KATHY CHIAVOLA
kcsing1@aol.com
615-383-1460
Resume
Education
Oberlin Conservatory - Bachelor of Music in Performance - l974
Oberlin Conservatory - Master of Music in Performance - 1975
Indiana University - courses towards Doctorate in Pedagogy - 1976-78
Richard Miller’s Vocal Institute - Belmont University - Summer, l994
Major Teachers
Helen Hodam - 1970-75
Eileen Farrell - 1976-78
Teaching Experience
Student teacher - Oberlin Conservatory - 1973-75
Private Voice Instructor - Bloomington, Indiana - 1976-80
Private Voice Instructor specializing in commercial music,
Nashville, TN - 1983 - present
Vocal Performance and Technique Instructor at the Augusta Heritage
Festival, Elkins, West Virginia, Vocal Week, August 7-12, 1994
Adjunct Professor of Commercial Voice - Belmont University,
Fall-l994 to Present
Vocal Technique Instructor at Stringalong sponsored by the
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee School of Fine Arts Folk Center 1997
Vocal Instructor at Bluegrass Camp, South Plains Community
College, summer '97
Vocal Instructor at Sore Fingers Week, April, 2001, Cotswolds, England
Additional Positions Held
1997 to present, Nashville Board Member of the American Federation
of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA)
1997 to present, Board Member of the International Bluegrass Music
Museum
Interim Musical Director - West Nashville United Methodist Church
- 1992-3
Instructor - Careers in Entertainment Seminar - Jim Halsey Agency
- 1988-90
Guest panalist for various groups on session singing and
performance
1997 to present, Board Member of the Alliance Francaise, Nashville
Chapter
Organizations
Country Music Association (CMA)
National Academy of Recording Arts Society (NARAS)
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA)
American Federation of Musicians (AFM)
International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA)
American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
Society For the Preservation of Bluegrass Music in America (SPGMA)
Awards
1997 International Artist of the Year Nomination, British Country
Music Awards
1997 SPBGMA Bluegrass Female Vocalist of the Year, Contemporary
l995 Background Vocalist of the Year, Nashville Music Awards
l974 NATS, undergraduate division,
l970 Bozazian Award, full tuition scholarship for Bachelor and
Master of Music
Degrees at Oberlin Conservatory of Music
Recordings
LABOR OF LOVE, Ragged But Right (Europe), My Label (US)
THE HARVEST, Demon Records Ltd. (Europe) My Label (US)
FROM WHERE I STAND, My Label
Testimonies:
“The way you ‘translated ‘ advice I’ve heard all my life into recognizable,
doable procedures, was little short of miraculous for all of us. ....it’s
like you were speaking directly to my body, bypassing my rational
mind....heard a difference in the way I was singing. Amazing.” participant
in Stringalong Weekend 1997 sponsored by University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
School of Fine Arts Folk Center.
“Your class raved about your teaching. I'm afraid to hire anyone else for
vocals because your former students would revolt.” Joe Carr, South Plains
Community College, program director of Bluegrass Program, 1997
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