Leslie Moruza Dripps has been a member of the Richmond music education community since 2003, teaching for Richmond Public Schools, Hanover County Public Schools, and now in the non-profit sector. She is passionate about equitable access to music opportunities for all students, and advocates for voice science-informed singing instruction at every level. Leslie has taught choral and general music at the elementary, middle, high school and adult levels, from public school to church settings, and maintains a private voice studio.
Leslie also provides music education consulting to a variety of public schools, independent schools, and museums and will teach you to sing unless you are very, very careful. She is also a published composer and performer with international commercial and film credits with her band “Moruza”, and frequently serves as clinician and adjudicator at choral festivals throughout the state. Leslie is a strong proponent of work-life balance for musicians and their students, and she practices what she preaches, spending ample time in the garden. Leslie serves in leadership for the Virginia chapter of the American Choral Directors Association, and is the Executive and Artistic Director of City Singers Youth Choirs.
