Bio, Music, Resumé



Below is a brief resumé. A more thorough Curriculum Vitae is also available for download.


WORK EXPERIENCE

•Private music instruction (1998 - present)
individual and small group lessons on guitar, voice, Chapman Stick, composition, songwriting, music theory, and other music topics

•Contract teaching: Home School Central (2005 - present), The Home School Connection, LLC (2006-2009), and Explorers Home School Association (2007-present)
individual lessons and group classes in guitar, voice, songwriting, theory, composition

•Oz’s Music (1998 - 2006), Ann Arbor, MI: Assistant Manager, Sales Associate

•The Closers (later the "Darktown Saints") (2003-2005)
member of independent four-piece pop/rock band


EDUCATION

• Bachelors of Music Performance, Eastern Michigan University (2004)
concentrations in classical guitar performance, music theory, music composition

• Harmony University summer workshop of the Barbershop Harmony Society (2003-2006)
coursework in vocal pedagogy, performance, interpretation, leadership, directing


PUBLISHED RECORDINGS

This (2004), CD released as member of rock band “Darktown Saints”
produced and recorded by Mansion Audio, Binghamton, NY
Chapman Stick, songwriting, backup vocals

Conspiracies & Racketeering (2000), self-produced original CD
recording, editing, mixing, mastering, guitar, Chapman Stick, vocals, keyboards, composition/songwriting, electronics, graphic design

False Ground (1998), self-produced original CD
composition, programming, keyboards, graphic design

Musical Shoelaces (1997), self-produced original CD
composition, programming, keyboards, graphic design


OTHER

• Barbershop Harmony Society
member (2003-current), Pioneer district collegiate quartet contest winner (2004), chapter director (2005-2010)

• Completed major theory treatise on pitch conception in barbershop harmony

• Review of over 700 guitar methods, repertoire, pedagogy, theory, and other music publications