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About Mel F.
Experience
Instrumental Instructor
Feb, 2012 - PresentWood and Strings
Teaching variety of instruments, including violin, viola, 'cello, bass, ukulele, guitar, bass guitar, trumpet, saxophone, clarinet, flute, recorder, and piano.
Composer, Arranger, Music Instructor
Jun, 1995 - PresentPrivate Studio
Accepted and completed commissions for original and arranged music to be used in concerts, theatre, and film; recent commissions include early musicians John Tyson and Frank Jones, singers Sierra Marcy, Laura Pincus and Jack Byrne, and poet Maria Antifonario. Taught a variety of instruments privately.
Instrumental Instructor
Jun, 1990 - Aug, 1991Picker's Supply
Taught violin, viola, 'cello and piano.
Education
AB Music
Sep, 1990 - Jun, 1995Harvard-Radcliffe
MM Music
Jan, 2012 - May, 2014Longy School of Music of Bard College
Certifications
Massage Therapy
May, 2010Salter School
Studied myology & kinesiology, anatomy & physiology, ethics, reflexology.
Master's Degree in Music Composition
May, 2014Longy School of Music
Studied music theory medieval to modern; research and materials; 20th & 21st century compositional techniques; pedagogy.
Awards
Winner: Orchestral Composition Contest
Nov, 2013Longy Chamber Orchestra
PatsyLu Prize
Sep, 2020IAWM
Affiliations
Society of Composers Inc.
Feb, 2012SCI is an independent organization concerned with the fellowship, collaboration, career goals, and objectives of new and contemporary music composers and those interested in topics related to composition.
ASCAP
Jan, 2017ASCAP is a membership association of more than 625,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers. We uphold the value of our members’ music, and help them thrive alongside the businesses that use their music every day.
International Alliance for Women in Music
Oct, 2013The International Alliance for Women in Music builds awareness of women’s contributions to musical life through its publications, website, international competitions, conferences, concert promotion, and presentation, and through its support of entrepreneurial and publishing activities, scholarly research and publications, broadcasts, educational initiatives, and advocacy work.
SoundExchange
Apr, 2013SoundExchange helps the music and creative community thrive in the digital age. SoundExchange is the independent nonprofit collective management organization that collects and distributes digital performance royalties to featured artists and copyright holders. We represent recording artists – from unsigned a cappella to acid rock to multi-platinum stars and master rights owners including major and independent record labels. It’s our job to ensure that these artists and copyright holders are compensated when their work is broadcast by non-interactive digital radio.
Languages
German
Limited Proficiency
English
Native Proficiency
Hebrew
Limited Proficiency
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