Mosman Music Academy: ABOUT MYSELF

about myself

Background:	2008-current Adjudicator-Contemporary, Pop and Uptempo, Music Theater, Country and western Singing competitions of Wollongong Song & Dance Festival Eisteddfods (total of 650 entries for singers age 5-21) Seth Riggs Speech Level Singing Training (Sydney/New York) Jazz and Blues Piano ongoing Training with Briedie King and various Jazz musicians Continue Flamenco dance Training at Spanish School of Dance & Broadway Jazz at Sydney Dance Company 2007 Estill Training System Level 1& 2 course (Compulsory Figures for Voice Control and Six Voice Qualities Licensed Kindermusik Educator (Kindrmusik International, USA) 2006 Practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) Neurological Repattering Certificate Certification in Results Coaching 2005 Singing 1st Place, Northern Beach Eisteddfod Lieder 1st Place, Northern Beach Eisteddfod Australian Song 1st Place, St George Eisteddfod French Song 2nd Place, St George Eisteddfod Australian Song 2nd Place, St George Eisteddfod Sacred Solo Highly Commended, City of Sydney Performing Art Challenge World Song 2004 Solo recital, East meets West in North.Rose Seidler House. Australian Historic House Trust. 2003 1st place, Newcastle Eisteddfod German Lieder Section 1st place, Newcastle Eisteddfod Open Age Championship Section 1st place, Warringah Eisteddfod Australian Song Section 1st place, Ryde Eisteddfod Folk song Section. 3rd place, Newcastle Eisteddfod Oratorio Section Finalist, Newcastle Eisteddfod Operatic Arias Section 2002 3rd place, Ryde Eisteddfod 20th Century Modern Art Song Section. 3rd place, Ryde Eisteddfod Australian Art Song Section. Highly Commended, City of Sydney Performing Arts Challenge in German & French songs Section 2nd place, Inner West Eisteddfod Senior Restricted Section. 2nd place, Inner West Eisteddfod Music Theatre Section. Audrey Oertel Encouragement Award-Lieder section. Highly Commended, Inner West Eisteddfod Lieder section 2001 2nd place,Warringah Eisteddfod Vocal solo section. Highly Commended, Warringah Eisteddfod Operatic Aria section. Highly Commended, Warringah Eisteddfod Art Song section. Highly Commended, City of Sydney Eisteddfod ‘Songs from Musical’ section 2000 3rd place, City of Sydney Performing Art Challenge Musical Theatre section. 1999 3rd place, 1999 City of Sydney Performing Arts Challenge Australian Song Section 1998 Highly Commended, City of Sydney Performing Arts Challenge in Australian Song Section. Soloist, Nations in Harmony Choir Solo Recital-vocal-“East Meets West” “The King and I”-role Tuptim. North Shore Production. Soloist in “Some Enchanted Evening” production by Mosman Musical Society Member of Soprano chorus, Willoughby Symphony Choir Piano Concert Master, Ukraine National Folk Dance Seminar. Master of Music (UNSW) piano recital Accredited accompanist for strings, voice, woodwinds exams & Eisteddfods Dance Flamenco dancer (Dec 2006) "Flamenco" Zenith Theatre. Flamenco dancer (Dec 2005) :Salome"Zenith Theatre. Flamenco dancer (Dec 2004) "Carmen”. Zenith Theatre. Flamenco dancer (June 2004) “Bolero”. Zenith Theatre. Soprano soloist/flamenco dancer, (June 2003) “Passion”. Zenith Theatre. “Fandango” (June 2002)–Castanet soloist. Australian Brandenburg Orchestra. Ongoing trainings of Jazz dance, Sydney Dance Company Gu Zheng (Ancient Chinese 21 String Instrument) Gu Zheng Recitals included: Sydney Opera House. Willoughby Town Hall. Tom Mann Theatre. Soloist- Sydney Festival of Asian Dance and Music. Guitar, Drum & Cello (basic) Performed and used for music therapy services at Palliative Care Martial Art
Qualifications:	Professional Qualifications Master of Music (University of NSW) Bachelor of Arts (Music) (University of Sydney) Graduate Diploma of Music Therapy (University of Technology, Sydney) Graduate Diploma of Education (University of Sydney) Sydney TAFE. Small Business Management Certificate Amor de Dios (Flamenco Dance Academy), Madrid, Spain
Associations:	Accredited accompanist of NSW Accompanist Guild Member of Australian Music Therapy Association (AMTA) Member of NSW Music Teacher Association (MTA of NSW) Member of Australian National Association of Teachers of Singing (ANATS) St John Senior First Aid Certificate
Student Successes:	All students here are confident, energetic, social and amazingly happy!! That's what i consider the greatest success. With Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) as a tool, you can channel your brain to success. If you like music, you can certainly play music well. We see beauty and fun in everything we play, sing and do.
Strengths:	Fun+Laughter+Results Never ending learning in life.
Weaknesses:
Other Info:	Languages : English , Chinese , Taiwanese, conversational German, Japanese and Spanish Singing repertoire will be coached in English, Italian, German, French and Spanish.