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