April Lessard 

Administrator

Mrs. Lessard holds a Bachelor of Music from Old Dominion University with a minor in Art and Aesthetics and a Master of Art in Music from Florida State University.

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Mrs. Lessard is a professional singer, having sung with the Virginia Opera for three seasons as a chorister and lead role understudy.  Mrs. Lessard had the honor to coach with the world renowned composer Thomas Pasatieri and be the first to premiere a staged version of his song cycle Letter to Warsaw.  She has studied operatic roles abroad in Italy and has performed lead roles with FSU's opera program while pursuing her Master's Degree.  Mrs. Lessard has studied Italian, French, German, and Hebrew in college and sings in nine different languages including Latin, Russian, and Czech.  Mrs. Lessard was also a licensed Kindermusik educator for six years and taught classes at the ODU Community Music Academy in Norfolk, Virginia and The Music Staff in Chesapeake, Virginia while pursuing her bachelor's degree.

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Mrs. Lessard has taught in the private school sector at Heritage Academy and Myles Preparatory School before pursuing the opening of Tree of Life Tallahassee in the fall of 2017. She currently teaches all middle and high school English and History classes at Tree of Life as well as Music and Art electives.  She has taught Elementary Music, Middle and High School Choir, Music History, and Music Theory.  Her music ensembles have performed Christmas and Easter Cantatas as well as traditional classical music in Latin, German, and Hebrew. Her elementary music students have written musical compositions and played the handbells as well as the soprano recorder. Mrs. Lessard is a versatile educator who has also taught 2-D Studio Art, U.S. and World History, K-5 Mathematics to ESE students with Autism, Consumer Math, Home Economics, and High School English. She LOVES working with ESE students and strives for student mastery in her teaching all while fostering an environment of FUN! 

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