Leah Peña discovered a love for teaching music while working with children’s choirs at her church. She attended Baylor University and graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Music in Piano Pedagogy. While there she was the recipient of the Elizabeth Brient Smith Piano Pedagogy scholarhip and award in 2007. She continued her studies and received a Master of Music in Piano Pedagogy from Texas Christian University where she studied pedagogy with Dr. Ann Gipson and piano with Mr. Harold Martina.

Mrs. Peña has been on faculty at music schools in Waco and in the DFW area where she has maintained a private studio of all ages. She has experience in preparing students for festivals, competitions, and recitals. Mrs. Peña has also taught all types of group classes, such as undergraduate music majors, elementary theory, and childrens piano group classes. She has recently discovered a joy in teaching adult group classes as well. Mrs. Peña is a certified early childhood music teacher and has taught piano readiness classes for preschoolers. Her passion is helping each student find their own joy in music and is inspired by each student’s development as a musician and as a person.

Mrs. Peña was a presenter at the Music Teachers National Association Conference in 2010 with three of her colleagues. She is a member of MTNA, Texas Music Teachers Association, and Pi Kappa Lambda music society. This spring, she performed on a faculty recital and has accompanied various instrumentalists, vocalists and church choirs in previous years.

During her free time, Mrs. Peña loves spending time with her husband, seeing friends, reading, visiting family, and staying involved in her church.