Education                                                                                                         
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
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: Diction | English: Diction

Alexander Technique
 
Teaching Experience                                                                                     
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)
Pi Kappa Lambda - Honor society in the field of music.
Ted and Nancy Anderson Memorial Voice Competition Winner