Resume

         Music Teacher Resume for Amy Braica

Contact: 413-331-9859

Email: afbraica@yahoo.com

Teaching Experience:

Opera Appreciation classes at Keystone Village Retirement Community.

2013 Substitute teacher in Chicopee, Massachusetts through Kelly Educational Staffing Services.

In fall 2012, I tutored young voice students at Holyoke High School under Mark Todd.

Summer 2012,  Teaching an opera music history course of adult continuing education at Trinity Methodist Church in Springfield, Ma.

I have volunteered on and off for various projects over 2 years at Our Lady of Nazareth High School as a teaching assistant volunteer for Music Director Patricia Tamagini.

I taught at the University of Southern Maine as part of voice teacher training class. I have also had private voice, piano and music theory students while living in Maine.

Major Vocal Influences:

2008-2010, Private lessons with Karen Nimereala, an American soprano who is the protege student of the late Franco Corelli. Ms. Nimereala is a graduate of Juilliard School of Music and is an affiliated teacher.  Her most famous student is Sting who began working with as he started to record classical music albums. Her website is http://www.karennimereala.com/. Her email is karennimereala@yahoo.com.  Her number in France is +33 06 09 10 93 72. Contact in New York City +1 (212) 489-7649.

2009-2010, I also worked with David Triestram in Paris, France. Mr. Triestram is the current vocal coach of Denyce Graves. He has also worked with Renee Fleming, Kiri te Kanawa, Frederica Von Stade and Pavarotti. His number in France is +33 01 44 67 78 64.

Additional Private Voice Instruction:

2009-2010 Ecole Normale de Musique instructor Caroline Dumas, retired opera singer. The Ecole Normale de Musique can be contacted through their website and they do have staff that can respond to requests about former students in English. Their website is: http://www.ecolenormalecortot.com/rep1/index.html 

2006-2009, Roland Jalbert, a graduate of the New England Conservatory and is now teaching in Portland, Maine. 2005, I studied voice with Bonnie Scarpelli. 1998-2000 Studied with Barbara Winchester at the New England Conservatory. During the years 1994-1998, I was studying voice with Dr. Patricia Tamagini who has a doctorate in music from the New England Conservatory. 1991-1993 I was studying voice with professional concert soloist Gretchen McBride.

Private Piano Instruction:

2005-2006 I later studied for 1.5 years of piano lessons with Thomas Bucci, professor at the University of Southern Maine. I worked on a freshman piano major level. I have also had 9 years of private piano lessons with Barbara White.

Continuing Education

Fall 2011- Fall 2012. Classes at Westfield State University including Music Curriculum, Classroom Management, Educational Psychology and Conducting. 3.35 GPA.

Academic Training

I have a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts: Music from the University of Southern Maine with a 3.2 GPA. Received 2007. Classes included child development classes and lesson planning.

2009-2010 Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris, France .

2007-2008, Studied French at the language school Universite catholique de l'ouest in Angers, France.

Ensemble Memberships

I am a member of Trinity Church Choir in Springfield Massachusetts and have performed as a soloist several times.

I was a member of the Choir at the University of Southern Maine's School of Music.

I was a member of the MT Players theater group at the University of Southern Maine.

Major Performances:

2009-2010, Studio Recitals at the Ecole Normale de Musique and also for Karen Nimereala’s studio in Paris, France.

2005-2007, Performed solos recitals at St. Luke’s Cathedral and in solo recital for Bridgton, Maine fundraiser. I performed as a singer in several other concerts as well.

2004 Fall, I performed a solo recital which took place at the University of S. Maine.

2002, I was in the opera workshop at the University of S. Maine and in the summer I was in a performance of Once Upon a Mattress. I was the Singing Nightingale as well as acted a part that was created for me by the director.

1999, Two opera workshops and two studio recitals at the New England Conservatory.

The years 1987-1991 were as follows. 1987-1988, I was in the chorus at Coolidge Middle School. 1987, I was in P.T. Barnum, the musical, in the chorus in Reading, Ma. 1988, I was in H.M.S. Pinafore as Little Buttercup in Reading, Ma. I was studying voice with Barbara Engel from 1988-1991.

Public performances on the piano:

As a child, the piano was my first instrument. I have performed various piano solos within larger piano concerts and talent shows.

Other Music Related Accomplishments in College:

Composition lessons with composer Dan Sonenberg at the University of Southern Maine.

Additional Arts Related Experience:

I designed 50% of the makeup for a high school for a play competition in greater Boston. The makeup received an award. I designed the makeup for the Kitchen Wench and Nightingale characters and parts of the Nightingale costume in the production of Once Upon A Mattress in 2002.

I have worked as a cue card prompter in the wings for a production of Godspell.

I have also taken acting classes in my university, high school, and at the Northshore Performing Arts Center in Massachusetts.