Angela Schmitt

I'm most excited about the Lullaby Project because it allows an opportunity for new and expecting families to share their love for their newborns in a unique way. My mom wrote her own lullaby for me when I was a newborn, and she sang it to me recently (last week - on the phone) as an adult when she heard about the Lullaby Project. That said, composing a lullaby is an intimate process that will produce a timeless product, and I am looking forward to helping these families do just that.

A native of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Angela Schmitt enjoys a diverse career as a pianist and educator. She prioritizes community involvement and engagement, especially in providing accessible, interactive music experiences to underserved students and communities. Angela is a strong advocate for inclusivity and equality, striving towards better representation of women and people of color as composers, educators, and performers. 

Angela’s teaching experience includes public school education, piano pedagogy, community engagement performances, and conference presentations. She is a certified public school educator in the state of Michigan where she taught K-12 elementary general music and middle and high school band. In addition, Angela has extensive experience teaching piano privately and working as an instrumental & choral collaborative pianist. She has organized and performed two public school outreach tours throughout West Michigan where she made classical piano literature and performance an engaging and interactive experience for underserved youth. Currently,Angela teaches piano classes and accompanies choirs and voice classes at the University of Colorado Boulder. She is an active member of the CU Boulder Collegiate chapter of MTNA where she has given conference presentations on teaching students with ADHD. Her upcoming conference presentations include a co-presentation on designing sensory-friendly recitals, and a Best Ideas presentation on group teaching at the MTNA national conference. 

Her career as a soloist and collaborative pianist have allowed her to perform across the United States and Italy. In 2019 she was a National Federation of Music Clubs National Finalist for the collegiate division and winner of the Michigan division. She has also been a featured soloist with the Grand Valley State University Wind Ensemble and Orchestra, and the Jenison Wind Symphony. As a recording artist, Angela has recorded with FJH and Klavier and is an alumna of the Brancaleoni International Music Festival.

Angela holds a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education with Piano Performance from the Grand Valley State University Frederik Meijer Honors College. She is currently pursuing her M.M. in Piano Performance and Pedagogy with a teaching assistantship at the University of Colorado Boulder studying with Dr. Jennifer Hayghe. For more information about her current/upcoming projects, visit angelaschmittmusic.com.