· Experienced providing one-to-one and group-based music instruction in post-secondary and secondary school environments

· 17+ years experience performing as a soloist with leading symphony orchestras and opera companies in Canada, Europe and the United States

· Bachelor of Music (Major: Vocal Performance); Diploma of Operatic Performance, University of Toronto (Distinguished Graduate Award)

· Proven facility with languages (Italian, German, French, Spanish, working knowledge of Russian)

· Expressive written / verbal communication abilities - published poet (3 song cycles composed based on my poetry; John Greer, Harry Freedman – performed by Tracy Dahl - CBC broadcast)

· Inquisitive – results-oriented – process-based – committed to lifelong learning

Teaching Experience

Private Vocal Instructor	Ongoing
Poetry Interpretation and Presentation Opera Nuova, Edmonton	Summer 2011
Vocal Instructor/Masterclass Opera Nuova, Edmonton	Summer 2011, 2006
Vocal Music Supply Teaching Branksome Hall, Toronto	November - December 2010
Vocal Instructor/Masterclass Wilfrid Laurier University	January 2006 - April 2008
Vocal Workshop Mississauga Children's Choir	February 2008
Vocal Workshop Milton Choristers	November 2007
Drama Teacher (Practicum) Toronto District School Board	Spring 2004
Masterclass University of Western Ontario Faculty of Music	Spring 2004
Music Teacher (Practicum) Toronto District School Board	Fall 2003
Masterclass Brock University Faculty of Music	Fall 2002
Masterclass Calgary Opera Association	Spring 1999

Adjudicating Experience

Vocal and Choral Adjudicator Kiwanis Festival, Carbonear, Nfld	April 2011
Vocal and Choral Adjudicator Belleville, Ontario	April 2011
Vocal Adjudicator Opera Nuova Auditions	November 2010, 2006

Provided individual vocal instruction to university-level students based on the following principles:

· Technique: an integrated approach; assisting students to discover their own unique sound

· Posture: core posture and the body’s outer expression (how to maintain integrity of the spine while acting and singing)

· Breathing: releasing and controlling the breath, building stamina while singing naturally

· Warm-up: how to relate it to repertoire and how to transfer skills

· Body, Intellect and Spirit: how to integrate their knowledge into performance practise (i.e. how mental intention affects tone quality, etc.)

· Diction: English, French, Italian, German, Russian, Czech, Latin – how to use IPA, how to know when it is not enough

· Interpretation: Specificity in all repertoire (how to paint pictures for your audience), Character analysis, Text (Poetry, Libretto) analysis,

· Stage Craft: body mechanics, basic understanding of the physical theatre and the actor’s approach to a script

· Music Theory Instruction - taught ear training and rudimentary theory at the high school level

· Facilitated master-classes for advanced singing students through organizations and schools including The Calgary Opera Association, Brock University and the University of Western Ontario (repertory ranged from early English through to grand opera)

· Delivered Grade 11/12 Acting Technique and university-level Technical Theatre curriculum

· Side-coached scene work with the grade 10, 11, and 12 acting technique classes

· Assisted with extra-curricular drama activities during the Sears Drama Festival

· Planned and facilitated grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 vocal classes; developed and delivered a unit on Medieval and Renaissance Music History and Performance Practice

· Planned and taught grade nine beginner strings class

· Planned, developed and evaluated culminating project for grades 11 and 12 vocal students; and assisted with extra-curricular rehearsals