Experience

Village Community School

• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Music Specialist & Music Dept. Coordinator

  • Sep 2005 - Present

  Teach general music, grades 1 - 8. Curriculum design includes student improvisation and composition units; social studies through authentic songs, instrumental pieces and dances from numerous cultures. Teach YCIW (Young Composers & Improvisors) composition class using music software for grades 6 - 8. Direct 4th/5th grade chorus in two performances per year. Co-lead music and sing-alongs at seven assemblies per year. Hire, supervise and mentor part-time music and dance faculty members. Produce two school-wide concerts, including all logistics, from hiring technical staff, to stage management and parent communication. Previously ran the after school conservatory instrument lesson program. Show less



Berkeley Carroll School

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Music Specialist, 4th grade Chorus Director

  • Sep 2004 - Jun 2005

  Taught 4th grade general music; conducted 48-member chorus; music director for 4th grade musical. Taught 4th grade general music; conducted 48-member chorus; music director for 4th grade musical.



Midori & Friends

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

• Teaching Artist

  • Nov 2003 - Nov 2004

  Taught general music to the 2nd grade at P.S. 54 in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, as part of the agency’s Adventures in Sound program. Supplemented given curriculum to tailor to student groups. Taught general music to the 2nd grade at P.S. 54 in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, as part of the agency’s Adventures in Sound program. Supplemented given curriculum to tailor to student groups.



Eastman School of Music

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Graduate Teaching Assistant, Music Theory

  • Sep 2001 - Jun 2003

  Taught undergraduate courses in remedial freshman theory, freshman harmony (semester two), aural skills (semesters two and three) as part of full scholarship. Taught undergraduate courses in remedial freshman theory, freshman harmony (semester two), aural skills (semesters two and three) as part of full scholarship.



New York University, CAP 21 musical theater conservatory

• Curriculum Coordinator, Adjunct Instructor of Music Theory

  • Aug 1994 - Jun 2001

  Created a two-year, two-track curriculum for undergraduate actors studying musical theater. Chose textbooks, created ancillary materials. Ongoing responsibilities included overseeing placement testing of incoming freshman, acting as a liaison with students, training new faculty, as well as teaching beginner to advanced levels of music theory. Former students are currently on Broadway and television. Created a two-year, two-track curriculum for undergraduate actors studying musical theater. Chose textbooks, created ancillary materials. Ongoing responsibilities included overseeing placement testing of incoming freshman, acting as a liaison with students, training new faculty, as well as teaching beginner to advanced levels of music theory. Former students are currently on Broadway and television.



Independent

• Uganda
• International Trade and Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Singer/Songwriter

  • 1988 - Jun 2001

  Club venues included The Bitter End, Maxwell’s, The Duplex, The Greenwich Village Folk Festival. Songs published in Fast Folk Musical Magazine. Two-time award-winner in Adult Contemporary Category: Mid-Atlantic Songwriting Competition. Independent recording: Dreamtime, reviewed in national publications. Club venues included The Bitter End, Maxwell’s, The Duplex, The Greenwich Village Folk Festival. Songs published in Fast Folk Musical Magazine. Two-time award-winner in Adult Contemporary Category: Mid-Atlantic Songwriting Competition. Independent recording: Dreamtime, reviewed in national publications.



Berkeley Carroll School, Private Studio

• Piano Instructor

  • Sep 1994 - May 2001

  Taught piano in Berkeley Carroll's after school program. Ran and maintained a private studio, where in addition to private lessons, I created a “Listening Library” and a “Concert Club,” with field trips to Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall Taught piano in Berkeley Carroll's after school program. Ran and maintained a private studio, where in addition to private lessons, I created a “Listening Library” and a “Concert Club,” with field trips to Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall


Martha Graham School, Jose Limon Institute
• Dance Accompanist

  • 1992 - 1997


Affiliate Artists, Inc.

• Regional Program Manager

  • 1986 - 1988

  Coordinated and supervised over 15 multi-site nationwide performing artist’s residency programs annually. Served as liaison between corporate sponsors, local arts presenters and performing artists. Researched and recruited candidate presenters; provided on-site technical training in logistics; consulted on marketing and implementation strategies. Monitored programs to insure success and renewal. Evaluated potential artists for roster. Coordinated and supervised over 15 multi-site nationwide performing artist’s residency programs annually. Served as liaison between corporate sponsors, local arts presenters and performing artists. Researched and recruited candidate presenters; provided on-site technical training in logistics; consulted on marketing and implementation strategies. Monitored programs to insure success and renewal. Evaluated potential artists for roster.



MetroArts

• United States
• Retail

• Project Manager

  • 1984 - 1986

  Planned and coordinated all aspects of a 6-week, 60-site performing artist residency program, including site recruitment and preparation, publicity, and supervision of volunteers. Booked and produced a series of outdoor summer concerts involving difficult site logistics. Handled all aspects, including publicity, hiring and supervision of technical staff and volunteers, and close work with board members. Planned and coordinated all aspects of a 6-week, 60-site performing artist residency program, including site recruitment and preparation, publicity, and supervision of volunteers. Booked and produced a series of outdoor summer concerts involving difficult site logistics. Handled all aspects, including publicity, hiring and supervision of technical staff and volunteers, and close work with board members.