Andrew Leonard '93 MusM
Musician, Arts Consultant, BioMechanist
Musician, Arts Consultant, BioMechanist
Andrew Leonard, YSM ’93, is a Classical Guitarist and certified BioMechanist (TBMM-CES).
Andrew has performed in the US and Europe to critical acclaim. His recordings have been featured on NPR affiliates throughout the country, and he has performed and recorded with Grammy Award winner Doug Smith.
As an educator, Andrew taught at Wesleyan University and the University of Kentucky, where he ran the guitar program and created online courses for TrueFire.com. Suzuki-trained, he has taught guitarists as young as three.
In Kentucky, Andrew was trained as an arts consultant through the Kentucky Peer Advisory Network (KPAN). In this capacity, he led board retreats for nonprofit organizations and provided consulting services to musicians, sharing the knowledge he acquired through years of acting as his own manager, booking agent, and publicist.
As a BioMechanist, Andrew presents workshops with his mentor, Matt Pidgeon (Clinic Director of Activ8 Posture, Boston, Exercise Therapist & Certified BioMechanist), and works with individuals one-on-one to help them understand and correct body posture misalignments to improve longevity and alleviate pain.
Andrew has performed in the US and Europe to critical acclaim. His recordings have been featured on NPR affiliates throughout the country, and he has performed and recorded with Grammy Award winner Doug Smith.
As an educator, Andrew taught at Wesleyan University and the University of Kentucky, where he ran the guitar program and created online courses for TrueFire.com. Suzuki-trained, he has taught guitarists as young as three.
In Kentucky, Andrew was trained as an arts consultant through the Kentucky Peer Advisory Network (KPAN). In this capacity, he led board retreats for nonprofit organizations and provided consulting services to musicians, sharing the knowledge he acquired through years of acting as his own manager, booking agent, and publicist.
As a BioMechanist, Andrew presents workshops with his mentor, Matt Pidgeon (Clinic Director of Activ8 Posture, Boston, Exercise Therapist & Certified BioMechanist), and works with individuals one-on-one to help them understand and correct body posture misalignments to improve longevity and alleviate pain.
