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Education

Professional Memberships/ Development

Education

  DMA Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, Bloomington, IN May 2020 Doctor of Music, Horn Performance, In Progress

Dissertation: “A Method for Classical Horn in the Modern Era.” Committee: Richard Seraphinoff (chair), Jeff Nelsen, Joey Tartell

Minor Area: Music Theory

Secondary Area of Study: Classical and Baroque Horn

Teachers: Jeff Nelsen, Richard Seraphinoff, Dale Clevenger


MM Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY

Master of Music, Horn Performance and Literature May 2017 Thesis: “Extended Techniques on the Horn.”

Advisor: Peter Kurau

Teachers: Peter Kurau, William Vermeulen, Jacek Muzik


BM Mansfield University, Mansfield May 2015 Bachelor of Music, Music Education

Graduated Summa Cum Laude, 3.997 GPA Teacher: Rebecca Dodson-Webster

Awards

Professional Memberships/ Development

Education

Aspen Music Festival  June 22- July 26 2021

Fellowship, Flower City Brass


Aspen Music Festival  Summer 2020

Flower City Brass


Philip Jones International Music Competition, Manchester, UK Summer 2019

Flower City Brass Invitation, USA Semifinalist


Syed R Ali-Zaidi Award Nominee   2015


Outstanding Senior Nominee  2015


Presser Music Scholarship     2014-2015


Transfer Student with highest QPA   2013 Honors Banquet


Concerto Competition Winner     2013

Professional Memberships/ Development

Professional Memberships/ Development

Professional Memberships/ Development

NAFME/ MU PCMEA

Workshops

LFS instructional workshop

Mansfield University, 2015


APL classroom management Training, 

Mansfield University, 2015


Conducting symposium, 2013-2014


Northeast Horn Workshop, 2013- 2016


NAFME, 2012-Present

Member

International Horn Society (HIS), 2012-Present

Member

Northeast Horn Workshop Adjudicator, Spring 2021

ISSMA Adjudicator, January 2021- Present

Teaching Experience

Selected Solo Performances

Professional Memberships/ Development

  

Marian University, Indianapolis, IN August 2020 to May 2022

Adjunct Instructor

• Taught weekly Horn Lessons, undergraduate and secondary student instructor

• Prepared and organized Weekly Masterclasses

• Instructor of Aural Skills Classes Levels 1-4

• Instructor of Post Tonal Analytical Techniques

• Instructor of Brass Methods

• Instructor of Music Technology

• Band Assistant: Conducted the students, organized and led sectionals, facilitated with recording projects and performances.

• Assistant Director of the Marian University Basketball Band

• Assistant Director of the Brass Ensemble; Conducted for performances and rehearsals, rehearsed students and selected repertoire.


El Sistema, Indianapolis May 2020 to Current

Lead Teaching Artist

· Compiles a curriculum and lesson plans based on the discussion between ED and teaching artists and adjust as needed

· Communicates, and collaborates with assistant teaching artists

· Oversee tasks that may be delegated to students

· Provides instruction to students

· Communicate with families as needed regarding student issues in their classroom

· Attend and direct concerts


Lessonface.com, Online Teaching Studio May 2020 to Current

Instructor. of Horn, Music Theory, and Piano

• Taught Horn, Music Theory and Piano Lessons to individuals of all ages.

• Earned badges of Student Favorite and Popular


Private Instructor, Indianapolis, IN 2011 to Current

Instructor of Horn, Music Theory, and Piano

• Developed and maintained a private studio

• Recruited students online and for in-person instruction


Brass Staff, Center Grove High School  2021- 2022

• Taught and Led Sectionals for the High School Concert Bands


Indiana University, Bloomington, IN August 2018 to Aug 2020


Graduate Assistant, Performing Ensembles Division Library

• Led staff in supervising projects and tasks to reach specified deadlines.

• Navigated multiple projects simultaneously

• Organized library staff schedules\ Liaison for interaction between library staff and music faculty at Indiana University

• Filed and scanned music, created and bound scores


Indiana University, Bloomington, IN August 2017 to May 2020


Guest Lecturer, IU Horn Studio, Jeff Nelsen

• Lectured on various topics to the IU Horn Studio

• Led morning warm-up classes to the IU Horn Studios

Ensemble Positions Held

Selected Solo Performances

Selected Solo Performances

  

Lafayette Symphony Orchestra  August 2022- Present

Fourth Horn


Endless Mountains Music Festival  July 2022- August 2022

Associate Principal Horn


Carmel Symphony Orchestra  Feb 2022- Present

First Call Substitute Horn


Lafayette Symphony Orchestra  Feb 2022- Present

Substitute Horn


Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra  Feb 2022- Present

Substitute Horn


Danville Symphony Orchestra  March 2022- Present

Substitute Horn


Columbus Indiana Philharmonic  Sept. 2022- Present

Substitute Horn


Kokomo Symphony Orchestra  March 2022- Present

Substitute Horn


Indianapolis Symphonic Band  Fall 2021- Present

Principal Horn/ Rotating


Indiana Wind Symphony  Fall 2021- Present

Assistant Principal Horn/ Rotating


Flower City Brass September 2016- Present

Core/ Founding Member


Hendricks Symphony Orchestra Spring 2021- Fall 2021 

Principal Horn


Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival July 2018 Principal Horn, Festival Orchestra

Selected Solo Performances

Selected Solo Performances

Selected Solo Performances

    

North Carolina Baroque Orchestra. May 20 & 21, 2022

Nun Danket Alle Got

BWV 79

1st/ 2nd Baroque Horn


Marian Faculty Recital, Marian University Theatre  November 30, 2021 Maureen Walton, Piano


Doctoral Solo Recital, Auer Hall February 21, 2020 Allan Armstrong, Piano


Indiana University Baroque Orchestra November 16, 2019 Works by: Georg Philip Telemann and Johann Joseph Fux

Telemann Concerto for Two Horns, TWV 52:D2

*Principal Baroque Horn


Doctoral Solo Recital, Auer Hall October 13, 2019

Lucy Zeng, Piano Allan Armstrong, Piano


Students of Jeff Nelsen Recital October 25, 2019 Lucy Zeng, Piano

From “Musings: An Ode to the Greek Muses” by Dana Wilson


Students of Jeff Nelsen Recital March 30, 2018 Allan Armstrong, Piano

Reinhold Gliere, Romance


Students of Jeff Nelsen Recital October 25, 2017 Dr. Allan Armstrong, Piano

Paul Hindemith- Horn Sonata, Lebhaft


Flower City Brass with the Eastman Wind Ensemble February 21, 2018 Performed Jeff Tyzik’s “New York City Scape.”

Guest Soloists with the Eastman Wind Ensemble

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