Laura Artesani

Dr. Laura Artesani is an Associate Professor in the School of Performing Arts at the University of Maine, where she teaches music education courses, advises music education majors and is the faculty advisor for the University of Maine Collegiate NAfME chapter. Dr. Artesani also serves as pianist for the University Singers, Oratorio Society, Recital Lab and Voice Studio Class, and performs frequently in faculty and student recitals.

Dr. Artesani graduated summa cum laude from Barrington College in Rhode Island with a B.M. in Music Education, and received a M.M. in Piano Performance from the University of Maine. She earned a D.M.A. in Piano Performance from West Virginia University, where she was the recipient of the Swiger Teaching Fellowship for four years. She has completed Level I-III of Orff Schulwerk Training, and is the recipient of a research grant from the American Orff Schulwerk Association. She has served as course director for Orff Level Teacher Education courses at the University of Maine since 2024.

Articles that Dr. Artesani has written or co-authored have appeared in The Journal for Music Teacher Education, The Orff Echo and General Music Today. Highlights as a pianist include performing with Dr. Dan Barrett at the International Trombone Festival in Salt Lake City, UT; with Dr. Beth Wiemann at the International Clarinet Fest in Baton Rouge, LA; with Dr. Jack Burt at the Schagerl Brass Festival in Melk, Austria; and with Dr. David Stern at the Northeast Regional Tuba Euphonium Conference in Fairfax, VA. She delivered the Maine Heritage Lecture in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Maine in 2024, on the topic of folk music of Maine.

Dr. Artesani has taught at the Lincoln School in Providence, RI; North Orrington and Center Drive schools in Orrington, ME; and the Stillwater Montessori School in Stillwater, ME.