CURRICULUM VITAE
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education
Ohio State University
Master of Music in Percussion Performance (May 2018)
Primary Instructors: Dr. Susan Powell and Prof. Joseph Krygier
Master of the Arts in Musicology, emphasis in Ethnomusicology (May 2018)
Advisor: Dr. Ryan Skinner
Thesis: Zimbabwean Mbira Music and Modern Spirituality in the Western United States
University of South Carolina
Bachelor of Music in Percussion Performance (May 2015)
Primary Instructor: Dr. Scott Herring
Additional Study
Rick Dior (drum set), Erica Azim (Shona mbira), Gordon Hicken (marching percussion), Balla Sy (Mande Drumming), Colm Phelan (Irish bodhrán)
Teaching Experience
Positions
Muskingum University
Adjunct Professor of Percussion, Current
Applied Lessons, Steel Pan Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, Popular Music Ensemble
Kenyon College
Adjunct Professor of Percussion, Current
Applied Lessons, Percussion Ensemble
Otterbein University
Adjunct Professor of Percussion, Current
Applied Lessons
Learn Sing & Grow
Class Teacher, Current
Chambers Music Studio
Percussion, Guitar, Piano Lesson Instructor, Fall 2021-Summer 2024
Gahanna Lincoln High School
Percussion Lesson Instructor, Current
Union Local High School
Lessons and Percussion Ensemble Instructor, Spring 2021
Bridgeport Exempted Village Schools
Marching Percussion Instructor, Lesson Instructor, Fall 2018-Spring 2021
Irwin Academy of Irish Dance
Bodhrán Instructor, March 2019-February 2020
Directions for Youth and Families
Music Prevention Specialist, January 2019-August 2019
Dublin Coffman High School
Percussion Ensemble Assistant Instructor, Spring 2019
Ohio State University, Marion Campus
Music 2250 Worlds of Music, Fall 2018
Ohio State University
Graduate Teaching Assistant in Musicology, Fall 2016-Spring 2018
Steel Pan Ensemble, Fall 2017-Spring 2018
Pickerington North High School
Front Ensemble Technician, Summer 2016
Batesburg-Leesville High School
Front Ensemble Technician, Summer 2014, 2015
Blythewood High School
Front Ensemble Technician, Fall 2014
Workshops
Irish Bodhrán
Central Ohio Folk Festival, May 2024
DRUM Percussion Studio, July 2022
Columbus Percussion, March 2021
Creative Drum Ensemble
Muskingum University YouthFest, Fall 2022 & 2023
Community Drumming
Muskingum University, April 2024
Bexley’s The Main Event, June, July, September 2022
Research Experience
Topics/Interests
Drum circles, community, and the worth of music making Summer 2018-Current
Ethnographic research on spiritual practices of North Americans performing Zimbabwean mbira music Summer 2017-Current
Study of Irish bodhrán performance within Irish music session culture in Columbus, Ohio Fall 2015-Current
Conference Papers and Clinic Presentations
Explorations in Participation: Irish Bodhrán, Shona Mbira, and Beyond
University of Akron, 20 October 2023
Ohio University, 23 February 2024
Intro to Irish Music
Gahanna High School, 30 November 2023
African Lamellophones and Zimbabwean Mbira
Muskingum World Music Class, Fall 2022 and 2023
OSU World Music Class, Spring 2019
“The Social and Spiritual Practices of Shona Mbira Music in the United States”
MIDSEM regional chapter conference of the Society for Ethnomusicology, 21 April 2018
“The Dual Ethnomusicological Life of the Mbira Dzavadzimu”
IU/OSU Folklore and Ethnomusicology conference, 23 February 2018
Performance Experience
Notable Classical Performances
Muskingum Valley Wind Symphony, New Concord, OH April 2024
Ney Rosauro Vibraphone Concerto Movement 1
Ohio Music Educators Association, Columbus, OH February 2018
OSU Wind Symphony
South Carolina Percussive Arts Society “Day of Percussion” Columbia, SC, April 2014
SC Collegiate Percussion Ensemble, coached by Nathan Daugherty
Southern Exposure New Music Series, Columbia, SC, April 2013
Music for 18 Musicians
Percussive Arts Society International Convention, Austin, TX November 2012
USC Percussion Ensemble
South Carolina Governor’s School Italy Tour, March 2009
Classical Collaborations
Jim and Jon Trumpet and Percussion Duo DMA Degree Recital, May 2019
Jonathan Britt
Jan Bradley’s Chieba for Master’s Degree Recital, March 2017
John Parks IV
David Mancini’s Suite for Solo Drumset with the USC Percussion Ensemble, April 2015
Scott Herring
Jeffrey Dennis Smith’s Tiger Dance with the USC Percussion Ensemble, June 2014
Adam Blackstock
Gordon Stout’s Route 666 with the USC Percussion Ensemble, November 2013
Non-Classical Collaborations
All Who Wander – Cornish and American folk ensemble
Sudden String Band – Old-Time, Cajun, and Scandinavian folk ensemble
Beir Bua – Celtic and Americana fusion ensemble
Roscommon Sessions – Irish music quartet
Sea State – Minimalist post-rock trio
Zuva Marimba – Zimbabwean marimba and mbira ensemble
Commissions and Consortiums
Tolling by Zachary Koors – Duet for trumpet and percussion
To Be Sure – Consortium for five open-score pieces headed by Nathan Matthews
Premieres
World Premiere – Mark Lomax, II’s Freedom’s Train, Worthington OH, February 2024
World Premiere – Jacob Reed’s Into the Void, Delaware OH, November 2021
World Premiere – Zachary Koors’s Tolling, Columbus OH, May 2019
World Premiere – Zachary Koors’s Etch, Columbus OH, October 2017
World Premiere – Adam Silverman’s Carbon Paper and Nitrogen Ink: Marimba Concerto for Wind Ensemble (2013), USC Wind Ensemble, Columbia, SC, October 2013
Recordings
Music for Aquariums – Sea State (2022)
RE: Salt – Sea State (2020)
1917 – Sarah Perry (2018)
Dynasty – University of South Carolina Wind Ensemble (2017)
Carbon Paper and Nitrogen Ink – Scott Herring (2014)
Local Ensembles
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church
Columbus Rings Handbell Choir
Central Ohio Symphony Orchestra
Worthington Chamber Orchestra
Professional Affiliations
Kindermusik International (2022-Current) Accredited Teacher
Society for Ethnomusicology (2017-Current)
University of South Carolina Percussion Society (Fall 2014-Spring 2015)
Vice President
Percussive Arts Society (2011-Current)
Member of Scholarly Research Committee (2018-2022)
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