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Freya Wardlaw-Bailey

Freya Wardlaw-Bailey was born in Anchorage, Alaska, and grew up in Eagle River. She started piano lessons at the age of six with Christine Kastanopolous, and from the age of nine with LaVella Briggs. In 1996 she began studying with Svetlana Velichko, a former professor at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow, Russia. Freya received her Bachelor’s Degree in piano performance and education from the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) in 2003.

Freya has performed in numerous recitals and competitions, including the Music Teacher’s National Association (MTNA) Piano Competition. In 2004 she won the Young Artist Northwest Division of the MTNA and competed at the national level. While at UAA, she began accompanying singers and instrumentalists as well as teaching private piano lessons. She continued this work after graduating from UAA, and in 2005 went to the University of Oregon in Eugene to study piano accompanying under David Riley. She also studied solo piano with Claire Wachter and Alexandre Dossin. She received her Master’s Degree in piano accompanying in June 2007.

Freya teaches piano full time in her home studio and is in high demand as an accompanist, coaching students of all levels in recital and competition preparation. She is the pianist, organist, and choir accompanist for traditional services at St. John United Methodist Church. She has taught music theory at UAA, and is on the board of the Anchorage Keyboard Teachers Association. Freya lives in Anchorage with her husband, James, and their three children.

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Freya received a BM in piano performance and education from the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) and MM in piano accompanying from the University of Oregon. Her teachers include Svetlana Velichko and David Riley. She teaches piano full time and is in high demand as an accompanist in Anchorage, coaching students of all levels in recital and competition preparation. Freya is on the board of the Anchorage Keyboard Teachers Association which organizes events for teachers and students.

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