Teaching Artist

““Sharing what I love with new people is a joy. That’s why I love educating people of all ages about all that I do as a performer. Whether I’m giving voice lessons to an aspiring opera singer, breaking down dance steps for little ones, or talking about how classical music changed the world, I’m eager to share and connect with whomever wants to learn.””
— Leah
 

TEACHING HIGHLIGHTS

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TEACHING HIGHLIGHTS 〰️

 

Leah (left) as Gretel/Teaching Artist, “Hansel & Gretel” Pittsburgh Festival Opera’s Opera Tots!, 2023

Teaching Artist | Pittsburgh Festival Opera

Leah educates Pittsburgh Public School elementary students on opera and stagecraft, through instruction on movement, musicality, and rhythm, to classrooms of 10-30 students at a time. Students perform memorized movement and songs following workshops with the Teaching Artist.

Leah in “Baking Up Music!” at the Pittsburgh Children’s Museum, Azure Family Concerts, 2024

Teaching Artist | Azure Family Concerts

In collaboration with Autism Pittsburgh, Leah designs and performs hour-long interactive, sensory-friendly concerts for neurodivergent children, ranging in audience size from 12 to 150. In these concerts, all behaviors are welcomed and celebrated.

Leah (center) in “As Time Goes By,” Savannah VOICE Festival, 2023 (Photo: Julius Sanchez)

Artist & Choreographer | Savannah VOICE Festival

As a 2023 Study Grant Artist, Leah was featured in a variety of events including community outreach concerts, cabarets, and the tribute to World War II-era music “As Time Goes By,” for which she doubled as choreographer. As such she pulled from multiple dance styles of the era and adapted them to a concert setting.

  • Love to sing and want to improve your skills? Work with Leah, either in-person or virtually. Learn more and about her studio policies below.

  • As a Teaching Artist, Leah has collaborated with many non-profits— including Pittsburgh Festival Opera, Azure Family Concerts (Autism Pittsburgh), and the Lullaby Project Pittsburgh— to lead workshops for music education and community outreach.

  • Leah is adept at directing and choreographing both large and small groups with varying degrees of dance experience. With a background in art and dance, Leah sees movement as a medium with which to paint. Choreographer credits include “Stars of Tomorrow: This is Me,” “Stars of Tomorrow: Soul of the Delta,” and “Stars of Tomorrow: British Invasion,” ft. the University of Louisiana Monroe Concert Choir and Chamber Singers, and World War II-Era Revue “As Time Goes By” (Savannah VOICE Festival), where she also served as Assistant Director.

 
 

Leah takes a bow with fellow artists following a community outreach concert with Savannah VOICE Festival.