About
Ms. Pepple
Originally from Seattle, WA, Leanne Pepple is one of the elementary music specialists at SAS. With over two decades of teaching experience, Ms. Pepple has been a Fine Arts Coordinator at the North Jakarta International School, Department Leader for multiple years at the Singapore American School and has spent just under 10 years teaching elementary and middle school music in Auburn, WA USA. Currently this is her 23nd year teaching music and her 13th year teaching here at SAS!
Ms. Pepple is a graduate of the University of Puget Sound with a B.M. in Music Education and a B.A. in Foreign Language/International Affairs—Chinese Emphasis.
A professional harpist, Ms. Pepple performed and taught private harp lessons in Washington State. She pioneered and directed the Auburn School District Harp Ensemble, a performance-based group ranging in age from fifth grade through adults.
Ms. Pepple is an experienced presenter, who has provided workshops for Washington State Teacher Inservice on meeting state essential learning requirements through music and movement. She has also worked with the Northwest Folklife “Families Together” Summer Arts Program, conducting seminars for multi-age students on Afro-Brazilian arts and culture using instruments, voice and movement.
Travel and learning about new cultures are top on the list of Ms. Pepple’s passions, and she has spent summers in Brazil studying the Brazilian martial art Capoiera, as well as traveling in Europe and Asia. Photography, another hobby, also goes well with her travel opportunities. However, Ms. Pepple' s greatest joy is her daughter Tirtanya who has just starting Grade 1 at SAS! Ms. Pepple is an energetic and enthusiastic educator who loves to move it - sing it - and shake it!