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bulletDoctor of Musical Arts in Vocal Performance
Dissertation document title: Dr. Violet Balestreri Archer, Her Life, Her
Vocal Literature, and Her Influence on Contemporary Canadian Music

University of South Carolina, Columbia (1999),Graduate Teaching Assistant, 4.0 GPA
 
bulletMaster of Music in Vocal Performance
University of Tennessee, Knoxville (1992), R&M Acuff Music Scholarships, 4.0 GPA.
 
bulletBachelor of Music in Vocal Performance
State University of New York College at Fredonia (1988), National Dean's List, 3.66 GPA.
 
bulletCertification New York State Teaching Certificate, Provisional (1993) General/Choral Music grades K-12.

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Somatic Voicework/The LoVetri Method
Music Theater Vocal Pedagogy Certificate Program
Shenandoah University
Winchester, Virginia
Summer 2004

 
Level II Certification
Contemporary Commercial Music/Music Theater
Somatic Voicework/The LoVetri Method
Music Theater Vocal Pedagogy Certificate Program
Shenandoah University
Winchester, Virginia
Summer 2003

 
Level I Certification
Contemporary Commercial Music/Music Theater
Alexander Technique Seminar
Enhancing Relationships and Our Experience of Them Through the Alexander Technique
Boston, Massachusetts
Summer 2002

 
Tommy Thompson,
Teacher of the Alexander Technique
 
Richard Miller Institute
Belmont University
Summer 2001
 
Participant in the annual workshop conducted by Professor Richard Miller; featured performer on a master class
International Conductor's Institute
University of South Carolina
Summer 1997
 
Participant in the Discovery Program, directed by Dr. Manuel Alvarez
University of South Carolina
September - December, 1997
Private instrumental conducting lessons with Dr. Manuel Alvarez