I am a versatile musician and composer based in Dayton, Ohio, with over three decades of experience teaching, performing, and producing music. As founder of Levant Music Studio and COCOA, I collaborate with ensembles like the Dayton String Trio to create new works and bring live music to communities while mentoring the next generation of artists.…

Katherine-Moira Leda Levant

I am a versatile musician and composer based in Dayton, Ohio, with over three decades of experience teaching, performing, and producing music. As founder of Levant Music Studio and COCOA, I collaborate with ensembles like the Dayton String Trio to create new works and bring live music to communities while mentoring the next generation of artists.…

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I am a versatile musician and composer based in Dayton, Ohio, with over three decades of experience teaching, performing, and producing music.

As founder of Levant Music Studio and COCOA, I collaborate with ensembles like the Dayton String Trio to create new works and bring live music to communities while mentoring the next generation of artists.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Owner at Levant Music Studio
January 1, 1992 - Present
Violin, viola and Irish Fiddle studio where I teach students of varying ages (3 and up) individual and group lessons in classical violin, viola, and Irish fiddle.
Instructor (Violin/Viola/Irish Fiddle) at Oxford Music Academy
June 1, 2021 - October 1, 2023
Taught lessons in violin, viola and Irish fiddle to 16 students.
Master Teacher at Bella Musica
September 1, 2015 - August 1, 2017
Master teacher for fiddle and classical students.
Assistant at St. Anne’s Hill Violins
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2015
Helped in various capacities to run the Violin shop with rental meetings and making calls to remind people to pay rent.
Instructor at Miami Valley Youth Strings
September 1, 2025 - Present
Composition and theory teacher.

Education

Master of Arts in Ethnomusicology at University of Limerick
January 1, 2003 - June 1, 2004
Master of Music in Music Composition at Carnegie Mellon University
January 1, 2000 - May 1, 2003
Wittenberg University studies at Wittenberg University
January 1, 1998 - January 1, 2000
Bachelor of Music in Music History at Wright State University
January 1, 1986 - June 1, 1991

Qualifications

CMTE New York Montessori Summer Training
June 1, 1992 - August 1, 1992
Independent Studies in Music Composition
January 11, 2030 - January 4, 2026
Ohio Federation of Music Clubs Adult Composition Competition - 1st place
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2020
Ohio Federation of Music Clubs Adult Composition Competition - 1st place
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2023
Ohio Federation of Music Clubs Adult Composition Competition - 1st place
January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2025
Ohio Federation of Music Clubs Adult Composition Competition - 2nd place
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2022
Ohio Federation of Music Clubs Adult Composition Competition - 2nd place
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2019
Ohio Federation of Music Clubs Adult Composition Competition - 2nd place
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2017
Ohio Federation of Music Clubs Adult Composition Competition - 3rd place
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2018
ASCAPlus Award
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2025
ASCAP Member
January 1, 2009 - January 4, 2026
OMTA Membership
January 1, 2025 - January 4, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Non-Profit Organization, Professional Services, Other

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