High Teacher Award from the Mayor’s Office for Education and Children. I am a member of the Music Teacher’s National Association.
At Park Hill School, I have directed more than 50 musical performances where hundreds of students demonstrated their ability to create multi-layered rhythm ensembles, improvise blues solos, compose harmony pieces for xylophones, and accompany themselves on instruments while singing world folk songs.
As a singer-songwriter, I have composed many folk-rock ballads. Check out a few of my songs at ReverbNation.
Looking forward to sharing my love of music with you!
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