Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Performance Highlights
Musical Advocacy & Creative Work
Areas of Specialization
Timeline
Languages
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Lu Anne Leone

Gastonia,NC

Summary

Highly skilled, dedicated, and passionate vocalist and music educator with over 30 years of experience across educational, liturgical, and performance settings. Versatile in classical, musical theatre, and contemporary Christian music, with advanced abilities in harmonization, conducting, and coaching. A collaborative leader with strong sight-reading and music literacy skills, deeply committed to musical excellence and education.

Overview

38
38
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Professional Staff Singer & Section Leader

Church By the Sea
01.2011 - 01.2025
  • Sing soprano and alto in weekly services, rehearsals, and concerts
  • Direct children’s choir “Joyful Noise” and Christian musical theatre productions
  • Lead both adult and children’s handbell and Choirchime ensembles
  • Regularly featured in orchestral and seasonal concert performances

Music Specialist

School Board of Broward County, Florida
01.1987 - 01.2025
  • Provide comprehensive vocal and instrumental instruction for K–5
  • Produce schoolwide musicals integrating acting, voice, and movement
  • Conduct Jr. Chorus, Sr. Chorus, Orff Ensemble, and Recorder Ensemble
  • Organize enrichment activities with guest artists, including:
  • — Collaborations with John Tesh
  • — Performances at Miami Marlins games
  • — Studio recordings with Chris Lobdell at Shorecrest Studios
  • Serve as guest conductor for district-wide musical events

Education

Bachelor of Music - Music Education and Applied Music

West Virginia University – College of Creative Arts

Skills

  • Award-winning Public School Music Educator
  • Section Fluid: Sings Soprano or Alto
  • Proficient Sight Reader and Music Notation Expert
  • Piano Proficiency and Handbell/Choirchime Direction
  • Skilled in Music Theory, Harmony, and Arranging
  • Compassionate Communicator & Effective Team Collaborator
  • Ethical, Trustworthy, and Goal-Oriented Professional

Certification

  • NBPTS Certified: Early/Middle Childhood Music (National Board for Professional Teaching Standards)
  • Florida Department of Education: Music K–12 | Elementary Education Grades 1–6 | English as a Second Language (ESL)
  • North Carolina Department of Education: Certified in Music Education K–12

Performance Highlights

  • Heinz Hall – Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera
  • Broward Center for the Performing Arts – Oratorio Soloist, Christian Events
  • Parker Playhouse – Freedom Quartet, Jewish High Holy Days Soloist
  • War Memorial Auditorium – Gold Coast Opera, Community Concerts

Musical Advocacy & Creative Work

  • Lifelong advocate for music education through participation in state and national task forces
  • Composer and arranger of children's vocal and instrumental music
  • Active choral singer and representative in local, national, and international performances

Areas of Specialization

  • Classical
  • Musical Theatre
  • Contemporary Christian
  • Jazz Standards
  • Early Music & Liturgical Repertoire

Timeline

Professional Staff Singer & Section Leader

Church By the Sea
01.2011 - 01.2025

Music Specialist

School Board of Broward County, Florida
01.1987 - 01.2025

Bachelor of Music - Music Education and Applied Music

West Virginia University – College of Creative Arts

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual