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Violinist, Leah Froyd hails from Denver, Colorado where she has earned recogni:on as a soloist, chamber musician and arts humanitarian. Ms. Froyd recently graduated from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music under the tutelage of renowned violinist, Ian Swensen. Trading coasts, in the Fall of 2020, Leah will be entering a Master of Music Degree program at the Longy School of Music of Bard College where she will be a teaching assistant to Paula Majerfeld.
Ms. Froyd has trained and volunteered in the El-Sistema Program in Denver’s inner city, assis:ng elementary school children who are culturally underserved and incorpora:ng the musical methodology established by pedagogue and philanthropist, Simon Bolivar in Venezuela. Expanding upon her work with El-Sistema, Leah has been awarded a two-year fellowship from the Longy Conservatory to work with students in impoverished areas in the greater Boston metro area. In addi:on to her charitable work, Froyd has worked at Conservatory Connect, a partnering organiza:on of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, (SFCM) as well as an intern for the illustrious New Century Chamber Orchestra.
Having worked extensively with the Telegraph and Takacs String Quartets, Leah not only honed her chamber music skills by performing interna:onally at the Rencontres Musicales de Noyers and the Nice Summer Music Academy in France. There, she was able to con:nue to hone her french communica:on skills. Na:onally, Ms. Froyd has par:cipated at the Castleman Quartet Program, LyricaFest and the Lamont Academy of Denver University music fes:vals.
Leah currently serves as assistant Principal 2nd of the Lyrica Chamber Orchestra as well as the organiza:on’s newly appointed managing director. In addi:on to her music, Ms. Froyd enjoys hiking with her dog, Nico, and cycling.
- Price: 35 $
- Language: English
- Duration: 1 Hour
- Violinist, Leah Froyd hails from Denver, Colorado where she has earned recogni:on as a soloist, chamber musician and arts humanitarian. Ms. Froyd recently graduated from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music under the tutelage of renowned violinist, Ian Swensen. Trading coasts, in the Fall of 2020, Leah will be entering a Master of Music Degree program at the Longy School of Music of Bard College where she will be a teaching assistant to Paula Majerfeld.Ms. Froyd has trained and volunteered in the El-Sistema Program in Denver’s inner city, assis:ng elementary school children who are culturally underserved and incorpora:ng the musical methodology established by pedagogue and philanthropist, Simon Bolivar in Venezuela. Expanding upon her work with El-Sistema, Leah has been awarded a two-year fellowship from the Longy Conservatory to work with students in impoverished areas in the greater Boston metro area. In addi:on to her charitable work, Froyd has worked at Conservatory Connect, a partnering organiza:on of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, (SFCM) as well as an intern for the illustrious New Century Chamber Orchestra.Having worked extensively with the Telegraph and Takacs String Quartets, Leah not only honed her chamber music skills by performing interna:onally at the Rencontres Musicales de Noyers and the Nice Summer Music Academy in France. There, she was able to con:nue to hone her french communica:on skills. Na:onally, Ms. Froyd has par:cipated at the Castleman Quartet Program, LyricaFest and the Lamont Academy of Denver University music fes:vals.Leah currently serves as assistant Principal 2nd of the Lyrica Chamber Orchestra as well as the organiza:on’s newly appointed managing director. In addi:on to her music, Ms. Froyd enjoys hiking with her dog, Nico, and cycling. Your teacher
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The importance of the arts has been an unchanging staple of society— it binds us together through both our logical and artistic senses and clears the path to new ways of thinking and creative processes. Music has the power to soothe the soul, body, and mind if one allows it to permeate through the system. It is therefore my overarching goal to help students achieve a deeper understanding and recognition of themselves through music. There is a great deal of importance in allowing music to effect and run through the entire body from the beginnings of musical development. I have personally struggled with this facet of being a musician in the past and so I understand the struggles of allowing oneself the vulnerability to connect to art and music. Yet, I have found that the personal and artistic payoff is well worth the hard work put into the art form.
On the topic of hard work, I am completely invested in cultivating a growth mindset for each student. In detail, this mindset is centered on the positive aspects of the learning process. It encourages students to explore the things they find difficult with curiosity instead of self doubt; flexibility and patience in place of dogmatic routine; and out of self encouragement rather than out of fear. I love to help students flourish through their own hard work and perseverance. In essence, my duties as the teacher are to enable students to find their artistic voices through showing them the proper tools and methods. There are always times when direct instruction are required and are the most helpful as well. One of the best aspects of teaching is the limitless styles and combinations of learning. While certain techniques work for some students, others may not— each individual is unique in their own right and so the way they learn is, too. Through my experience teaching, I’ve come to learn that each student offers a myriad of talents and strong suits, regardless of their current level. Talent is a broadly reaching word and can apply to many aspects of the art of violin such as one’s receptiveness to new information, resilience in adversity, or their pure passion for what they love about music. In any case, I am committed to helping each student grow in a way that fosters a positive bond with music and with the violin.
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