About Me

Lee Ann Dransfield

has been teaching piano for over 30 years, both privately and in schools and universities.  She currently teaches students from 5 to 85 years of age.  Her creative and nurturing teaching has encouraged many students to become committed, life-long musicians, either as amateurs or at a professional level.   Her private piano studio is in Winchester, Virginia.

Professional Experience:

Dransfield Piano Studio  2020 – present

Shenandoah Conservatory Arts
Academy  1996 – 2021

Private piano lessons for non-college credit

Shenandoah Conservatory,
Adjunct Assistant Professor
of Piano  1998 – 2020

Individual applied piano, applied accompanying and keyboard and theory skills classes

University of Oregon,
Adjunct Professor  1994 – 1996

Applied piano and non-music major class piano

Conservatory for Music Education,
Salem, OR  1994 – 1996

Private piano and theory lessons

University of Oregon,
Graduate Teaching Fellowship
1992 – 1996

Applied piano with both university and community students

Private Studio,
Baltimore, MD  1987 – 1992

Music Therapist, RMT-BC,
Coliseum Hospital,
New Orleans, LA  1985 – 1987

Primary music therapist, adolescent mental health facility

Professional Experience:

Dransfield Piano Studio  2020 – present

Shenandoah Conservatory Arts Academy  1996 – 2021

Private piano lessons for non-college credit

Shenandoah Conservatory, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Piano  1998 – 2020

Individual applied piano, applied accompanying and keyboard and theory skills classes

University of Oregon, Adjunct Professor   1994 – 1996

Applied piano and non-music major class piano

Conservatory for Music Education, Salem, OR  1994 – 1996

Private piano and theory lessons

University of Oregon, Graduate Teaching Fellowship  1992 – 1996

Applied piano with both university and community students

Private piano studio, Baltimore, MD  1987 – 1992
Music Therapist, RMT-BC, Coliseum Hospital, New Orleans, LA  1985 – 1987

Primary music therapist, adolescent mental health facility

Professional Affiliations:

Music Teachers National
Association  1992 – present

Nationally Certified Teacher

Virginia Music Teachers
Association  1996 – present

President from 2006-2019

Oregon Music Teachers
Association  1992 – 1996

American Music Therapy
Association  1983 – 1987

Registered and Certified Music Therapist

Pi Kappa Lambda, Beta Phi Chapter
Ohio University  1983 – 1987

Music Honor Society

Professional Affiliations:

Music Teachers National Association  1992 – present

Nationally Certified Teacher 

Virginia Music Teachers Association   1996 – present

President from 2006-2019, currently Secretary

Oregon Music Teachers Association,  1992-1996

American Music Therapy Association  1983-1987

Registered and Certified Music Therapist   

Pi Kappa Lambda, Beta Phi Chapter, Ohio University 1984-present

Music Honor Society

Education:

University of Oregon  1992-1996

Master of Music in Piano Performance and Pedagogy

DePaul Psychiatric Hospital,  New Orleans, LA  1985 

Music Therapy Internship

Ohio University 1985 

Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy, RMT-BC

Education:

University of Oregon  1992 – 1996

Master of Music in Piano Performance and Pedagogy

DePaul Psychiatric Hospital
New Orleans, LA  1985

Music Therapy Internship

Ohio University  1985

Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy, RMT-BC