Priscilla Maria Blanco

11471 SW 180 ST

Miami, FL 33157

Cell: 786.291.1644

Email: prisc915@bellsouth.net

Professional Objective

To pursue a career as a music teacher that will allow me to expand on children’s creative intuition and help them relate music to other arts and subjects.

Education

Florida International University, Miami FL

Bachelor of Music- Music Education                                (August 2007-May 2011)

Work Experience

• Internship- Palmetto Middle School, Miami, FL                                 (March 2011-April 2011)
• Internship- South Miami K-8 Center, Miami, FL                      (January 2011-February2011)
• Creative Music Project, Inc. - Secretary and Co-Founder                                (2010-Present)
• Evolution Dance and Performing Arts- Piano & Voice Teacher, Miami, FL (2010- Present)
• Dance Gallery- Musical Theater Class                                     (August 2010- February 2011)
• Private Piano and Voice Teacher, Miami, FL                                                     (2006- Present)
• Music Director

Miami Children’s Theater, Miami, FL                                                                                     (2008- 2009)

Responsible for accompanying actors at auditions and rehearsals, making a budget for orchestra members for each show, organizing rehearsal schedules, conducting and playing for each show. In addition, I am responsible for teaching the show music to the actors, giving private lessons in voice and piano, and teaching music theory.

Musicals include:

• “The Wedding Singer”                                                                                                            (2009)

            Miami Children’s Theater                                                                              

• “Crazy for You”                                                                                                                         (2009) 

             Miami Children’s Theater                                                                                               

• “Sweet Charity”

       Miami Children’s Theater, Miami, FL                                                                                  (2009)

• “Alice in Wonderland, Jr.”

       Miami Children’s Theater, Miami, FL                                                                                  (2009)

• “Willy Wonka, Jr.”

       Miami Children’s Theater, Miami, FL                                                                                  (2009)

• “Aida”

       Miami Children’s Theater, Miami, FL                                                                                  (2009)

• “The Little Prince the Musical”

       Miami Children’s Theater, Miami, FL                                                                                  (2008)

• “Damn Yankees”

       Miami Children’s Theater, Miami, FL                                                                                  (2008)

• “Gypsy”         

       Miami Children’s Theater, Miami, FL                                                                                  (2008)

• “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change”

      Miami Stage Company, Miami, FL                                                                                       (2008)

• “The Roar of the Greasepaint, the Smell of the Crowd”

      Coral Reef High School, Miami, FL                                                                                      (2006)

• “School House Rock Live!”

      Coral Reef High School, Miami, FL                                                                                      (2005)

Achievements

Recipient of FIU MPAS Scholarship; Scholarship recipient from Women of Tomorrow Mentor and Scholarship Program; Treasurer of the Collegiate National Association of Music Educators – CMENC (2008- 2009); President of CMENC (2009-2010); Recipient of The Student Advocacy Award from the Florida Higher Education Arts Network; Member of University Chorale; Member of Concert Choir; Member of Women’s Choir; named one of the 100 Music Education Majors on Twitter.

Organized and participated in the Grand Cayman Music Workshop, which developed into the Creative Music Project, Inc., in July of 2010 teaching Music Technology to elementary school students.

Sites

To access the professional portfolio, go to the following link:

http://www.taskstream.com/ts/blanco16/PriscillaBlancoProfessionalPortfolio.html

To access the Creative Music Project, Inc. go to the following link:

www.creativemusicproject.org

References

-Dr. Kathleen Kerstetter, Music Education Director, Mount Olive College

Phone: 786.897.3329                                             Email: Kathy@creativemusicproject.org

-Vivian Gonzalez, Cooperating Teacher, South Miami K-8 Center

Phone: 786.301.1154                                                     Email: gonzalezv@dadeschools.net

-Angelica De Jesus, Cooperating Teacher, Palmetto Middle School

Phone: 786.223.9920                                                       Email: dejesus1@dadeschools.net

-Damaris Lopez-Canales, Director, Miami Children’s Theater

Phone: 305.519.0511                                      Email: damaris@miamichildrenstheater.com