| Summer 2008 |
Conduct state-accredited Professional Development (Act 48 college credit) classes for Allegheny IU3, BVIU & MVIU4. Course Title: Legacy of the 'Reserved Tract' Opposite Pittsburgh-- Learning Community History |
| Spring/Summer 2008 |
Educational & Community Programming-- "Resurrecting Allegheny City" at Children's Museum of Pittsburgh. |
| March 2008 |
Keynote speaker--Art Institute of Pittsburgh's Faculty In-Service: The creative process & education. |
| 2004-2005 |
Artist Residency at Allegheny Playhouse Child Care Center: “Musical Imaginations” |
| Summer 2004 |
Professional Development for Middle School Teachers at Wilmerding School District: “Creative Cross-Disciplinary Reflections”. |
| Summer 2003 |
Professional Development Workshop for Elementary School. Teachers: Beaver Valley Intermediate Unit. |
| Spring 2003 |
Ready for Life Early Literacy Grants: Artist Residencies at Carriage House Children’s Center & Linden School. |
| Fall 2002 |
Professional Development Workshop for Elementary School Teachers: Beaver Valley Intermediate Unit at Slippery Rock College. |
| Fall 2002 |
9-week Artist Residency at St. Bede’s School. |
| Summer 2002 |
Intensive Artist Residency: Beaver Intermediate Unit Summer Arts Academy. |
| Spring 2002 |
Ready for Life Early Literacy Grants: Artist Residencies at Beltzhoover School & Lawrenceville Day Care program. |
| 2001-2002 |
Work with Pittsburgh Center for the Arts--Lemington, Mifflin & Grandview Schools. |
| 2000-2001 |
Music Creativity Residencies at Shady Lane School & Shady Lane Resources, including Hosanna House. |
| Fall 2000 |
Music Improvisation workshop series sponsored by First Night Pittsburgh, hosted at Sterrett Classical Academy . Presentation of children & the work at First Night 2000. |
| Fall 2000 |
Music Improvisation workshop series sponsored by Penn Avenue Arts Initiative, hosted at Friendship Academy. |
| Spring 2000 |
Began Music Creativity Residency at Carnegie Mellon University ’s Cyert Center for Early Education Reggio Emilia daycare program. |
| July 1999 |
Enrichment Program, The Braddock Library & Community Center. Two-week long music creativity residency. |
| July 1999 |
Music Creativity Workshop, Ellwood City Arts Festival. |
| June 1999 |
Accompaniment of children’s dance camps at The Carnegie & Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, through Pittsburgh's Dance Alloy Music Creativity Workshop and Improvisation workshop in the garden amphitheater at The Mattress Factory’s Garden Party 1999. |
| June 1999 |
Improvisation Workshops as part of 32 Below group show, presented by the Three Rivers Arts Festival. |
| Feb. 1999 |
Carlow College , Graduate Arts Education Dept. Children’s Music Creativity workshop. |
| Dec. 1998 |
Construction of Sound” & “Improvisation” to rural junior high & high school students. |
| Aug. 1998 |
Penn Ave. Arts Initiative, $500 grant awarded for “Discoveries in Music & Creativity,” six-week cross-disciplinary music series for inner-city youth held at the Garfield Artworks; open house/performance at end. |
| July 1998 |
Pops for Kids, Two-hour workshop exploring movement & music with dancer Lynn Rescigno at the Monroeville Mall, sponsored by the Monroeville
Arts Council. |
| July 1998 |
Summer Cross-Disciplinary Improvisation Workshop Series,” self-run, held at The Garfield Artworks. Guest artist/teachers included a sculptress, dancer, guitarist, storyteller, dramatist, video artist, poet & photographer. |
| July 1998 |
Enrichment Program, The Braddock Library & Community Center. Week-long music creativity residency in economically depressed community; open house/performance at end |
| April 1998 |
Music & Moving!!” Improvisation workshop with drama & movement artist Adrienne Wehr, self-run, held at The Garfield Artworks. |
| March 1998 |
“Creative Musical Reflections on Art,” Improvisation workshop with painter Brian Richmond, self-run, held at Lascaux Gallery. |
| Jan. 1998 |
Health Rangers, Sponsored by Allegheny General Hospital . Music creativity residency series for inner city youth, taught with cellist Erin Snyder at Allegheny Middle School, and including field trip to The Mattress Factory. |
| Jan. 1998 |
Coached two Greene County teens, violin & keyboard, as they prepared original duo music for “Odyssey of the Mind” competition. |
| Nov. 1997 |
“The Production & Construction of Sound,” children’s workshop, taught with cellist Erin Snyder at The Society for Contemporary Crafts. |
| July 1997 |
Arts Immersion Module, Turner Elementary School . Eight-day creative music residency at this inner-city school, included open house, performance and joint work with Adrienne Wehr’s drama class--together, “Imagine This, The Dream Factory.” Facilitated a field trip/workshop to The Mattress Factory. |
| July 1997 |
“The Rhythm of Found Sounds,” improvisation workshop, self-run, held at Lascaux Gallery, for a variety of young instrumentalists. |
| Sept. 1992 |
Found Sound , Pittsburgh Children’s Museum. Taught workshops with visual artist Ray Geiger--“Stringed Instruments’ History & Structure,” “Color/Color,” and “Frequency: Sound & Light,” the latter two exploring a fascinating relationship between the visual & music, product & process. |
