Resume
Victoria I. Drozdova
Email: victoriaidrozdova@gmail.com
Phone: (971) 279-3397
Objective: To continue my career as a Music Educator in Piano and Voice, Music Director, Solo-Pianist, Accompanist and Vocalist.
Education:
1992 – 2002: Saphonov School of Music, #87, Moscow, Russia.
2002 – 2007: Master’s Degree through 5 year course of study from Moscow State Pedagogical University Educational Institution for Higher Professional Education, Moscow, Russia.
Field/Profession: Music Education.
Specialization: Music Education/Piano, professional solo pianist, professional accompanist on piano.
2002- 2005: Vocal Studies with awarded “Vocalist of Russia”, V. Juravleva.
2005-2007: Vocal Studies with Soloist of The Bolshoi Theatre of Moscow, N. Krasnaya.
June 27th, 2009 – July 7th, 2009: 72 hour Special Course of Studies, “Seminar for Young Teachers of Moscow”, Moscow, Russia.
Performance Experience:
1996 – 2002 – Active Performer/Soloist, Piano, annual concerts and contests of Safonov School of Music.
2005-2007 – Excelled Performer, Classical Music Pianist, Moscow Festival of Student Artistic Creativity, “FESTOS”.
2002-2007 – Performing Pianist in annual classical music festivals of Moscow State Pedagogical University.
2002-2007 – Piano Performances and Lecturer of History of Piano Music in the charitable organization “Hama”.
2004-2007 – Accompanist on Piano for vocalists and instrumentalists with Moscow State Pedagogical University.
1992-2002 – Singer/Vocalist, Chorus of Safonov School of Music, Moscow, Russia.
2002-2007 – Vocalist and performer in the Chorus of V. Soloviev. Performed on various stages including Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory and Moscow International Performing Art Centers, Moscow, Russia.
July, 2013 – Invited Solo Pianist, Opening Ceremony, Main Stage, Oregon Country Fair.
October 23rd , 2013 – Solo Classical Performance at The Old Church, Portland, OR.
2013- present– varied performances, lectures, accompaniment and recitals throughout the Portland Metro and surrounding areas.
Work Experience, employment:
2011 – 2012: Music Director of “Department of Early Development”, Child Development Center “Umka”, Moscow, Russia.
2007 – 2011: Music Director/Teacher, Conductor of Children’s Chorus and Performance, Child Development Center # 2336, Central Moscow, Moscow, Russia.
2009 – 2010: Volunteer in “Union of Young Teachers of Moscow”, Moscow, Russia.
2011 Co-author: “Anthology of Improved Techniques for Teachers: Integration of various kinds of child creative activity”, Moscow, Russia. Published by “Voshogdeniye”.
2002- present: Private Piano and Voice Instruction.
January 2013- 2016: Group Class and Private Piano Instruction for the Youth Music Project, a nonprofit music program for rock, pop and country located in West Linn, OR.
February 2014- present: Various lectures and presentations for the Oregon Music Teachers Association throughout the state.
Awards:
· 2005 Award for Classical Music performance on piano. Laureate in the Moscow festival of students artistic creativity “FESTOS”.
· Winner of the Professional Competition of Young Pedagogues of the Central Administrative District of Moscow, “Future Generation 2009”.
· 2009 Awarded the rank of First Category of Qualifications for the position of Music Director by the Central Department of Education for the City of Moscow, Central District.
References, Letters of Recommendation:
· Dean of the Department of Musical Instruments, Natalia Demenko and Dean of the MPGU Department of Music, Professor Pavel Anisomov.
· Methodologist of Moscow Central District Educational Department, Tatiana Plotnikova.
· Director Social Projects, HAMA, Angela Rozenberg.
· Registered Piano Technician, Jay Hogan
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Original documents and translated, certified, notarized transcripts are available upon request.