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Heather Lake

New York,NY

Summary

Trained professional with strong experience in traditional and modern approaches to teaching arts. Creates stimulating lessons for all levels of students. Believes in value of collaboration and committed to fostering an environment that encourages students to think critically and expressively. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Can give constructive feedback required to achieve desired musical delivery.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Private Voice Teacher / Performer

Dustin Kaufman Virtual Music School
03.2023 - Current
  • Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
  • Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
  • Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
  • Meet's students halfway no matter their confidence or needs.
  • Can efficiently understand that each voice is specific and needs different warm-ups or tools to understand one's voice.
  • Can teach anyone how to read music from whatever level they're starting at.
  • Actively finds music suitable for each unique voice.

Cocktail Server

The Ace Hotel BK
08.2022 - Current
  • Determined customer preferences to suggest appropriate cocktails and increase sales.
  • Anticipated guest needs and provided proactive service.
  • Maintained high levels of bar safety by closely monitoring guests' conditions and discontinuing service or asking patrons to leave.
  • Maintained clean and organized bar area.
  • Maintained customer satisfaction with timely table check-ins to assess food and beverage needs.
  • Shared knowledge of menu items and flavors, enabling customers to make personal decisions based on taste and interest.
  • Increased sales significantly by upselling higher-end products to customers.
  • Supervised set up of banquet food stations and coordinated service to multiple dining areas.

Bartender

The Craftsman NYC
09.2019 - Current
  • Served high customer volumes during special events, nights, and weekends.
  • Performed opening and closing duties, printing sales reports, setting up for incoming shift, preparing cash drawers, and taking inventory.
  • Kept bar presentable and well-stocked to meet customer needs.
  • Followed alcohol awareness procedures for preventing excessive guest intoxication.
  • Cultivated strong relationships with repeat customers, engaging in friendly conversation and memorizing drink orders to promote loyalty.
  • Used extensive knowledge of beer, wine and spirits to make informed recommendations to customers.

Choral Scholar / Soloist

Amherst Early Music Festival
07.2023 - 07.2023
  • Worked with industry professionals to further drive learning goals.
  • Worked in team environment to maintain high levels of productivity.
  • Provided top notch musical concentration.
  • Collaborated on group projects to complete professional deliverables.
  • Copied all musical changes and notations from Director given before rehearsals.
  • Learned all music and solo's before the first rehearsal.


Choral Assistant

Lincoln Center
02.2023 - 05.2023
  • Worked with both adults and children and shaped approaches to align with student experience level and musical knowledge.
  • Organized and helped new and returning members to find their respective places.
  • Learned all music before rehearsals started.
  • Attended all rehearsals and helped organize the space for over 100 people.

Education

Masters of Music - Classical Voice - Performance

Manhattan School of Music
New York, NY
05.2021

Master of Arts - Vocal Performance

Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ
05.2018

Skills

  • Proficient in Musical Notation
  • Rehearsal Direction
  • Stress Tolerance
  • Self Confident
  • Private Voice Lessons
  • Adaptability and Flexibility
  • Vocal Exercises
  • Vowel Shaping
  • Detail to different musical periods/ all genres
  • Storytelling through songs
  • Provides constructive feedback
  • Recital Planning
  • Acting and Performance Techniques
  • Musical Theory
  • Vocal Techniques
  • Voice Therapy
  • Creativity and Artistic Expression
  • Vocal Expertise

Accomplishments

  • Achieved great new milestones through effectively working with my virtual private music lessons. Each student is unique, all from different backgrounds and together we can allow vocal self discovery when playing with new vocal techniques. Some students vary from middle school ages to grown adults entering their 70's. I teach a classical voice, pop, musical theater, and rock. Each present unique challenges and require similar but different approaches.
  • Achieved flexibility in teaching methods to suit each students goals, vocal abilities, and preferred musical genres.
  • Flexibility in understanding different vocal demands, and the ability to provide constructive feedback.

Timeline

Choral Scholar / Soloist

Amherst Early Music Festival
07.2023 - 07.2023

Private Voice Teacher / Performer

Dustin Kaufman Virtual Music School
03.2023 - Current

Choral Assistant

Lincoln Center
02.2023 - 05.2023

Cocktail Server

The Ace Hotel BK
08.2022 - Current

Bartender

The Craftsman NYC
09.2019 - Current

Masters of Music - Classical Voice - Performance

Manhattan School of Music

Master of Arts - Vocal Performance

Northern Arizona University
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