About Laurie Arenas
Laurie Arenas
Music Teacher, Master
Location: Frederick, MD
Speaks: English
Instructs: Piano, Voice
Education: Private instruction in piano from Bridgewater College.
Performance Experience: various performances for 30 + years for church, school, weddings, funerals, marching, concert and jazz band, Praise band leader for 5 years, Duo with husband Maurice Arenas.
Teaching Experience: 25 years in various capacities. Music about 18 years including private lessons in piano, voice, flute, recorder, all ages of choirs and praise bands.
Teaching Philosophy: My hope is for my students to reach their musical goals while having fun. I try to include a variety of material and to teach proper skills.
Get to know Laurie Arenas
Laurie Arenas
PIANO and VOICE
A Frederick County native, Laurie Arenas comes from a musical family where she began singing and playing piano at the age of 5. She then also began studying flute in the fifth grade. She continued her love for music throughout her schooling participating in concert band, marching band, solo and ensemble, all county chorus, all county band, the Frederick Flute Choir, and Jazz band. Laurie also participated in high school musicals in both the pit orchestra of You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown on Flute and Piccolo and as the lead role of Reno Sweeny in Anything Goes. During her studies at Bridgewater College, Laurie participated in concert band and took private lessons in both piano and flute, for which she had a scholarship. She also was a judge for all county band in flute/piccolo for the West Virginia Public School System.
Laurie has been a soloist for worship, weddings, and funerals, directed church youth choirs and musicals as well as directed adult choirs and Christmas cantatas. For 6 years Laurie was a member of the FCOB Praise Bands Living Water and the 538 Band as a lead vocalist / worship leader where she performed most weekends for worship as well as other area concerts and performances.
In recent years Laurie has focused on teaching, coaching praise bands, preparing students for school auditions, and enjoys performing in the area with her husband and professional musician Maurice Arenas.
Laurie is passionate about music and loves sharing with others through both teaching and performance. She is happy to teach students of all ages. She encourages students to learn the proper skills while still retaining their own unique musical tastes and goals. Laurie specializes in worship vocals, broadway, pop, and classical and basic piano techniques.
PIANO and VOICE
A Frederick County native, Laurie Arenas comes from a musical family where she began singing and playing piano at the age of 5. She then also began studying flute in the fifth grade. She continued her love for music throughout her schooling participating in concert band, marching band, solo and ensemble, all county chorus, all county band, the Frederick Flute Choir, and Jazz band. Laurie also participated in high school musicals in both the pit orchestra of You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown on Flute and Piccolo and as the lead role of Reno Sweeny in Anything Goes. During her studies at Bridgewater College, Laurie participated in concert band and took private lessons in both piano and flute, for which she had a scholarship. She also was a judge for all county band in flute/piccolo for the West Virginia Public School System.
Laurie has been a soloist for worship, weddings, and funerals, directed church youth choirs and musicals as well as directed adult choirs and Christmas cantatas. For 6 years Laurie was a member of the FCOB Praise Bands Living Water and the 538 Band as a lead vocalist / worship leader where she performed most weekends for worship as well as other area concerts and performances.
In recent years Laurie has focused on teaching, coaching praise bands, preparing students for school auditions, and enjoys performing in the area with her husband and professional musician Maurice Arenas.
Laurie is passionate about music and loves sharing with others through both teaching and performance. She is happy to teach students of all ages. She encourages students to learn the proper skills while still retaining their own unique musical tastes and goals. Laurie specializes in worship vocals, broadway, pop, and classical and basic piano techniques.
Laurie Arenas teaches at:
5010 Buckeystown Pike Suite 128
Frederick, MD 21704
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