Voice Teaching Resume
Voice Teaching Resume

Mary Rice
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Overview:
6 years experience as a private music teacher; 2 years teaching at the university level. Strong focus on holistic voice development � includes book-building, dramatic interpretation, and musicianship. Students range from children to senior citizens, recreational singers to young professionals. Experience working with compromised voices and vocal pathology.
Good piano and sight-reading skills. Strong music theory skills.
References happily provided on request.

Professional Experience:
PRIVATE INSTRUCTOR / VOICE (PRIMARY), VIOLIN, PIANO (SECONDARY)
JUNE 2013 � PRESENT, VARIOUS LOCATIONS
� Taught voice lessons, as well as piano and violin lessons, to students of a wide range of ages, experience levels, and musical goals; Locations included student homes, personal studio, and commercial studio locations
� Prepared students for recitals, professional auditions, cabarets, and major public presentations
� Assisted non-singing professional voice users in the development of healthful, sustainable speech habits

MOAB MUSIC FESTIVAL/ GUEST OUTREACH INSTRUCTOR
JUNE 2018
� Led seminar-style discussion for middle-schoolers in rural areas, included discussion of artistic process and role-learning, took questions, and led masterclass-style voice lessons with students

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY/ ADJUNCT FACULTY, MUSIC & PERFORMING ARTS
SEPTEMBER 2017 - JUNE 2019, STEINHARDT SCHOOL OF CULTURE, EDUCATION, AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
? Taught lecture course to freshman vocal performance majors on academic and professional development; coursework included book-building, rehearsal etiquette, music memorization and role-learning strategies, and audition preparation, as well as encouraging introspective work on artistic identity and the artist as a carrier for social change
? Managed studio of 8-14 voice students per semester, focusing on developing healthy vocal function which could then be adapted to fit stylistic needs based on the student�s personal and professional goals; musical styles explored included classical/opera, music theatre, pop, rock, rap, K-pop, indie-acoustic, singer-songwriter, country, and jazz
? Worked with students to develop healthful speech habits and systems of vocal management to supplement singing instruction
? Assisted in rehabilitating voices suffering from pathologies, such as nodules, surgical recovery, and chronic illness

Education and Certifications:
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY / Post-Graduate Advanced Certificate in Vocal Pedagogy, May 2019
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY / Master of Music in Vocal Performance, May 2019
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY / Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance, magna cum laude
� Minor in Business of Media, Entertainment, and Technology; coursework emphasized contract law, copyright and trademark law, publishing, and producing for live theatre

Workshops & Conferences
� Singing Voice Science and Pedagogy Workshop, Montclair State University, 2019
� Care of the Singing Voice, New York University, 2018