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. I have been a joyful music teacher for 23 years, including 13 years in the classroom, and 10 years as a private piano teacher. |
I am a Colorado state certified music educator with a Master's Degree in Education from University of Denver. In 2005, I received a Mile High Teacher Award from the Mayor's Office for Education and Children. I am also a long-time member of the Music Teacher's National Association.
In my ten years as the music educator at Park Hill School in Denver Public Schools, I 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. At Stanley British Primary School, I collaborated with hundreds of creative TK-5 students to perform multi-part songs for audiences of 1,000, as well as devoting months each year to studying music theory and creating our own music.
As a singer-songwriter, I have composed many folk-rock ballads. In my "performing years," I 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 was lucky to collaborate with artists such as Rob Drabkin, Ron Miles, Melissa Axel, Megan Burtt, and David Rynhart.
As an undergraduate 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.
All of this is to say, music is at the core of who I am and what I love.
Looking forward to sharing my love of music with you!
In my ten years as the music educator at Park Hill School in Denver Public Schools, I 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. At Stanley British Primary School, I collaborated with hundreds of creative TK-5 students to perform multi-part songs for audiences of 1,000, as well as devoting months each year to studying music theory and creating our own music.
As a singer-songwriter, I have composed many folk-rock ballads. In my "performing years," I 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 was lucky to collaborate with artists such as Rob Drabkin, Ron Miles, Melissa Axel, Megan Burtt, and David Rynhart.
As an undergraduate 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.
All of this is to say, music is at the core of who I am and what I love.
Looking forward to sharing my love of music with you!
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