Experience

Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Adjunct Lecturer

  • Aug 2013 - Present

  As a member of the Fine and Performing Arts Faculty, I teach Music Appreciation, Introduction to Jazz, and Aural Skills in a face-to-face environment as well as online. As a member of the Fine and Performing Arts Faculty, I teach Music Appreciation, Introduction to Jazz, and Aural Skills in a face-to-face environment as well as online.



Cary Fridley Music

• Professional Musician

  • Jan 2005 - Present

  Lead vocalist, instrumentalist, arranger, writer, producer, and manager of regional musical performances, including Cary Fridley, Down South, Photet, and The Haywood Ramblers. Lead vocalist, instrumentalist, arranger, writer, producer, and manager of regional musical performances, including Cary Fridley, Down South, Photet, and The Haywood Ramblers.



North Carolina JAM Program

• Music Educator

  • Aug 2012 - Present

  After school guitar instructor for children grades 4-8 in Appalachian music as part of a grant funded NC Arts Council Appalachian music curriculum. After school guitar instructor for children grades 4-8 in Appalachian music as part of a grant funded NC Arts Council Appalachian music curriculum.



Freelance Musician

• Musicians
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Bassist, Singer

  • Jan 2000 - Present

  Regional singer, bassist for Asheville singer-songwriters, and early jazz, blues, old-time, country, and bluegrass bands. Regional singer, bassist for Asheville singer-songwriters, and early jazz, blues, old-time, country, and bluegrass bands.



Plant Partners

• Retail
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Merch

  • Mar 2014 - Jul 2017

  Responsibilities included caring for perennials in the Garden Center at Home Depot, loading and unloading carts of plants, arranging displays, pricing, answering customer questions, and giving gardening advice. Responsibilities included caring for perennials in the Garden Center at Home Depot, loading and unloading carts of plants, arranging displays, pricing, answering customer questions, and giving gardening advice.



The Sound Post

• Canada
• Retail

• Music Educator

  • Aug 2012 - May 2015

  Creator and implementer of modern traditional music group class curriculum. Classes include Music Theory, Harmony Singing, and Walking Blues Bass Lines for Upright Bass. Creator and implementer of modern traditional music group class curriculum. Classes include Music Theory, Harmony Singing, and Walking Blues Bass Lines for Upright Bass.



East Tennessee State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Country Music Lecturer

  • Aug 2009 - Jun 2012

  Individual voice, bass, and guitar instructor, Music Theory and Harmony Singing classroom instructor, and Band instructor in the Bluegrass, Old-Time, Country and Celtic Music Studies. Individual voice, bass, and guitar instructor, Music Theory and Harmony Singing classroom instructor, and Band instructor in the Bluegrass, Old-Time, Country and Celtic Music Studies.



LEAF in Schools and Streets

• Music and Dance Instructor

  • Aug 2008 - Jun 2009

  Provided after school education for at risk youth grades k-8 in Appalachian music and dance. Provided after school education for at risk youth grades k-8 in Appalachian music and dance.



ArtSpace Charter School

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Elementary Music Specialist

  • Aug 2005 - Jun 2008

  Provided school wide classroom instruction in music for grades K-8, focusing on integrating with content areas. Provided school wide classroom instruction in music for grades K-8, focusing on integrating with content areas.