Julie Cleveland's resume

education

New England Conservatory of Music, Boston MA
Master of Music in Composition, 1990

Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson NY
BA cum laude in Music Composition & Performance, 1983

Emerson College/Longy School of Music, Boston MA
Undergraduate Studies in Music and Drama, 1979–1980

Studies With

Piano Performance
Classical:

• Joan Tower, Luis Garcia Renart (Bard College)
• Marion Shepp (Longy School of Music)
• German Diez, Eleanor Westman Gifford (private)

Jazz:

• Harvey Diamond, Jeff Covell, Dan Dobek, Phil Swanson (private)

Composition and Theory

• Joan Tower, Benjamin Boretz, Eli Yarden (Bard College)
• Malcolm Peyton, Robert Cogan (New England Conservatory)

History and Interpretive Analysis

• John Heiss (New England Conservatory)

Conducting

• Malcolm Peyton (New England Conservatory)

Wingsound Injury-Preventive Piano Technique Workshop

• with Barbara Lister-Sink, Artist-in-Residence, Salem College, Winston-Salem, NC 1998

Piano Pedagogy Workshop

• with Jean Stackhouse, New England Conservatory 1991

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Cape Ann Piano Studio, Gloucester MA
(formerly J. Cleveland Piano Studio, 1990–1995)
Owner and Instructor, 1990–2003
Began full-time, successful piano instruction business, the Cape Ann Piano Studio, in January 1996. Taught over 30 private students, primarily young students, beginning through advanced levels, each week for either a 30- or 60-minute private lesson. Co-taught with another instructor at the studio group class for 4- and 5-year-olds once per week. In addition to piano, taught composition, theory, history, as well as basic jazz theory, harmony, and improvisation. Produced two recitals each school year; a holiday recital and a formal spring recital. Published and distributed a bi-monthly studio newsletter and gave written student evaluations at the end of the Fall and Spring semesters.

Other Teaching Experience

adjunct piano faculty for:

• The Pingree School, Hamilton, MA, 2006

Piano Instructor for:

• Music to You, Los Angeles, 2004–2005
• Brookwood School, Manchester, MA 1996–1997, Fall 1988
• Creative Arts for Kids, Reading, MA 1994
• North Shore Conservatory, Gloucester, MA (formerly The Baird School) 1991–1993
• American School of Music, Peabody, MA 1991–1993
• The Guitar Workshop, Saratoga Springs, NY 1988

Other Professional Experience in Music and Theatre

• Piano Soloist/Music Director Substitute, Universalist-Unitarian Church 1995–2003, Gloucester and Rockport congregations
• Music Director/Producer, Rockport Acoustic Festival, Rockport MA 1996–1999. Produced festival that brother co-founded in 1979, including recruiting, booking and scheduling talent, emcee of festival, public relations; wrote and designed all press release and advertising materials
• Classical Music Reviewer, North Shore Magazine (Essex County Newspapers) 1995–1996
• Actor 1973–Present
  Professional, stock, college, and community theatre. See acting resume.

SELECT PERFORMANCES OF COMPOSITIONS

Sketches: Seventeen Years, for solo piano, Flaming Chalice Coffeehouse, Gloucester, MA 1997

Julie Cleveland—Solo Piano, Rockport, MA 1991

Mobiles, for voice, horn, piano & percussion, Tuesday Night New Music, Jordan Hall, Boston 1989

Grimalkin, for trombone & double bass, Christopher Washburne Plays Boston, Longy Recital Hall
Cambridge, MA 1988 (American Music Week Concert)

The Air Is Different Here, for chamber group, An Evening of New Music, Tulsa Performing Arts Center
Tulsa, OK 1987 (American Music Week Concert)

The Path at Dawn, for flute, 'cello & piano, The Da Capo Chamber Players In Concert, Avery Center for
the Arts, Annandale, NY 1983

AWARDS

• Peter Stone Music Prize, Bard College 1983
• Larry McLeod Award in Jazz, Bard College 1983