ESTEFANÍA OREJEL - MUSICIAN
About Me.
Some people want to leave their mark on the world,
I want to leave an echo.
ECOO (echo in Spanish) is what I want to leave in the lives of my students and my customers. I want my legacy to continue to resonate in their lives, even when I am gone. A beautiful echo sound created in my future music academy and in my music performances that will stay resonating throughout a great musical experience.
ECOO is formed by the initials of my name Estefanía del Carmen Orejel Orejel, which I have found amazing because without my parents knowing that I was going to dedicate myself to music, that very special acronym is formed. I have decided to take it as the name of my school and my group, and through them I will carry out my mission.
I am the founder and director of “ecoo”: a music group that plays in church masses for special ceremonies. As a catholic musician, I want to help people experience the Mass in a more intimate and sublime way. With my music ensemble I found a way to put together my catholic faith and my musical talent.
I started playing the guitar when I was 6 years old. Sometimes, I helped my professor with a little group of beginner’s students while he was with more advanced ones. Probably that is the place where my passion for music and teaching started.
I studied classical guitar and choral conducting at the Conservatorio de las Rosas in Morelia, Michoacán, México. In December 2022, I finished the MM in Music Learning and Teaching at Arizona State University.
Currently, I am a Professor of the Bachelor's degree in Music at Universidad Autónoma de Occidente, I teach guitar and piano private lessons and direct my music ensemble for special ceremonies in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, México.
BIOGRAPHY
Estefanía Orejel is a music educator, choral conductor and director of an ensemble for playing in special ceremonies. She is passionate about teaching and the educational world and is dedicated and committed to increasing visibility and participation of music in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, her hometown in México.
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Estefanía believes that every student deserves a positive musical experience according to individual needs. Born into a large family, the seventh of ten siblings, family is a very important aspect of her life. As an educator and accomplished musician, Estefanía completed a bachelor's degree in Choral Conducting in Morelia, Michoacán. She has participated in choral polyphonic music workshops in Santiago de Compostela, Spain; in Kodaly's methodology in Tempe, Arizona and participated in Tlaxcala Choral Festivals in Tlaxcala, México. Recently, she finished her MM in Music Learning and Teaching at Arizona State University. She enjoys walking at the beach, reading a good book, meeting new people and playing sports or doing outdoor activities. Composing music while contemplating the sunset and nature is what she enjoys the most.
