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Faculty, South Shore Conservatory, Hingham, MA (Boston area), 1987–93; Chairman of Piano Department, 1991–93; taught performance workshops for students of all ages and levels, including implementing a workshop/recital program for adults. In charge of regulating standards and approving students for participation in recitals, programming recitals, and accompanying/coaching instrumental and voice students.

Faculty, Brookline Music School, Brookline, MA, 1985–87

Faculty, DeKalb Community College, Preparatory Department, Atlanta, GA, 1981–83

Faculty, Music Department, Atlanta Jewish Community Center, Atlanta GA, 1980–83

Adjudicator, GMTA and GMEA sponsored piano festivals in the Atlanta area, 1981–83

Adjudicator, National Federation of Music Clubs, Raleigh, NC, 2013

Instructor, Yamaha Music School, group piano, Atlanta, GA, 1978–80

Taught Freshman Ear Training and Sight Singing, Freshman Keyboard Harmony, Shorter College, Rome, GA, 1973–74

Maintained private studio, Boston, MA, 1983–93

Maintained private studio, Atlanta, GA, 1977–83, 1993–2011

Maintained private studio, Chapel Hill, NC, 2011-present

Faculty, Cary School of Music, Cary, NC, 2011-present

Vocal and Instrumental:

Full-time Coördinator of Accompanying and Staff Accompanist, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw,GA, 1995–2007

Accompanist for students of Christina Smith, Principal Flutist, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and recitalist with Ms. Smith, 1998-2011

Accompanist for ClarFest/Clarinet Symposium, sponsored by Kennesaw State University, 1999-2004

Full-time staff accompanist, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 1993–95

Accompanist, Longy School of Music, Cambridge, MA, 1984–93

Accompanist for private voice students of Robert Honeysucker and Janet Irving, Boston, MA, 1984–88

Accompanist at Boston Conservatory in the voice studio of Robert Honeysucker, Boston, MA, 1984–88

Faculty accompanist, Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA, 1980–83

Accompanist for Georgia Academy of Music, Atlanta, GA, 1979–83

Accompanist for private voice students of Peter Harrower and Florence Kopleff, Atlanta, GA, 1977–80

Graduate Research Assistantship as accompanist for undergraduate voice majors, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 1977–79

Accompanist for Liedklasse of Paul Schilhavsky, Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria, 1974–76

Freelance coach/accompanist, Boston, MA, 1983–93

Freelance coach/accompanist, Atlanta, GA, 1977–83, 1993–2011  

Opera:

Accompanist for:

Atlanta Civic Opera, Atlanta, GA, 1980–83

World premiere of The Seagull by Thomas Pasatieri, working closely with the composer, Atlanta, GA, 1980

Agnes Scott College Opera Workshop, Decatur, GA, 1980–83  

Emory University Opera Workshop, Atlanta, GA, 1994-96

Kennesaw State University Opera Workshop, 1995-2007

Georgia State University Opera Workshop, Atlanta, GA, 1977–80

Brenda Boozer, Metropolitan Opera Company, New York, NY, 1980–82

Performance:

Soloist with Mozarteum Summer Festival Orchestra, New England Conservatory Festival Orchestra and

 Georgia State University Orchestra in works by Beethoven, Mozart and Strauss.

Pianist at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel and Four Seasons Hotel, Atlanta, GA

New College Music Festival participant, with coaching from Ron Leonard, Joseph Silverstein, Robert Blum, Samuel Baron, Franklin Cohen, Timothy Eddy, John Perry and Theodore Lettvin, Sarasota, FL, 1981 and 1982

New England Conservatory Summer Music Festival participant, with special chamber music studies under Leonard Shure, John Heiss, Benjamin Zander and Patricia Zander, Boston, MA, 1984-85

Performed in master classes with Frederica von Stade, Jerry Hadley, Andre Watts and Ruth Slenczynska

Chamber music recitalist in Georgia, New England and Austria, 1980–2011

Full Scholarship, Shorter College, Rome, GA, 1970–74

Full Scholarship, Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria, 1974-76

Full Scholarship, Georgia State University, 1977-79

Performed on Student Honors Recitals, Georgia State University, 1978 and 1979, and Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria, 1974 and 1975

Graduate Research Assistantship in Accompanying, Georgia State University, 1977–79

Artist Diploma, Mozarteum Salzburg, Austria

Master of Music in Piano Performance, Graduating with Honors, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

Bachelor of Music Education with Major in Piano, Shorter College, Rome, GA

Post-graduate studies at New England Conservatory, Boston. MA, Applied Piano with Leonard Shure

Private study with John Perry, Bela Boszormenyi-Nagy and Victor Rosenbaum

Christina Smith, Principal Flute, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Adjunct Faculty, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA, CS7167@yahoo.com

Paula Peace, Pianist, Artistic Director and founder of the Atlanta Chamber Players, and former Supervisor of Accompanying at Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, paulapeace@bellsouth.net

Prof. Robert Honeysucker, Performing Artist; Faculty, Boston Conservatory, Boston, MA, roberth20@earthlink.net

Travis Vaughn, Former Music Director, Unitarian Universalist Church, Atlanta, GA, vaughn1780@bellsouth.net