| Teaching Experience | ||||
| Norwalk Community College | Adjunct Professor | Aug. 1999-present | ||
| Courses in music history, theory, and appreciation. | ||||
| Yale School of Music | Lecturer | Aug. 1996-May 1997 | ||
| Graduate course in hearing and musicianship. | ||||
| Studio Viola Instructor | Aug. 1993-May 1998 | |||
| Teaching Assistant | Aug. 1995-May 1996 | |||
| Teaching assistant for Hearing course. | ||||
| Carnegie Mellon University | Teaching Assistant | Jan. 1993-May 1993 | ||
| Solfege teaching assistant and tutor. | ||||
| Education | ||||
| Yale University | DMA | Dec. 2000 (expected) | ||
| MMA | May 1998 | |||
| Artist's Diploma | May 1996 | |||
| MM. Principal teacher: Jesse Levine. | Jul. 1995 | |||
| Carnegie Mellon University | BFA. Principal teachers: Isaias Zelkowics & Paul Silver. | May 1992 | ||
| Eurhythmics certification, July 1998. | ||||
| Chamber Music | ||||
| Lumina String Quartet | Mar. 1998-Aug. 1999 | |||
| Violist of professional quartet-in-residence at Norwalk Community College, Norwalk, CT. | ||||
| Yale Piano Quartet/Yale Chamber Music Program | Aug. 1993-May 1998 | |||
| Principal coaches: Joan Panetti, Peter Oundjian, Peter Frankl, Boris Berman, and the Tokyo String Quartet. | ||||
| Norfolk Chamber Music Festival | Summer 1996 | |||
| Orchestral and New Music | ||||
| Freelance Musician, New York City | Aug. 1998-present | |||
| Engagements include orchestral playing, chamber music, studio recording, club dates, big band, and popular and dance music. | ||||
| Philharmonia Orchestra of Yale | Aug. 1993-May 1998 | |||
| Lawrence Leighton Smith and Gunther Herbig, music directors. | ||||
| Yale Symphony Orchestra | Oct. 1993-May 1998 | |||
| Shinik Hahm, James Sinclair, and James Ross, music directors. | ||||
| Yale Chamber Players | Feb. 1994-May 1996 | |||
| Jaap Schroder, music director. Soloist in Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante, February 1996. | ||||
| New Music New Haven | Aug. 1993-May 1998 | |||
| Contemporary music concert series; Jacob Druckman and Martin Bresnick, music directors. | ||||
| Publications | ||||
| Do You Hear What I Hear: Classical Improvisation for Chamber Ensembles. Recently-completed book on improvisation techniques chamber music ensembles can use to sharpen their individual and group musicianship skills through improvisation. Currently under consideration by publishers. | in progress | |||
| "Ear-Training, Improvisation, & Musicianship," American Dalcroze Journal, Vol. 26, #2. | Spring 2000 | |||
| "Eurhythmics-Based Movement at the College Level: A Movement Experiment at Yale," American Dalcroze Journal, Vol. 26, #1. | Fall 1999 | |||
| "Eurhythmics & Proprioception," American Dalcroze Journal, Vol. 25, #3. | Summer 1999 | |||
| Presentations | ||||
| "Classical Improvisation for Chamber Ensembles." Carnegie Mellon University School of Music Convocation. | Apr. 2000 | |||
| "Eurhythmics and Chamber Music." Norfolk Summer Chamber Music Festival, Norfolk, CT. | Jul. 1996 | |||
| Awards | ||||
| Yale Chamber Music Competition: four-time winner. | 1994-1997 | |||
| Yale School of Music Alumni Association Award | 1996 | |||
| Ellen Battell Stoeckel Award for excellence in chamber music. | 1995 | |||
| Yale Concerto Competition: finalist. | 1994 | |||
| Carnegie Mellon University Fifth Year Scholar Award | 1992 | |||
| Carnegie Mellon University Senior Commencement Speaker Award | 1992 | |||
| Andrew Carnegie Society Presidential Scholar Award | 1991 | |||
| Administrative Experience | ||||
| Yale School of Music: Asst. Director, Chamber Music Program | Aug. 1996-May 1997 | |||
| Assisted director of chamber music program in coordinating student chamber music groups. | ||||
| Carnegie Mellon University: Asst. Director, Summer Pre-College Music | Summer 1995 | |||
| Assistant Director of music division of university's summer program for high-school students. | ||||
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