Jean-Pierre Leveugle (also: Jan-Piet Leveugle) (1943) is a Belgian conductor, music educator and drummer. Lifecycle

Leveugle received his first music lessons from his father Paul Leveugle at the age of six. He received further lessons for percussion at the music academy in Etterbeek. At the age of fourteen he is awarded a first prize of notch leather and percussion at the Royal Conservatory in Brussels. In 1969, he won a first prize for chamber music at Jef Alpaerts. He also studies orchestral conduct at Fernand Terby in Antwerp and Harmony at Peter Cabus and André Laporte in Brussels. He is awarded a first prize in 1978. Now he completes his studies counterpoint and fugue at Julien Mestdagh at the Royal Conservatory in Brussels.

From 1957 to 1970, he is linked to the National Orchestra of Belgium, the Great Symphonic Orchestra of the BRT and the Philharmonic.

As a teacher of percussion, he works at the Music Academy Willebroek, the Urban Conservatory Mechelen and the Art Humaniora of the Royal Conservatory in Brussels.

As conductor, he was connected to the Brass Band Middle Brabant from 1975, the Royal Fanfare "Courage and Perseverance", Heist-op-den-Berg, the Socialist Harmony "Labor Adelt", Puurs and from 1976 the Royal Fanfare "St. Caecilia", Leest in Mechelen. With the Brass Band in mid-Brabant he became Belgian champion several times and was also a representative of Belgium at the European Brass Band Championships, still in the Royal Albert Hall in London. With the Royal Fanfare "St. Caecilia", Leest gained provincial titles, became Belgian champion. On July 2, 1978 he was with the Royal Fanfare "St. Caecilia", read at the 8th World Music Competition in Kerkrade and achieved 311 points in the 3rd division, well worth a 1st prize. On 19 July 1981, he performed at the 9th World Music Competition in Kerkrade with the same orchestra, but this time in the 2nd division and achieved 324 points, awarded for a 1st prize with the praise of the jury. Both times they became World Champion in their department and the fanfare section.

Together with his wife Ghislaine Poedts, he founded Willebroek a music store, which initially carried the name «Music-Center Willebroek» and later changed into "Traxon Music" and finally left for Brussels. Meanwhile, this music trade "Traxon Music Brussels" was driven by the next generation. Bibliography

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