Professional Experience

Yamaha Corporate School, Lexington, MA - Education Supervisor, Specialist and Teacher Trainer – September 2008-present

Yamaha Music Foundation Special Project - 2015-16

Yamaha World Teacher Forum, Tokyo, Japan - 2011, 2014

MMTA Judges Coordinator, Bay State Contest - 2011-2013

Sharon School of Music, Sharon, MA – September 2008-June 2009

Staff Vocal Coach/Accompanist, New World School of the Arts, Miami, FL – January 2008-August 2008

Director of Music School, North Miami Beach, FL – February 2008 - June 2008

Piano Instructor, Musika – December 2007-July 2008

Piano Instructor, Avon Lake School of Music, Avon Lake, OH – October 2004-June 2007

Choral Accompanist, Oberlin Choristers, Oberlin, OH – September 2003- May 2006



Training

Piano

B.M. - Oberlin Conservatory of Music – graduated May 2006

Yamaha National Concert, guest performer - October 2010

Oberlin In Italy Opera Training Program – Summer 2005

Bowdoin International Music Festival – Summer 2004

Aspen Music Festival and School – Summer 2000

Piano Academy at Indiana University – 1998, 1999, and 2001 (Peer Counselor 2001)

Member of Several Award-Winning Chamber Music Ensembles

Suzuki Method – 1987 to 2002

Student of Meme Tunnell – 1995 to 2002

Suzuki Summer Institutes at the University of Louisville – 1987 to 1995

Louisville Youth Orchestra – 1998 to 2002

Master Classes and Private Instructors: Robert Shannon, Gabriel Chodos, Robert McDonald,

John Nauman, Frank Weinstock, Constance Keene, Lee Luvisi, Karen Shaw, Amy Dorfman, Read Gainsford, Karen Taylor, Christopher Harding, Ruth Morrow, Lorna Griffit-Beledlian, Doris Bickel, Alice Rybak, Daniel Schene, Richard Cass, Marvin Blickenstaff, Victor Rosenbaum, Jean-Louis Haguenauer, Max Levinson, Peter Takacs, Yoheved Kaplinsky, Monique Duphil, Paul Schenly, Philip Highfill, James Howsmon

Violin

Student of Peter McHugh – 1998 to 2000

Student of John Chisholm – 1995 to 1998

Suzuki Method – 1990 to 1995

Suzuki Summer Institutes at the University of Louisville – 1992 to 1998

Louisville Youth Orchestra – 1992 to 2000

Quartet Rouge and Kamerade Trio – 1995 to 2000

Conductor Assistant with LYO – July 1999

Dance

Norma Hellmueller School of Dance – 1994 to 1997 ballet, pointe, and tap



Awards Received

  • Recipient of Elizabeth Davies Scholarship, Oberlin Conservatory 9/2005

  • Recipient of Dean's Award Merit Scholarship, Oberlin Conservatory 2002-2006

  • Who's Who Among American High School Students (2001-2002) 6/2002

  • New York Piano Competition – Stecher and Horowitz Foundation 6/2002

  • Finalist, Whittenberg Scholarship, Fund for the Arts, Louisville, KY 5/2002

  • Winner, Outstanding Performance of a Twentieth Century Work Scholarship Competition (KMTA) 5/2002

  • Winner, Senior High Division, KMTA Piano Technician's Guild Scholarship Competition 5/2002

  • Kingsville International Young Performers Competition – Isabel Scionti Competition 4/2002

  • Featured Performer, Lunchtime Classics, WUOL Louisville, KY 3/2002

  • Winner, Senior High Division, MacDowell Music Club Competition 3/2002

  • Winner, Paducah Symphony Young Artist Concerto Competition 1/2002

  • Music Merit Award, National ARTS Talent Search 12/2001

  • Oberlin International Piano Competition, Semi-Finalist 7/2001

  • Honorable Mention, Senior High Division, MTNA Yamaha Competition for Kentucky 10/2001

  • Honorable Mention, Senior High Division, KMTA Piano Technician's Guild Scholarship Competition 5/2001

  • Second Place, Nathaniel Patch Competition, Lexington, KY 4/2001

  • Winner, Senior High Division, McCauley Chamber Music Competition 3/2001

  • Winner, Senior High Division, Bluegrass Piano Competition 10/2000

  • Honorable Mention, Senior High Division, KMTA Piano Technician's Guild Scholarship Competition 5/2000

  • Soloist, Louisville Youth Orchestra Symphony Division Concerto Competition 3/2000

  • Winner, Senior High Division, MacDowell Music Club Competition 3/2000

  • Winner, member of Leanara Trio – McCauley Chamber Music Competition (Sr. High Division) 3/2000

  • Winner, member of Kamarade Trio – McCauley Chamber Music Competition (Jr. High Division) 3/2000

  • Alternate Winner, MTNA Yamaha Senior High Piano Competition for Kentucky 10/1999

  • Finalist, Louisville Orchestra Young Artist Concerto Competition 10/1999

  • Winner, Louisville Youth Orchestra Concerto Competition 10/1999

  • Honors Recital, Indiana University Piano Academy 7/1999

  • Third Place, Corneille Overstreet Competition (Piano) Senior High Division 6/1999

  • Superior Plus Rating at Kentucky Music Teachers' Association 5/1999

  • Honorable Mention, Southern Division MTNA Junior High Strings Competition 1/1999

  • Alternate Winner of State of Kentucky MTNA Junior High Piano Competition 10/1998

  • Winner of State of Kentucky MTNA Junior High Strings Competition 10/1998

  • Winner, Outstanding Performance of a Twentieth Century Work (KMTA) 5/1998

  • Honorable Mention, Piano Technician's Guild Scholarship Competition (KMTA) 5/1998

  • Winner, Bluegrass Junior High Piano Competition 10/1997

  • Overall Performance Winner, Corneille Overstreet Competition (Piano) 6/1997

  • Principal Second Violin, Symphony Level, Louisville Youth Orchestra 1997-98

  • Concerto Competition Winner (violin), Repertory Division, LYO 1995-96

  • Concertmistress, Repertory Division, Louisville Youth Orchestra 1994-95

  • Concerto Competition Merit Award Winner, Repertory Division, LYO 9/1994

  • Concerto Competition Winner (piano), Concert Division, LYO 4/1994

  • Concertmistress, Concert Division, LYO 1993-94

  • Piano Soloist with Chamber Music Quartet at Suzuki Strings Institute 6/1993

  • Violin Soloist on Honors Recital at Suzuki Summer Strings Institute 1993-95

  • Piano Soloist with the Suzuki Summer Institute Orchestra 6/1992

  • Honors Recital at the University of Louisville on Piano and Violin 1990-93

  • Arts Club of Louisville Corneille Overstreet Competition

  • Piano – First Place 1993/97

  • Violin – Honorable Mention 1993/95

  • Piano – Honorable Mention 1991/95

  • Piano (High School Division) 6/1999