Renée is a classically-trained concert pianist born and raised in Wisconsin, where she studied at the Wisconsin College/Conservatory of Music. She holds a teaching degree, received under full scholarship, from the St. Louis Institute of Music. Renée moved to Florida from New York in 1971, following studies at Manhattanville College with William Harms of the Curtis Institute. She completed her degree in Fine Arts at Florida Atlantic University while studying with Gerald Snyder of the Cleveland Institute. Renée has coached with Leonard Rose, Joaquin Achucarro and Anthony diBonaventura.