The University of Texas at Austin Butler School of Music, College of Fine Arts 1 University Station E 3100 Austin, TX 78712 lanihamilton@utexas.edu Lani Hamilton Curriculum Vitae EDUCATION Degree Institution Date Ph.D Music and Human Learning The University of Texas expected Austin, TX Summer, 2016 M.M. Violin Performance The University of Texas May, 2011 Austin, TX B.M. Violin Performance The University of Miami May, 2004 (cum laude) Miami, FL TEACHING EXPERIENCE Associate Instructor (String Methods, Student Teacher Supervision) and Graduate Assistant (Human Learning and Behavior, Instrumental Ensemble Literature and Performance, Musical Lives, School Organization and Classroom Management in Secondary Schools, Supervised Teaching in Music), Butler School of Music, The University of Texas at Austin, 2013-present Faculty (private violin and viola lessons, homogenous and heterogeneous string classes, string orchestra conductor, and early childhood music classes), The University of Texas String Project, 2011-present Chamber Music Coach (piano, strings, winds), Austin Chamber Music Center, 2011- present Coordinator and Teacher (orchestra classes, private violin and viola lessons), The University of Texas Elementary School in conjunction with The University of Texas String Project, 2011-2014 Suzuki Program Coordinator and Teacher (violin), Austin Montessori School, 2009-2013
Lani Hamilton 2 Music Teacher (middle school orchestra), Manor Independent School District Public Schools, 2010-2011 and 2012-2013 Teacher (violin and viola), Monarch Suzuki Academy, 2011-2012 Teaching Assistant (applied violin), Butler School of Music, The University of Texas at Austin, 2009-2010 Music Teacher (middle school orchestra) and String Orchestra Consultant (middle school orchestra, elementary school strings), Lee County School District Public Schools, 2005-2008 Studio Teacher (violin and viola), 1997-present UNIVERSITY COURSES TAUGHT String Methods (undergraduate and graduate) Student Teacher Supervision (undergraduate and graduate) Applied Violin (undergraduate) Graduate Teaching Assistant Human Learning and Behavior (graduate) Instrumental Ensemble Literature and Performance (undergraduate and graduate) Musical Lives (undergraduate) School Organization and Classroom Management in Secondary Schools (undergraduate and graduate) Supervised Teaching in Music (graduate) Violin Studio Class (graduate and undergraduate) ARTICLES IN SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS (REFEREED) Hamilton, L. & Duke, R. A. Reconsidering error in music learning. (Submitted for Review) Cobb, L. (2014). Home Listening Practices of Parents, Infants, and Toddlers: A Survey of Parents Enrolled in Early Childhood Music Education Classes. Texas Music Education Research Online. RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS AT MEETINGS OF LEARNED SOCIETIES (REFEREED)
Lani Hamilton 3 How did I do? Musicians self-perceptions of performance during individual music practice [with R.A. Duke]. Texas Music Educators Association Annual Conference, San Antonio, February 2015. Home listening practices of parents, infants, and toddlers. National Association for Music Education Biennial Research and Teacher Education Conference, St. Louis, April 2014. Home listening practices of parents, infants, and toddlers. Texas Music Educators Association Annual Conference, San Antonio, February 2014. INVITED LECTURE PRESENTATIONS No Matter What, Everyone Gets Better. Texas Music Educators Association Conference, San Antonio, February 2016. Embracing Heterogeneity: Effective Teaching in Diverse Ability Groups. American String Teachers Association Conference, Salt Lake City, March 2015. It s Child s Play: Parents and Infants Music Engagement with Digital Technologies [with E. Costa-Giomi and C. Merkow]. National Association for Music Education Conference, St. Louis, April 2014. Curricular Ideas: How are string projects different from school based groups (or are they)? [with A. Adamson]. National String Project Consortium, American String Teachers Association Conference, Louisville, March 2014. RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE Orchestral Experience: Substitute Violin, The Austin Symphony, 2009-present Co-Concertmaster, The University of Texas Symphony Orchestra, 2009-2011 Principal Second Violin, Opera Naples, 2007-2009 Section Violin, Southwest Florida Symphony, 2007-2009 Section Violin, Miami Symphony, 2004-2007 Section Violin, Palm Beach Pops Orchestra, 2004-2007 Artistic Director and Section Violin, Clarke Chamber Players, 2002-2004
Lani Hamilton 4 Co-Principal Second Violin, The University of Miami Symphony Orchestra, 2000-2004 Invited Festivals: Austin Chamber Music Festival, Austin, TX, 2013, 2014, and 2015 Sunflower Chamber Music Festival, Topeka, KS, 2011 Miró Quartet s Intensive Chamber Music Seminar, Austin, TX, 2010 and 2011 Brevard Music Festival, Brevard, NC, 2008 and 2002 The University of Miami Chamber Music Forum, Miami, FL, 1999 ADJUDICATION National Federation of Music Clubs Competition, Texas District 6, 2014 and 2015 Florida All-State Orchestra Auditions, 2007 and 2008 Hillsborough County Solo and Ensemble Festival, Florida, 2007 HONORS AND AWARDS The University of Texas Endowed Presidential Scholarship, 2010-2011 Outstanding Master of Music Recital, The University of Texas at Austin, 2011 Outstanding Teacher Award, Lee County Public Schools, 2007 Brevard Music Festival Chamber Music Fellow, 2002 Constance Weldon Scholarship Recipient, The University of Miami, 2000-2004 Florida Bright Futures Scholarship, 2000-2004 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American String Teachers Association National Association for Music Education
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