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