
Elder Care & Healing Arts
Experience
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41 years as a professional musician in a wide variety of settings
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14 years of experience and more than 600 shows and events in:
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Senior Independent Living, Assisted Living, Skilled Nursing, Memory Care, Hospice, Neurology, and Nephrology Facilities (including activities specifically crafted for Alzheimer’s and Memory Care patients)
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Over 600 hours of Palliative Care bedside music experience
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10 years as Musician in Residence for Reno Foundation Healing
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Arts Program
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8 years and over 40 shows with Seniors as Director of the Senior
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Music Workshop for the City of Reno Senior Services
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Artist for the Sierra Arts Elder Care Concert Series
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National Endowment for the Arts American Masterpiece Grant Recipient for “Evolution of the Blues” Show
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Program director and/or grant recipient for over 25 Nevada Arts Council and Sierra Arts Grants, including:
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Nevada Arts Council Arts in Education Grant Recipient
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Sierra Arts Artist Grant Recipient
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Qualifications
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Nevada Arts Council Rostered Artist
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Comprehensive and flexible musical skills on:
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Piano, keyboards, guitar, mandolin. flute, percussion and vocal
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More than 30 hours of eclectic memorized repertoire with a special emphasis on the American Songbook from 1926-1956, vintage country, folk, blues and Americana
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Fluid improvisation in a variety of traditional styles
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High quality musical gear:
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Instruments and PA systems for up to 400 person venues
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Lightweight portable keyboards and acoustic instruments for bedside settings
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Magna Cum Laude Bachelors of Music Degree in Piano Performance
