Experience

Frost School of Music UM

• Coral Gables, Florida, United States

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  • Assisted Dr. Stephen Guerra and fellow graduate teaching assistants, Casey Dickey and Thomas Wenglinski, in the Frost School of Music “Undergraduate Arranging” course • Contributed in helping to teach ten undergraduate students with particular emphasis placed on assisting with the technological aspect of the course • Aided with the usage of online education software, such as Blackboard and Kaltura, for the course • Established as the first person students should approach with questions about Blackboard/homework assignments Show less



The Spark Creative and Performing Arts

• Boulder, Colorado, United States

• Music Director

  • Jun 2022 - Jul 2022

  • Oversaw all musical operations with a semiprofessional production of Little Women • Worked closely with actors/vocalists with ages ranging from middle/high school to senior citizen • Taught music/made creative choices for the performers to adhere to • Did warmups with all of the vocalists every day to ensure they were ready to sing for the rehearsal and the shows without hurting themselves • Was musically responsible for several weekends of successful performances • Oversaw all musical operations with a semiprofessional production of Little Women • Worked closely with actors/vocalists with ages ranging from middle/high school to senior citizen • Taught music/made creative choices for the performers to adhere to • Did warmups with all of the vocalists every day to ensure they were ready to sing for the rehearsal and the shows without hurting themselves • Was musically responsible for several weekends of successful performances



Curb Records

• Nashville, Tennessee, United States

• Studio Vocalist/Chart Writer

  • Jan 2021 - Aug 2021

  • Worked closely with songwriters/record producers Mike Curb and Don Cusic • Learned and recorded upwards of six original songs by Mike Curb and Don Cusic per month • Wrote charts for of each song as a reference point for Mr. Curb and Mr. Cusic during recording sessions • Was tested as a potential new recording artist for Curb Records • Was offered a recording contract by Mike Curb • Worked closely with songwriters/record producers Mike Curb and Don Cusic • Learned and recorded upwards of six original songs by Mike Curb and Don Cusic per month • Wrote charts for of each song as a reference point for Mr. Curb and Mr. Cusic during recording sessions • Was tested as a potential new recording artist for Curb Records • Was offered a recording contract by Mike Curb



Barbershop Harmony Society

• Nashville, Tennessee, United States

• Music Education Intern

  • May 2020 - Aug 2020

  • Met regularly with supervisors over Slack and Zoom calls to discuss progress with weekly projects • Was responsible for moving over 120 music classes to an online format due to the COVID-19 pandemic • Oversaw the distribution of over 300 hours’ worth of courses, viewed for over 6000 hours • Created an online class from the ground up on how to properly swing in music • Created a master calendar of the entire summer classes schedule for each faculty member to refer to Show less



Jazz Empowers

• Nashville, Tennessee, United States

• Arranging/Orchestration Intern

  • May 2018 - Aug 2018

  • Met with supervisor once a week to discuss weekly goals • Ran social media for Jazz Empowers • Transcribed jazz standards for low-income schools • Arranged jazz music for a typical middle/high school jazz band • Wrote practice scales for the students to learn • Made recordings of “bucket drumming” to teach the students rhythm • Arranged pop songs into the style of jazz standards • Met with supervisor once a week to discuss weekly goals • Ran social media for Jazz Empowers • Transcribed jazz standards for low-income schools • Arranged jazz music for a typical middle/high school jazz band • Wrote practice scales for the students to learn • Made recordings of “bucket drumming” to teach the students rhythm • Arranged pop songs into the style of jazz standards