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Tavonna Miller

Private Voice, Beginning Piano, Songwriting, & Music Technology Instructor

Brooklyn, NY

www.TavonnaMiller.com

Objective:

To administer vocal, piano, songwriting and music technology instruction to individuals who are seriously seeking to express themselves musically.

Education:

Fullerton College (Fall 2006- December 2008) Associate of Arts Degree in Music with a Concentration in Vocal Studies (Opera)

Berklee College of Music (January 2009- August 2010) Bachelor’s of Music Degree in Songwriting

Received private piano instruction for over 13 years.

Received private Voice instruction for over 15 years.

Vocal Lessons with:

Steven Dahlke (Featured Soloist with The Seattle Symphony Pops, Oregon Symphony Orchestra,Portland Baroque Orchestra)

Nichelle Mungo (Vocalist for James Taylor, Natalie Cole, Patti LaBelle)

Janice Pendarvis (Vocalist for the late David Bowie & vocalist for The Late Show with David Letterman)

Monique Phinney (Santa Fe Opera, Musica Sacra in NY)

Piano Lessons with:

Monica Lee (Fullerton College Piano instructor & Piano Deptartment Chair)

Suzanne Davis (Played in theMorteFontaine Jazz Festival in Paris, also played with renowned saxophonist Grover Washington Jr.)

Teaching Experience:

Basic Piano Instruction

Freelance Beginning Piano Private Instructor in Boston & New York since the Fall of 2010.

Basic Levels of Music Technology

Freelance Music Technology Private Instructor in New York for Logic & GarageBand.

All Levels of Vocal Instruction  

Freelance Vocal Private Instructor in Boston & New York since the Fall of 2010.

Substitute Vocal Instructor for StageCoach Theatre School in Brooklyn, NY from 2013 to the present

Voice & Music Technology Instructor for The New York Jazz Academy in Manhattan, NY

Religious Music Instruction

Vocal

Music Director at West Angeles Cathedral Youth Department for Praise and Worship Ensemble for 3 consecutive years.

Students on Autism Spectrum

Vocal

Beginning Vocal Instructor for Boston Conservatory’s Program for Students On the Autism Spectrum for the Fall semester of 2010

Students with Mental Disabilities

Vocal

       Beginning Vocal Private Instructor for two elderly students with mental disabilities at an Elderly Home in Brookline from the Fall of 2010 to the Spring of 2011.

Songwriting Instruction

Songwriting Instructor for Berklee College of Music’s Songwriting Workshop in the Summer 2014, 2015, & 2016.

Philanthropic

Life Coaching

Volunteered as a Life Coach at The Regina House in The Mercy House Organization Adult Rehab facility for homeless mothers and taught subjects that include Self Esteem, Boundaries in Relationships, Health and Fitness, Financial Planning, etc.

Accomplishments:

Invited to teach at Berklee College of Music’s Songwriting Workshop 2014, 2015 & 2016

Strong grounding in Common Practice Harmony, Jazz Theory, and Classical Theory.

Strong grounding in proper vocal health and performance.

Performed with the Fullerton College Concert Choir for 2 years.

Currently performs throughout The United States.

2013 Finalist for John Lennon Songwriting Competition

References:

Available upon request