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Kristen Ruiz, MSEd, ACVP PHONE: 845-594-4509 E-MAIL: kruiz@nyu.edu Work Experience New York University, New York, NY 2010Present Adjunct Professor of Voice: Vocal Performance and Music Educa4on Departments Developmental approach to training exercises and repertoire selec*on Teach private voice lessons; includes recital, jury and showcase prepara#on Adjudicate recitals and provide wri$en report Collaborate with faculty for enrichment workshops Subs%tute for graduate repertoire classes Group voice instructor Highland Visual and Performing Arts Ins1tute, Highland, NY 2007Present Choral Director, Voice Teacher, Curriculum Design Interdisciplinary approach to curriculum design Collaborate with faculty for joint projects Prepare vocalists and conduct choir during annual showcase Cantate Music, New York, NY 2006Present Director of Vocal Music, Voice Teacher, Workshop Facilitator, Conductor, Tour Coordinator Teach private and group voice lessons Prepare and conduct vocal ensemble Prepare professional singers for engagements and tours with strategies for sustainability Prepare students for state/regional compe44ons and university audi!ons Coordinate and facilitate educa/on outreach events Coordinate performance events (concerts, recitals, tours, masterclasses, fes,val choirs) Coordinated benefit concerts for outreach Iglesia Alianza, New York, NY 20092012 Director of Children and Youth Choir Curriculum design with focus on mul3cultural relevance Rehearsed and conducted children’s and youth choir for quarterly presenta-ons Introduced use of media for training and presenta2ons Organized enrichment events with other musicians Guest conductor for adult choir Established an annual day camp for underprivileged children; coordinated fundraising events to offer the camp free of charge Goodwill Choir, Montgomery, NY 20022010 CoDirector of Adult Concert Choir Designed voice training program Selected repertoire Coconducted adult choir; prepare monthly anthems and annual concerts Par$cipated in a recruitment team; increased membership from 15members to 60members Coordinated regional performance events Facilitated training workshops and masterclasses

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Kristen Ruiz, MSEd, ACVP PHONE: 845-594-4509

E-MAIL: [email protected]

Work Experience New  York  University,  New  York,  NY                                                                                                                                                                  2010-­‐Present                                                  

Adjunct  Professor  of  Voice:  Vocal  Performance  and  Music  Educa4on  Departments    

Developmental  approach  to  training  exercises  and  repertoire  selec*on  Teach  private  voice  lessons;  includes  recital,  jury  and  showcase  prepara#on  Adjudicate  recitals  and  provide  wri$en  report  Collaborate  with  faculty  for  enrichment  workshops  Subs%tute  for  graduate  repertoire  classes  Group  voice  instructor  

 Highland  Visual  and  Performing  Arts  Ins1tute,  Highland,  NY                                                                                                                                    2007-­‐Present                                                                        Choral  Director,  Voice  Teacher,  Curriculum  Design    

Interdisciplinary  approach  to  curriculum  design    Collaborate  with  faculty  for  joint  projects  Prepare  vocalists  and  conduct  choir  during  annual  showcase    

Cantate  Music,    New  York,  NY                                  2006-­‐Present  Director  of  Vocal  Music,  Voice  Teacher,  Workshop  Facilitator,  Conductor,  Tour  Coordinator    

Teach  private  and  group  voice  lessons  Prepare  and  conduct  vocal  ensemble  Prepare  professional  singers  for  engagements  and  tours  with  strategies  for  sustainability  Prepare  students  for  state/regional  compe44ons  and  university  audi!ons  Coordinate  and  facilitate  educa/on  outreach  events  Coordinate  performance  events  (concerts,  recitals,  tours,  masterclasses,  fes,val  choirs)    Coordinated  benefit  concerts  for  outreach    

Iglesia  Alianza,  New  York,  NY                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        2009-­‐2012  Director  of  Children  and  Youth  Choir                                          

Curriculum  design  with  focus  on  mul3cultural  relevance  Rehearsed  and  conducted  children’s  and  youth  choir  for  quarterly  presenta-ons  Introduced  use  of  media  for  training  and  presenta2ons  Organized  enrichment  events  with  other  musicians  Guest  conductor  for  adult  choir  Established  an  annual  day  camp  for  underprivileged  children;  coordinated  fundraising  events  to  offer  the  camp  free  of  charge  

 Goodwill  Choir,  Montgomery,  NY                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        2002-­‐2010  Co-­‐Director  of  Adult  Concert  Choir                                            

Designed  voice  training  program  Selected  repertoire    Co-­‐conducted  adult  choir;  prepare  monthly  anthems  and  annual  concerts  Par$cipated  in  a  recruitment  team;  increased  membership  from  15-­‐members  to  60-­‐members  Coordinated  regional  performance  events    Facilitated  training  workshops  and  masterclasses  

 

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St.  Mary’s-­‐in-­‐Tuxedo,  Tuxedo,  NY                                        2006-­‐2009  Director  of  Children’s  Educa&on                                              

Designed  teacher  training  program  and  provided  oversight  for  children’s  curriculum  Established  a  network  of  subs'tute  teachers  Directed  annual  performances  Coordinated,  produced,  recruited  and  trained  faculty,  and  served  as  an  instructor  for  a  week  long  day  camp  for  50  children  Established  and  maintained  a  community-­‐wide  newsle)er  Coordinated  and  lead  fundraisers  for  ac0ve  outreach  program  focused  locally  and  abroad  

 Highland  High  School,  Highland,  NY                                                      2002-­‐2005  High  School  Vocal  Music  Director,  Voice  Teacher,  Choral  Director,  Event  Coordinator                                                              

Conducted  3  choirs  and  prepared  bi-­‐annual  performances  Coordinated  annual  regional  choral  compe&&ons  Established  a  pull-­‐out  program  for  group  voice  lessons  Prepared  singers  for  district,  county  and  state  fes'vals,  and  state  conven,ons  Established  and  music  directed  annual  musical  produc'ons  Established  and  directed  annual  musical  showcases  for  assemblies  Co-­‐chaired  an  all-­‐county  music  fes-val  Established  and  facilitated  an  outreach  group  Coordinated  choral  exchanges,  and  established  the  Tri-­‐County  Choral  Workshop  with  annual  featured  guest  composers          

Performance Experience

Soul  Chant  Concert   Ensemble NPR  Radio,  Washington  DC      w.  Chandrika  Tanden  (Grammy  Nominee)     Somewhere  Between  Concert Ensemble Lincoln  Center        w.  Steve  Green  (Dove  Winner,  Grammy  Nominee)   Party  of  Six  Cabaret     Featured  Soloist Don’t  Tell  Mama Interfaith  Concert  Series Featured  Soloist Middle  Collegiate  Church               David  Byrne’s  The  Forest           Ensemble       NYU  Symphony  Space Bachfest  Series     Featured  Soloist Bardavon  Opera  House Tuxedo  Park  Performing  Arts  Guild Featured  Soloist Tuxedo  Park  Salon,  NY           On  Broadway  Revue Featured  Soloist RCC  Theater  Into  the  Woods     Cinderella Hilltop  Theater Barefoot  in  the  Park Corrie Hilltop  Theater       Cric?Crac! Sassa Helen  Hayes  Regional  Theater      dir.  by  Stone  “Bud”  Widney  (Camelot,  Paint  Your  Wagon)                                          

       

Tour Experience

 

Heritage's  "Anthem” Featured  Soloist Eastern  United  States   Commission  Series  Tour  s Featured  Soloist Southern  United  States  Nyack  Vocal  Ensemble Ensemble Europe    

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                                                                               Education & Training

 Leslie  University,  Cambridge,  MA  PhD,  In  process  (projected  gradua.on:    May  2016)  Focus:  Adult  Learning  and  Development  Theory;  addi&onal  study  included  Leadership  and  Program  Development  Disserta(on  Topic:  Pedagogy  and  Legacy  of  Dr.  Barbara  Doscher:  A  Synthesis  of  Vocal  Pedagogy  and  Learning  Theory    New  York  University,  New  York,  NY                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Advanced  Cer+ficate  in  Vocal  Pedagogy    University  of  New  England  ,  Biddeford,  ME                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Master  of  Science  in  Educa+on:  Music  Educa+on    Juilliard  School,  New  York,  NY                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Choral  Union  under  the  direc+on  of  Judy  Clurman    Nyack  College,  Nyack,  NY                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Bachelor  of  Music:  Music  Educa+on/Voice              

Principal Teachers    Voice   Stage   Coaching   Masterclass  Brian  Gill,  DMA   William  Wesbrooks   Stuart  Rogers   Ben  Hepner  Celeste  Simone   Stone  “Bud”  Widney   Chris&ne  Reimer    Marion  Howe,  PhD       Katherine  Fitzmaurice    

       

Choral Experience    

 

Beethoven’s  Mass  in  C   Carnegie  Hall  Electra:  Opera  World  Premier   Carnegie  Hall  John  Rutter’s  Feel  the  Spirit   Carnegie  Hall  Michael  Conley’s  Appalachian  Requiem  Premier         St.  Luke  in  the  Fields  John  Rutter’s  Requiem   Grace  Episcopal  Church  Carmina  Burana             Bardavon  Opera  House  

Civic  Center  

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Conferences, Research, Workshops and Symposia

 AAACE,  Charleston,  SC                   2014  Round  Table  Presenter:  “Culturally  and  Spiritually  Relevant  Education”              

Created  and  presented  a  PowerPoint  based  on  research  findings  Facilitated  a  group  discussion  

 Voice  Habilitation  Workshop,  Pearl  River,  NY             2014-­‐2015  Presenter                    

 Presented  a  lecture  on  the  fundamentals  of  vocology  Demonstrated  practitioner-­‐friendly  strategies;    Facilitated  a  masterclass  based  on  the  concepts  of  the  lecture    

 NYU  Voice  Habilitation/Rehabilitation  Course,    New  York,  NY         2012  Research  Participant      

Served  as  the  voice  teacher  as  part  of  a  voice  care  team    Partnered  with  a  Speech  Language  Pathologist  in  training  Was  assigned  a  student  complaining  of  voice  issues  Was  present  for  laryngoscopy  (scoping  revealed  mid-­‐fold  swelling)  Worked  with  student  for  5-­‐days  under  direct  oversight  of  researchers    Student  performed  at  conclusion  of  course  for  final  data  collection  to  be  used  for  analysis      

 NYU  Symposium,  New  York,  NY                 2013-­‐2014  Attendee/Staff      

Greeted  participants  and  organized  registration  Created  work  schedule  for  volunteers  Set  up/break  down  conference  each  day;  prepared  break-­‐time  food  displays  Assisted  facilitator  as  needed                      

 Voice  Foundation  Symposium,  Philadelphia,  PA             2012-­‐2014                                                                                                                                                                                                    Attendee      

Attended  presentations  and  workshops  focused  on  contemporary  singing  strategies;  injured  voice  care;  differences  between  male  and  female  acoustic  strategies;  new    research  in  glottal  adduction,  nasonance  and  formant  tuning;  the  use  of  semi-­‐occluded    vocal  tract  posture  tools;  technology  for  the  studio  

 

Honors

Outstanding  Achievement  &  Contribu6on  to  Vocal  Pedagogy  (New  York  University)  Graduate  Program  in  Vocal  Performance    Excellence  in  Music  Educa.on  (Nyack  College)  Vocal  Department