Ethan Dorcey
TARZANA,CA
Summary
Hardworking musician with a background in guitar and bass, and experience in teaching, collaborating, recording, and performing in multiple genres.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Jazz Band Guitarist
Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies
08.2023 - 06.2024
- Learned classic jazz standards for performances
- Transcribed and performed solos often requested at shows
- Performed in festivals, including the WorldStrides Festival in San Jose
- Taught some students how to read notation and chord charts for the guitar and bass parts in the standards outside of practice
- Performed music in jazz, blues, and funk styles
Music Performance Intern
Warner Center Park, Woodland Hills
06.2023 - 07.2023
- Rehearsed and performed with The Soul Juice Band, a professional funk band
- Collaborated with other musicians in rehearsal
- Memorized a setlist of original songs written by the band
- Performed in front of a crowd of hundreds
Ensemble Musician
Nueva Vision Community School
10.2020 - 06.2022
- Rehearsed and collaborated with other musicians in the ensemble
- Performances that raised support and money for Nueva Vision
- Performed and sight read charts for multiple shows
Band Member
Self-employed
06.2020 - Current
- Performed guitar or bass parts for multiple bands
- Sight-read musical parts and improvised solos during rehearsals.
- Helped to arrange original music for performances and special events.
- Selected appropriate pieces to meet performance needs and showcase skills.
- Helped in arranging the performances.
- Taught melodic parts and music theory of the pieces we were playing to other band members for them to better understand what they were playing
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Music Education
California State University, Northridge
06-2027
Los Angeles Pierce College
06.2024
High School Diploma -
Sherman Oaks Center For Enriched Studies
Tarzana, CA06.2024
Skills
- Live performance experience
- Musical notation reading
- Teaching experience
- Music theory
- Live sessions
- Experience in multiple genres
- Studio recording experience
Timeline
Jazz Band Guitarist
Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies
08.2023 - 06.2024
Music Performance Intern
Warner Center Park, Woodland Hills
06.2023 - 07.2023
Ensemble Musician
Nueva Vision Community School
10.2020 - 06.2022
Band Member
Self-employed
06.2020 - Current
Bachelor of Arts - Music Education
California State University, Northridge
Los Angeles Pierce College
High School Diploma -
Sherman Oaks Center For Enriched Studies
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