Grad Dip T; Dip A Mus/Dra; Cert IV (Workplace Training and Assessment)
University/college training and qualifications
2002
The Southern Cross Connection, Gilston, Queensland
Certificate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment
1988
Queensland University of Technology (QUT, formerly Kelvin Grove College of Advanced Education)
Graduate Diploma of Secondary School Teaching (Drama/Music)
1981–1983
University of Southern Queensland (USQ, formerly Darling Downs Institute of Advanced Education, DDIAE), Toowoomba
· Diploma of Performance Arts (Music and Drama) with tutors Elwyn Barber, Paul Neal, Voice; Dr Gerry Goldberg Jazz Piano; Peter Rorke OAM, Harmony; Robert Ketton, Newcastle upon Tyne, T Cert, Drama; Brian Crossley, Musical Theatre
· With Phoenix Singers under director Dr Laurence Lepherd, PhD, MEd (Hons), BA. Performances included Haydn’s Creation and Bruckner’s Te Deum
· With Darling Downs Consort under director Dr Laurence Lepherd. Performances included Brahms’ Liebeslieder
· Roles in The Pirates of Penzance, My Fair Lady, Die Fledermaus with Brian Crossley, director
1980
Queensland Conservatorium of Music (QCM), Brisbane
· Preparatory Course in Singing with Gregory Massingham, BMus, Postgraduate Studies at Guildhall School of Music and Drama (UK), Head of Opera Studies, Queensland Conservatorium
2007 to present
· Enoggera Eisteddfod 2009 and 2014
· Brisbane Arts in Focus, 2013
· City of Ipswich Eisteddfod, 2012
· Pine Rivers Music Competition, 2010
· Wynnum-Manly Eisteddfod, 2007
Adjudicator
2012
Australian Society for Music Education (ASME)
Workshop facilitator/speaker, contemporary singing styles in primary school music
2010
Music Teachers Association of Queensland (MTAQ)
Workshop facilitator/speaker, Vocal Crossover Contemporary and Classical
2010
Australian National Association of Teachers of Singing (ANATS)
Workshop facilitator/speaker:
· Music Theatre Song Direction and blocking
2009–10
QUT Brisbane
Voice tutor, Bachelor of Music Degree
2003–2004
Queensland Theatre Company
Vocal coach for productions:
· We Were Dancing
· Venetian Twins
· Puss in Boots
· The Caucasian Chalk Circle
2001–2012
Private and state schools, Brisbane
Teacher of Music and/or Drama at:
· All Hallows School, Brisbane 2010−2015
· Davidia Lind Dance Centre, Mansfield, Brisbane, 1999−2003
· Lourdes Hill College, Hawthorne, Brisbane, 2001−2009
· Macgregor State School, Brisbane, 1999
· Beres Turner Studio of Speech and Drama 1999–2011
· extra curricular music, group and individual voice teacher 2000−2005.
1999
Macgregor State School, Brisbane
Choral singing workshop undertaken for director, Meredith Cook
1988–99
Queensland Department of Education
Teacher, high–school Music and Drama classes
1987
Queens Park Centre, Aylesbury, Bucks
Voice tutor
Performances
2014–2015
Kine Kool, a community ukulele band, Brisbane
Musical director and performer participating in casual entertainment for small events, markets and festivals
2013
Cats’ Whiskers ukulele quartet, Brisbane
Baritone uke and singer providing casual entertainment for small events
2012
Brisbane Ukulele Musical Society (BUMS)
Participant in 22-piece community ukulele bands
2010–2011
Jumpers and Jazz Festival, Warwick
Three in a Low Key trio
2009–2011
Three in a Low Key, Brisbane
Singer in vocal trio, intimate jazz entertainment
2009
Brisbane, studio recording
Soprano and narrator in Stone Butterflies by Alex Raineri
2008–2009
Carintarae female vocal trio, Brisbane
Private concerts and fundraisers incorporating classical and jazz instrumental ensemble
2008–2009
Fête de la Musique, Brisbane
With Carintarae, 2008; with Joanna Loth, 2009.
2007
Paisley Lane Singers, Brisbane
Soprano in an 8-member female a cappella ensemble of wide repertoire, directed by Laine Loxley-Danaan:
· concert, St Mary’s by the River, South Brisbane
· recording, ABC radio live performance
· Christmas carols at Versace Hotel and Robina town centre.
2007
Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC), Brisbane
Backup vocalist, The Post Show—Post-Modern Women with Alison St Ledger, Christine Johnson, Carita Farrer; Director, Helen Russell
2006
ABC Classic FM Choir of the Year
Artistic director/conductor/soprano, Thomas Street Singers (Queensland state finalists)
2006
St Lucia Orchestra, Brisbane
Solo jazz guest artist; conductor, Derek Taylor, MBE
2005–2008
Annual fundraising melodramas staged at St Mary’s Church, South Brisbane, produced by Josephine and Allen Brown in aid of Micah Projects Inc., South Brisbane
Director and villainess/heroine in:
· Hang on the Bell, Nellie or Temptation Sordid and Virtue Rewarded
· Alas for Sweet Alice, or He Wasn’t Even a Man’s Bootlace
· The Testing of Eulalie Worthington, or Don’t Put Your Daughter on the Stage.
2005–2007
Let’s Swoon in June, annual musical fundraising concerts staged at St Mary’s Church, South Brisbane, produced by Josephine and Allen Brown in aid of Refugee Claimants Support Centre, Lutwyche
· Conductor of Thomas Street Singers, soprano
· Carintarae vocal trio
2004–2007
Thomas Street Singers, Brisbane
Artistic and musical director of the female community choir
2003–2006
Freelance jazz duo, Brisbane
Performing cocktail and jazz standards with pianist Gary Dionysius
2003–2004
Treasury Casino’s Livewire Bar, Brisbane
Lead singer with Minnie and the Smoochers, a 5-piece jazz ensemble
2002–2004
2002–2004 Brisbane’s Southbank Parklands Christmas Projects
Character/street actor in The Magic Pudding; Christmas in Storyland; Santa Down Under and A Christmas Carol; directors Davidia Lind and Katrina Torenbeck
2002–2003
Gone Troppo Big Band, Brisbane
MC and guest soloist performing jazz standards
1989–1991
Quodlibet Singers, Brisbane
Early music vocal ensemble directed by Dr Ralph Morton
1988–1991
Queensland and New South Wales clubs and Boondall Entertainment Centre
Wickety Wak cabaret show band, backup vocalist
1998
Queensland Symphony Orchestra at Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) Brisbane
Singer/actor in You’re the Top—Music of Cole Porter; Soprano in Swing Diva Vocal Jazz Quartet, Director, Tommy Tycho, AM, MBE
1997
Brisbane festivals and events
Alchemy’s Virtue, eclectic folk rock band, director, Jeremy Picknell
1997
Shock of the New Festival, La Boite Theatre, Brisbane
Actor/singer in Songs of Love by Jeremy Picknell
1986–1987
Palmerston Place Church choir, Edinburgh, Scotland
Conductor, Christopher Bell, MA (Hons)
1984–1985
Command Performances Pty Ltd, Brisbane and Sydney
The Doctor Snuggles Show, Nurse Dental Floss
1984–1985
Various recording studios, Brisbane and Gold Coast
Session singer:
· Suite 16, Toowong
· Grevillia Studios, Breakfast Creek
· 4GG Radio, Gold Coast.
1982–1985
Various Brisbane bands
· Small Goods, jazz duo with guitarist James Wakeling
· Earcraft, 5-piece covers band
1988
Brisbane Biennial International Music Festival
Swimming in Pandora’s Box by Jeremy Picknell, multi-genre cabaret, actor/singer
1987
Oxford University, St Peter's College Vocal Ensemble UK
Carols and madrigals
1987
The Strand rock band
Retro-style 1960s music; songwriter, Jonathan Chalstrey
1987
Wingrave Singers, UK
Bach’s Magnificat, chorus
1986
St Giles’ Cathedral Choir, Edinburgh, Scotland UK
Deputy soprano; director, Herrick Bunny
1986
Canticle of the Creatures, by Fr Frank Campbell Edinburgh, UK
Large, multi-genre work funded by local government to provide an artistic education program for the council housing population of Craigmillar, Edinburgh, incorporating double choir, dance, slide projection, jazz quintet, classical trio and counter-tenor soloist. Section leader, second sopranos
1986
St Mary’s Chorale, Edinburgh University, Scotland, UK
Faure’s Requiem, directed by Robert Marshall, BMus
1986
Stockbridge Theatre, Edinburgh, UK
M by Fritz Lang, director Adrian HHarris
1984
Ignatians’ Musical Society, Brisbane
How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying, principal role. Director, Gordon Shaw; musical director, Julie Owens
1984
Queensland University Musical Society (QUMS), Brisbane
Vision and the Gap by Dr Colin Brumby, director
1984
Queensland University Ensemble, Brisbane
Soprano and duettist, Great Italian Opera Choruses, directed by Dr Colin Brumby
1983
Scat!, a 12-voice Brisbane vocal jazz ensemble
Soprano; director, Harley Axford
1981
Toowoomba Choral Society
Soprano, Night of Nostalgia, director, Mansel Jones, OAM
1980
Regent Theatre, Brisbane
Queensland Light Opera Company: Pirates of Penzance (chorus), director, David Macfarlane
Post-graduate studies
2013
Beres Turner, OAM
Drama Theory
2013
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Master class and study of early jazz music performance style with Banu Gibson
2002
Geoffrey Ashenden, BMus (Hons); Grad DipEd, Brisbane
Singing studies
2000
AMEB Contemporary Popular Music (CPM), Queensland
Singing exam, Levels 1 and 3, High Distinction
1986
Singing studies, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Carolyn Coxson, LRAM, BMus, PhD, ofSt Mary’s Music School
1984
Queensland Conservatorium of Music, Brisbane
Singing, with John Thompson
Memberships
· Australian National Association of Teachers of Singing Limited (ANATS)
o Member since 1987
o Committee member, 2007–2011
o Secretary 2009 and 2010
· Music Teachers’ Association of Queensland, member since 1987
· Communications, Speech and Performance Teachers Inc. (formerly Queensland Speech and Drama Teachers Association)
o Member since 1997
o Committee member, 2015
· Brisbane Arts Theatre, Queensland, 2008–2015
· Jazz Queensland, 2013–2015