MARLENA HOOKER MOORE

• Managed day-to-day business operations: scheduling, invoicing, and teaching 25-35 weekly voice and piano lessons.
• Created encouraging, fun and focused lesson atmosphere.
• Developed strategies to help students successfully audition for theater productions, choirs, university admission, scholarships, state and national vocal competitions.
• Explained music theory, aural skills and fundamental concepts to teach students to understand, analyze, perform and create music.
• Arranged performance recitals and concerts to allow students to showcase musical talents.

• Produced annual Vocal Scenes performances
• Collaborated with directors of Vocal Department on curriculum and semester plans
• Provided individual voice lessons to 25-30 vocal majors, grades 6-12
• Developed & taught group music theory, aural skills, and vocal technique classes
• Evaluated student vocal abilities by providing feedback and written reports.

• Successfully transitioned to online worship, then to hybrid (in-person and online) worship during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Assisted with technology purchases and setup.
• Served as Zoom host for online worship.
• Collaborated with church pianist and organist to provided recorded music videos for each service.
• Directed virtual choral rehearsals and created virtual choir videos for special events using Audacity and WeVideo

• Led team of performer-volunteers in putting on two summer season and one spring season of opera: "for singers, by singers."
• Planned and implemented fundraising events.
• Prepared annual budget forecasts and monitored performance to meet organizational objectives.
• Managed rehearsal and performance logistics and operations.
• Coordinated schedules and timelines for each season from auditions to post-production.
• Coordinated schedules and timelines for events.

• Planned, organized and led music ministry during worship service by motivating congregational participation and providing direction to choir members and musicians.
• Promoted fellowship within and helped recruit new volunteers into music ministry.
• Developed programs for holidays and unique events.
• Accompanied hymns and provided piano music for Sunday services.

• Completed 15 individual and 3 group projects using:

HTML CSS, JavaScript, GitHub, APIs, Node.js, Object-Oriented Programming, Express.js, SQL, Object-Relational Mapping (ORM), Model-View-Controller (MVC), NoSQL, Progressive Web Applications (PWA), React.js, MERN applications (MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, Node.js), GraphQL, JSON Web Token (JWT), Apollo Client

• Grade Average: 95.25%

• Coursework in the history of classical vocal music, music theory, pedagogy, and performance practice.
• Performed in concerts and staged productions through the opera department.
• Completed comprehensive final exams and a 50-minute solo recital in 5 languages.
• GPA: 3.96

• Coursework in general education, music history, music theory and vocal performance.
• Performed with jazz ensembles, classical chamber music, and opera program.
• President's Honor Roll, Fall 2004-Spring 2005
• Partial Tuition Scholarship Recipient, Fall 2005
• GPA: 4.0

• Undergraduate studies in piano performance
• Honor Scholar seminar participant
• Semester abroad in Vienna, Austria