Education                                                                                                         
Doctor of Musical Arts (candidate),
Voice Performance and Pedagogy
University of Colorado
2011
Opera Institute Intern
Boston University Opera Institute
2003
Master of Music, Voice Performance
Boston University
2002
Bachelor of Music, Voice Performance
University of Colorado
2000
Voice teachers:   Penelope Bitzas, Dr. Robert Harrison, Patrick Mason
Pedagogical Training:  Patrick Mason, Susan Ormont, Dr. Patti Peterson
Other Relevant Training                                                                                
Apprentice Artist
Des Moines Metro Opera
2004
Young Artist
Utah Festival Opera Company
2003
Special Skills                                                                                                   
Languages:          
Italian: Grammar, Diction | French: Grammar, Diction | German: Grammar, Diction
Teaching Experience                                                                                     
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 2009-present
Private and Class Voice Instructor
  • Assigned repertoire - musical theatre and classical.
  • Taught lessons comprised of vocalization and repertoire work.
  • Prepared students for auditions and performances.
  • Coached students in style, stage etiquette and performance practice.
  • Taught voice class for non-voice majors.
J.A.M. Conservatory, Broomfield, CO 2009-present
Voice Instructor, Licensed Kindermusik Educator
  • Assigned repertoire - folk, pop, musical theatre, and classical.
  • Taught lessons comprised of vocalization and repertoire work.
  • Prepared students for auditions and performances.
  • Coached students in style, stage etiquette and performance practice.
  • Taught Kindermusik classes for ages birth to 2 1/2 years
Robert E. Loup Jewish Community Center, Denver, CO  2010
Early Childhood Music Teacher, Move and Learn Classes
  • Created and taught movement and music classes for ages 9 months to 2 1/2
    years
Laramie County Community College, Cheyenne, WY, 2007
Voice Coach
"You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown"
Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, Sudbury, MA, 2006
Private Voice Instructor
  • Assigned repertoire - musical theatre, pop, country and classical.
  • Taught lessons comprised of vocalization and repertoire work.
  • Prepared students for musical theatre production.
Boston, MA, 2001-2006
Private Voice Instructor
  • Assigned repertoire - musical theatre, folk and pop to classical and opera.
  • Taught one hour lessons comprised of vocalization and repertoire work.
  • Prepared students for auditions and performances.
  • Coached students in style, stage etiquette and performance practice.
Boston University Tanglewood Institute, Lenox, MA, Summer 2000, 2001
Voice Instructor, Classroom Instructor
  • Taught private voice, diction, music theory, movement.
  • Directed opera scenes.
  • Created curriculum and lesson plans for classes in diction, music theory and
    movement.
Boston University, Boston, MA, 2001-2002
Graduate Assistant - Voice Class Instructor
  • Created curriculum and taught voice class for non-voice majors.
Honors, Awards and Memberships                                                              
Member – National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS)
Mu Phi Epsilon Member - International Music Fraternity, Scholarship Winner 2010
Pi Kappa Lambda Member- Honor society in the field of music
Ted and Nancy Anderson Memorial Voice Competition Winner - University of Colorado