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
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