Master of Music in clarinet performance May 2014 Member of Triano Graduate Wind Quintet, full assistantship in performance and musicianship.

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1 Emily Cook 320 Saline Street Pittsburgh, PA (217) emilycookclarinet.com Education Duquesne University Artist Diploma in clarinet performance Anticipated May 2016 Full assistantship for orchestral and wind band performance and musicianship. Master of Music in clarinet performance May 2014 Member of Triano Graduate Wind Quintet, full assistantship in performance and musicianship. Lawrence University Bachelor of Music in Clarinet Performance and Music Education, summa cum laude. May 2012 Teaching and Tutoring Experience Duquesne University Musicianship Department Graduate Assistant September 2012-May 2015 Assistant for Musicianship III, IV, and VI Organized pre-exam review sessions for students in Musicianship III and IV and assisted with facultyled tutoring sessions. Facilitated grading sessions with other graduate assistants and assisted in creating homework answer keys. Provided extensive feedback on graded assignments. Developed strong familiarity with overall course of Duquesne University musicianship curriculum and desired learning outcomes. Private Instrumental Instructor David s Music House in Canonsburg, PA and private studio September present Maintained large private studio of over twenty students in clarinet, saxophone, and piano. Worked with students ranging from beginners to advanced high school students preparing for college and youth orchestra auditions. Created opportunities for solo and chamber music performances and coached chamber groups. Developed and implemented curriculum for saxophone ensemble camp, emphasizing saxophone quartet literature, chamber music skills, and basic music theory.

2 Incorporated opportunities to develop music theory and aural skills into lessons, and encouraged the exploration of improvisation and composition. Hampton High School, Hampton Township School District Marching Band Staff August 2015 Clarinet Section Coach Lead sectionals for high school clarinetists, focusing on field show repertoire and clarinet fundamentals. Whitney Young Magnet High School, Chicago Public School District Student Teacher February - May 2012 Taught 7 th -12 th grade band students ranging from beginning to advanced levels in four concert bands and an after-school jazz combo program. Developed lessons employing both verbal instruction and extensive modeling, focused on maximizing playing time for students and developing their instrumental, rhythmic, music reading, and practice skills through the performance of quality literature. Selected state and nationally endorsed repertoire based on educational potential, musical value, and appeal to students. Prepared students for performances including formal concerts, pep rallies, and city, state, and national festivals, where ensembles received ratings of superior and honors superior. Played major role in organizing and chaperoning the wind ensemble s trip to New York s Carnegie Hall for the New York Wind Band Festival. Assisted with hosting IHSA Large Ensemble Contest, which brought over 40 performing ensembles to Whitney Young, including overseeing judge selection and coordinating parent and student volunteers. Lawrence University Music Theory and Aural Skills Tutor September November 2011 Tutored first and second year students in written music theory, focusing particularly on developing idiomatic partwriting and harmonic analysis skills. Assisted students in the development of aural skills through leading interval and chord drills at the keyboard and offering suggestions for further practice, including recommending sight-singing exercises and online resources, to further develop their skills of audiation. Writing Tutor September November 2011 Assisted students with writing projects in all academic disciplines, focusing on essay organization, wellsupported arguments, and proper citations. Facilitated group writing and revision workshops and hosted exam review sessions for Freshman Studies courses. Received additional training to better serve ELL students and address their specific writing and academic needs.

3 Lawrence Academy of Music Young Band Project Apprentice Teacher September November 2011 Taught at after-school band program for fifth-grade beginners. Created lessons that fostered student creativity and exploration, including composition and improvisation projects and movement activities. Incorporated techniques from proven music pedagogy systems, including the Dalcroze and Kodaly methods. Presentations Lecture Recital: Disembodied Sounds: Timbral Symbolism in Kaija Saariaho s Oi Kuu Graduate Students in Music Conference: Music and Instrumentality April 17, 2015 CUNY Graduate Center, New York NY Performing Otherness: Musical Persona in a Performance of D om Le Vrai Sens Graduate Symposium on Music March 21, 2015 SUNY Buffalo, Buffalo, NY Honors and Awards Presser Award and Scholarship 2011 Awarded to an outstanding junior musician. Lawrence University Freshman Studies Writing Prize 2009 Awarded for the most outstanding essay written during the Freshman Studies sequence. Professional Ensemble Experience Alia Musica Contemporary Ensemble Pittsburgh, PA Clarinet, bass clarinet Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra Greensburg, PA Substitute clarinet

4 Opera in the Ozarks Festival Orchestra 2013 Eureka Springs, AR Second clarinet Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra 2012 Appleton, WI Substitute clarinet Festival Experience Claremont Clarinet Festival 2015 Pomona College, Claremont, CA Summer Institute for Contemporary Performance Practice 2014 New England Conservatory, Boston, MA Opera in the Ozarks 2013 Eureka Springs, AR Principal Teachers Ron Samuels, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra David Bell, Lawrence University, Cleveland Opera and Ballet Orchestras Lawrence McDonald, Oberlin Conservatory, Professor Emeritus Eric Ginsburg, Western Illinois University, Omaha Symphony Louis Margaglione, Quincy University Selected Masterclasses Mark Nuccio, New York Philharmonic July 2014 Todd Levy, Milwaukee Symphony, Santa Fe Opera Orchestra April 2011 David Shifrin, Yale School of Music March 2010 Concerto Appearances Debussy: Premiere Rhapsody December 2014 Duquesne Symphony Orchestra; Jeffrey Turner, conductor Pittsburgh, PA

5 Donald Crockett: Dance Concerto for Clarinet and Bass Clarinet February 2014 Duquesne Wind Symphony; Robert Cameron, conductor Pittsburgh, PA Selected Solo and Chamber Performances Alia Musica Spring Concert May 2015 Charity Randall Theater, Pittsburgh, PA Beyond Microtonal Music Festival March 2015 with Alia Musica Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA Graduate Recital April 2015 Works by Auric, Boulez, Cahuzac, Milhaud, and Poulenc. Graduate Recital November 2014 Works by Brahms, Egon Wellesz, Schumann, and Martinu SICPP Iditarod June 2014 Works by Roger Reynolds, John Zorn, Chaya Czernowin, and Gabriel Bolaños Brown Hall, New England Conservatory, Boston, MA SICPP Lunchtime Series June 2014 Works by Giacinto Scelsi Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, MA Pittsburgh Soundpike May 2014 with Directions Duo and ELCO New Hazlett Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA Alia Musica at the Pittsburgh New Music Festival May 2014 New Hazlett Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA Bringing Pierrot Lunaire to Life May 2014 George R. White Studio, Pittsburgh, PA 2 x 2 April 2014 with Directions Duo Irma Freeman Center, Pittsburgh, PA Graduate Recital November 2013 Works by Muczynski, Debussy, Saariaho, and Martino

6 Stravinsky: L Histoire du Soldat November 2013 Alia Musica with Robert Dick, Flute April 2013 Bricolage Theater, Pittsburgh, PA Graduate Recital April 2013 Works by Brahms, Schuller, Lutoslawski, Scelsi, and Robert Carl