ABOUT ME
My Mission
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To provide musical opportunities through voice and piano to students eager to discover their passion for music
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To establish healthy vocal techniques with singers and help them find their "natural voice"
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To work with individuals who have sustained vocal damage from misuse/trauma and teach healthy vocal techniques to improve their speaking/singing voice
Experience
Adjunct Voice Instructor
Lenoir Community College
Kinston, NC
August 2021 – Present
Teach and mentor applied voice students. Create, organize, and judge vocal juries for voice class and applied voice students. Create, organize, and direct applied voice recitals at the end of each semester. Responsible for running an online Music Appreciation class for students of all levels and backgrounds.
Adjunct Voice Instructor
Craven Community College
New Bern, NC
January 2021 – Present
Responsible for developing and implementing voice class for students of all levels. Teach and mentor applied voice students. Create, organize, and judge vocal juries for voice class and applied voice students. Create, organize, and direct applied voice recitals at the end of each semester.
Music Director and Encore Department Chair
Sand Ridge Elementary School
Hubert, NC
August 2018 - June 2020
Responsible for developing and implementing an appropriate music curriculum for 640 students, representing Kindergarten through 5th grade. Established learning objectives and measured the success of meeting these goals. Maintain classroom discipline and structure for optimal learning environment. Founder and director of choir and handbell ensembles. Create, organize, and direct Holiday Show, Talent Show, Spring Show, and Spring Musical. Selected as head of the Encore Department at Sand Ridge for the 2019-2020 school year.
Band and Music Director
Our Lady of Mount Carmel School
Newport News, VA
January 2018 - June 2018
Responsible for developing and implementing appropriate music curriculum for 300 students, representing preschool through 8th grade. Establish learning objectives and measure the success of meeting these goals. Maintain classroom discipline and structure for optimal learning environment. Founder and director of handbell choir. Create, organize, and direct the first all school Spring Show.
Choir and Music Director
Apostles Lutheran Church
Chesapeake, VA
January 2018 - June 2018
Responsible for developing and implementing music programs for five choirs: traditional adult choir, adult praise band, youth praise band, children’s choir, and handbell choir. Organize and lead rehearsals, plan music selection, and train members.
Professional Organizations
North Carolina Music Educators Association
Voice Foundation Southern California Chapter
Epsilon Eta Chapter of Phi Kappa Lambda National Music Honor Society
Northwest Institute of Voice
National Association for Music Education
American Choral Directors Association
Epsilon Lambda Chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity
Performance Experience
New Bern Civic Theatre
2021
Crystal Coast Choral Society
2020
San Diego Master Chorale
2015 – 2017
Pacific Lyric Association
2015 – 2017
Nashville Symphony Chorus
2011 – 2015
Belmont University's Chamber Singers
2010 – 2015
Education & Training
Belmont University - Bachelor of Music
2009 - 2013
I completed a Bachelor's degree specializing in music education with an emphasis on vocal instruction. I completed my student teaching internship at Franklin High School and Eakin Elementary School.
Belmont University - Master of Music
2013 - 2015
I obtained my Masters in Vocal Pedagogy mentored by Dr. Jennifer Coleman; my thesis focused on vocal exercises and the effect on the hypothyroid vocalist.
The National Center for Voice and Speech
2015
Studied under Dr. Ingo Titze to obtain certification as a Vocologist.
American Orff-Schulwerk Association
2019
Studied under Mr. Charles Tighe, MM to obtain a level 1 certification as an Orff-Schulwerk instructor.
Utah State University - Bachelor of Science
2019 - 2022
I obtained a second Bachelor's in Communication Science and Disorders through Utah State University.
The Contemporary Commercial Music Vocal Pedagogy Institute
2022
Studied under CCM Institute Faculty at Shenandoah University for a summer intensive program focused on contemporary commercial singing styles and techniques.