PRIMARY TEACHERS

Randy Bowman, principal flute, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra 2014 - present

Jill Felber, University of California at Santa Barbara – intensive study 2013

Diane Gilley, former principal flute, Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra 1998-2000,

Flute/piccolo private study 2005-2013

Dr. Leslie Maaser, Wright State University – private study 2000 – 2004

Pamela Endsley, principal flute, Colorado Symphony; Private study Summer 2003

Master classes with James Galway, Jan Gippo, Jill Felber, Marianne Gedigian,

Ervin Monroe, Bonita Boyd

PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE

Free-lance Flutist 2004-present

· Soloist with the Kettering Praise Orchestra, and at Covenant Presbyterian Church (Springfield, OH), Westminster Presbyterian Church, and weddings. Past performances with the Kettering Seventh Day Adventist Orchestra, Festival Playhouse Theatre, Muse Machine, Showbiz Players (Cincinnati, OH).

Miami Valley Symphony Orchestra, substitute, flute and clarinet 2006-present

EDUCATION

University of Cincinnati, Clinical Research Certificate, Pre-Medicine June, 2009

· Dean’s Summer Scholarship recipient, 2009

University of Dayton, Pre-K-12 Music December, 2006

Wright State University, Bachelor of Arts in Music, Honors: cum laude November, 2005

· Flute major, clarinet minor

· Arts Gala Music Scholarship, Music Scholarship, Academic Scholarships

· Scholarship to attend the International Händel Festival in Göttingen, Germany, 2003

· RENEUUS scholarship for semester-long study abroad in Jena, Germany, 2005

Goethe Institut, Level B2 Certificate 4-week German language intensive course February, 2005

· Berlin, Germany, RENEUUS scholarship

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Private Studio Flute and Clarinet lessons, ages 6 – adult Sept 2003 – present

Students placed in competitions such as with the National Flute Association, Flute Society of Kentucky, Fred Moore Sr. Scholarship Competition. Students accepted into conservatories such as CCM, and universities such as University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Ohio State University, Miami University, Ohio University

Clinician Masterclasses and clinics at universities, high schools, and middle schools

New Horizons Band Teaching instrumental beginners over 50 years old Nov 2012 – present

University of Dayton Adjunct Professor of Music Education Fall 2012

Teaching Woodwind Lab to music majors

Northmont Middle School Sectional work grades 6-8 on woodwinds and brass Sept 2011 – present

Loveland Music Academy Flute and clarinet lessons Sept 2010 – Jan 2013

RELATED SKILLS

· Proficient in recorder, clarinet, and saxophone

· German – fluent in speaking and reading.

· Basic Spanish and French knowledge

· Familiar with Mandarin Chinese

· Vocalist (soprano/alto) with the Bach Society of Dayton and Westminster Presbyterian Church Choir, 2003-2006

REFERENCES – Available upon request