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Lesley Valdes

Instructor Of Piano at Alder Street Studio
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Experienced writing coach and critic with expertise in poetry, essay, and memoir.
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Greater Philadelphia, US
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Spanish Limited working proficiency
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  • Poetry
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Lesley Valdes is a seasoned writing coach, workshop leader, and critic with a Master of Fine Arts in Poetry & Literature from Warren Wilson College, and a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins. She has worked with various organizations, including Alder Street Studio, YMCA National Young Achievers, and WRTI 90.1 FM, teaching creative writing, journalism, and criticism, and leading workshops on poetry, essay, and memoir.

Credentials

  • MFA, Warren Wilson, poetry
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Experience

  • Alder Street Studio
    • Instructor Of Piano
  • Alder Street Studio
    • Alder Street, South Philadelphia
    • Writing Coach & Workshop Leader
      • Apr 2016 - Present
      • Alder Street, South Philadelphia

      The Letter & The List: Strategies for Making PoemsCross-Genre Craft WorkshopDelight! Writing the Pleasures, a workshop in the (very) short essayThe Art of the Review, writing about the artsLives: Writing the personal essay

  • YMCA National Young Achievers
    • Villanova University, Villanova, PA
    • Instructor
      • Sep 2015 - Present
      • Villanova University, Villanova, PA

      Creative Writing and Journalism for Honors High School Students

  • Alder St. Studio: Piano & Writing Instruction
    • Alder Street, South Philadelphia
    • Tutor, teacher, coach
      • Sep 2011 - Present
      • Alder Street, South Philadelphia
  • MuseHouse Center for the Literary Arts
    • Alder Street, South Philadelphia
    • Workshops and Private Coaching
      • Apr 2016 - Aug 2018
      • Alder Street, South Philadelphia

      Create and lead workshops in essay, memoir, literature and poetry; coach students all levels, genres

  • WRTI, 90.1 FM
    • Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
    • Critic at Large
      • Sep 2002 - Sep 2012
      • Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

      Two- minute commentaries on the arts, classical music, jazz,dance, theater, local history. Heard weekdays from 6:40 am throughout 24/7 period. Podcasts also on the website under programming/features/criticatlarge.

  • San Jose Mercury News
    • Chief Critic
      • Nov 1999 - May 2002

      Reviews and reports on clasisical music and dance in the Bay Area (Santa Cruz - San Jose to San Francisco)....

  • Philadelphia Inquirer
    • Philadelphia
    • Classical Music Critic
      • Jul 1987 - Nov 1999
      • Philadelphia

      Reviews and reports on classical music and some dance; covering national and local arts. Highlights included touring with Philadelphia Orchestra international tours under maestros Ricardo Muti and Wolfgang Sawallisch.

Education

  • 2013 - 2014
    Warren Wilson College
  • 2008 - 2010
    New York State Writers Institute, Skidmore College
  • Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins
  • Peabody Conservatory of Music, Johns Hopkins University
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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