Julie Cleveland

Current

Piano Instructor at Cleveland Piano Studio

Past

Piano Instructor at Cape Ann Piano Studio, Gloucester, MA

Education

New England Conservatory of Music
Bard College
Emerson College

Longy School of Music

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Connections

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Industry

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Websites

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Julie Cleveland’s Summary

Julie Cleveland, born and bred in Boston, has been playing the piano for over 35 years. In 1990 she founded the Cape Ann Piano Studio in Gloucester, Massachusetts, where she taught piano, composition, theory, and improvisation for 14 years. Ms. Cleveland has also worked for many community music schools, and, most recently, was adjunct piano faculty for the Pingree School in Massachusetts. Julie Cleveland moved to Florida just over 2 years ago and is offering her expert teaching skills in her home studio in Fort Lauderdale (downtown Las Olas area) as well as in satellite studios in Delray Beach and West Boynton Beach. Lessons are also taught in students' homes, dependent on location in South Palm Beach County and Fort Lauderdale.

Ms. Cleveland earned her master’s degree at New England Conservatory of Music, where she specialized in both classical and jazz composition and performance. She has composed several works for solo piano and chamber ensemble. Before attending graduate school, Cleveland earned her BA with honors in music at Bard College, where she apprenticed with internationally renowned composer and pianist Joan Tower.

Cleveland has studied injury-preventive piano technique with virtuoso pianist Barbara Lister-Sink, the Alexander Technique with Corinna Trabucco, and acting with H. Richard Greene’s Actors Lab at the Coronet Theatre in Los Angeles. Julie Cleveland is also an accomplished actor, editor, and writer.

Julie Cleveland’s Specialties:

Teach piano performance, composition, music theory, music history, sightreading, ear training
Beginning through early advanced levels; classical, jazz, popular, blues

Julie Cleveland’s Experience

Piano Instructor

Cleveland Piano Studio

(Music industry)

2007 — Present (2 years )

Teach piano performance, also composition, theory, improvisation to beginning through early advanced levels, all ages welcome.
Piano Instructor

Cape Ann Piano Studio, Gloucester, MA

(Music industry)

1988 — 2007 (19 years )

Cleveland Piano Studio, Delray Beach FL, 2007–Present
Cape Ann Piano Studio, Gloucester MA, 1990–2003
Also Piano Instructor for:
Pingree School, Hamilton MA, 2006
Music-to-You, Burbank CA, 2004–05
Brookwood School, Manchester MA, 1996–97
Creative Arts for Kids, Reading MA, 1994
North Shore Conservatory, Gloucester MA, 1991–93
Saratoga Guitar Workshop, Saratoga Springs NY, 1987–88

Julie Cleveland’s Education

New England Conservatory of Music

M.Mus. , Composition , 1985 — 1990

Worked also as Music Coordinator for Tuesday Night New Music Student Composers' Series

Activities and Societies:

Dean's List
Bard College

B.A. , Music , 1980 — 1983

Activities and Societies:

Dean's List
Emerson College

Drama 1979 — 1980
Longy School of Music

Music 1979 — 1980

Studied with Marion Shepp (piano); Lisa Parker (Dalcroze Eurythmics)