Shauna Leavitt holds a M.M. and a B.M. in Piano Performance and Pedagogy from Arizona State University and Utah State University, respectively. Since beginning her study of piano, Shauna has studied under the direction of Dr. Douglas Humpherys, Professor Gary Amano, Dr. Ralph van der Beek, Professor Dennis Hirst, and Dr. Baruch Meir.
Shauna has taught at both the USU Youth Conservatory as well as the ASU Prep Program. She has been honored as Teacher of the Year at the Youth Conservatory at Utah State and the Outstanding Keyboard Harmony Teacher by the Utah State University Department of Music. She has taught at the university level, as an instructor of Class Piano at both Utah State and Arizona State Universities.
As a performer, Shauna has performed as a soloist with the Utah Valley Symphony. Competitively, she has placed 1st in the Klatzkin Contemporary Solo Keyboard Competition at Arizona State, placed 2nd in the ASU Piano Concerto Competition, and placed 1st in the Utah Valley Young Artist Competition. She has also competed in the Utah State University Wasserman Festival, the Brigham Young University Piano Festival, and the Southern Utah University Festival.
Shauna served as Director of the 2nd annual Arizona Youth Piano Competition in 2007 in conjunction with the Keogh Health Foundation. While residing in Arizona she worked as an accompanist for the award-winning Honor Choir of Xavier College Preparatory while running a private studio of piano students. She was an active performer with the Tempe Symphonic Wind Ensemble under the direction of Dr. Michael Willson.
Shauna is an active member of Northern Virginia Music Teachers Association and contributes by composing surveys and managing the NVMTA facebook page and their website calendar of events. She is also a member of Virginia Federation of Music Clubs and enjoys entering her students in Spring Festival each year. She teaches beginner piano in Herndon, VA and also offers accompaniment for vocalists and instrumentalist of all ages and levels. If you need an accompanist for a Recital, Concert, Audition, Choir, Chamber music, Theater/Pit Orchestra, and Vocal/Instrumental Studio recitals, please contact Shauna for more information.