EMMA WYNNE-JONES CV
Email: emmaclarewynnejones@gmail.com
Cell Phone: 001-831-737-6067
FORMAL QUALIFICATIONS
Date | Examinations taken | School, College, University | Grade |
July 2011 | Level 1 Early Years Music Mastership Certification | Gordon Institute of Music Learning | Pass |
September 07 – July 08 | QTS (Qualified Teacher’s Status) | University of Worcester | GTP (Graduate Teaching Programme) |
1998 – 2001 | BA(Hons) in Twentieth Century Music Studies | University of Sussex / Guildhall School of Music & Drama | 1stClass Hons |
2007-2012 | PG Diploma in Play and Creative Arts Therapy | University of Canterbury in conjunction with Association of Play and Child Psychotherapy (APAC) & PTUK | |
2006-2012 | PG Diploma in Psychoanalytic Observation Studies | Tavistock & Portman Centre in conjunction with University of East London |
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
TEACHING POSTS
Job Title & Description | Date | Employer |
Head of Early Years Music | Sept 2011-2013 | St. Nicholas Preparatory School, Kensington |
Vocal Leader / Music & Movement Animatrice | Jan 2010 — | Self, Farncombe Estate Adult Learning Centre, Sing Up, Oakridge May Revels, Prema Arts Centre, Various Schools. |
Private Music Teacher – Voice, Cello, Piano, Music Literacy (one-2-one & groups; all ages) | 2000 — current | Self |
Head of Music | Sept 2008 – Jan 2010 | Tockington Manor School, Bristol |
Class teacher on GTP* | Sept 2007-Sept 2008 (f/t) | Charlton Kings Junior School, Cheltenham & Kingsholm C. of E. Primary School, Gloucester. |
*Graduate Teacher Programme – employment based route to acquiring QTS. | ||
Specialist Class Music Teacher | Jan – Feb, July, Dec 2011, July 2012 Feb 2006 – April 2007 (1 day pw) Jan 2007 – March 2007 (1 day pw) Sept 2004 – Feb 2007 (1 day pw) April 2004 – July 2006 (1 morning pw) | Uplands Primary Ingleside School, Cirencester Rodmarton Primary, Cirencester (term of singing focus in school) Lynworth Primary, Cheltenham Avening Primary, Tetbury |
Workshop Leader: Music-Movement-Drama Workshops individually tailored for schools, E.g. Bluebeard, Ugly Duckling, Traditional Music & Dance | 2004 | International Festival of Music (education outreach project in primary schools) St John’s C. of E. Primary, Cheltenham Minchinhampton Primary School Cheltenham |
Performance Skills Coach Chamber Music Coach | 2004 ( 3 weeks) 2004 ( 1 day) | Cirencester Deer Park Secondary School Hampton Boys School |
Peripatetic Voice, piano, ‘cello teacher | Sept 2004 – July 2006 (1 day pw) | Kinghill Secondary School, Cirencester |
General Musicianship, Group Singing teacher | 2002 – 2003 ( 1 morning pw) | Junior Youth Music Centre, Wandsworth, London |
Director of Music – Rehearse 3 choirs weekly; conduct services every Sunday & on special occasions; played organ or directed an organist | Summer 2001 – March 2002 April 2002 – August 2002 | All Saints Church, East Sheen (approx 60 members all ages) St Mary’s Waltham, Lambeth (approx 20 adult members) |
THERAPEUTIC / SPECIAL NEEDS
Play and Creative Arts Therapist (infants, juniors, pre teens, adolescents, young adults) | Sept 2008- 2013 | Bristol City Academy. Park Infant School, Stonehouse. Charlton Kings Junior School, Cheltenham. |
TRAINING
MUSIC
Date | Course Title / Content | Institute / Place | Qualification gained |
various | Ongoing workshops Kodály & Orff-Schulwerk music education | Orff Society, British Kodaly Academy, University of Exeter | Attendance certificates |
2001 (1 week summer intensive) (2 hrs per week for one semester) | Intensive Pedagogical course, conducting skills. Advanced Musicianship Course | British Kodaly Academy | Attendance certificate |
1999 (3 week summer school) | Music & Movement Education course (including choral conducting) | Kodály Pedagogical Institute of Music, Kescémet, Hungary | Attendance certificate |
1998 (2 months) | Classical Indian Singing: Dhrupad | Benares, India. Ritwik Sanyal’s home | n/a |
1998 – 2001 | Twentieth Century Music Studies: composition, performance, independent study (music education), interdisciplinary studies | University of Sussex Guildhall School of Music & Drama | BA(Hons) 1st Class |
1997 (3 weeks) | Music & Movement Education course | Orff-Schulwerk Institute, Salzburg, Austria | Attendance certificate |
1990 – 1997 (1 day per week) | Cello, piano, jazz piano, choir, chamber choir, symphony orchestra, chamber orchestra, string orchestra, baroque group, chamber ensembles, composition, music theory, jazz studies. | Royal College of Music (Junior Department) | Grade 8 Cello (Distinction) Grade 7 Piano (Distinction) |
THEATRE
Date | Course Title / Content | Institute / Place | Qualification gained |
2005 (3 months f/t) | Le Jeu, Neutral Mask, Greek Tragedy, Melodrama | Ecole de Philippe Gaulier, Paris, France. | Certificates |
2004 (1 week f/t) | Bouffoon Workshop | Philippe Gaulier Workshop, Berlin, Germany. | // |
2003 (3 months – every afternoon) | Foundation in Mime & Physical Theatre | The Desmond Jones School of Mime & Physical Theatre, London. | Foundation in Mime & Physical Theatre |
2003 (1 wk) | Forum Theatre Intensive | Theatre of the Oppressed | Certificate |
DANCE
Date | Course Title / Content | Institute / Place | Qualification gained |
2005 – 07 | Attend regular contemporary dance classes & workshops in the Southwest Axis Syllabus & Contact Improvisation | Swindon Dance, Gloucestershire Dance, Prema Arts Centre, I hosted workshops with international artists in Stroud, Glos. | n/a |
2005 (3 months) | Dance Training | Association Choreos, Paris, France | n/a |
2004 – 7 (summer school intensives) | Axis Syllabus & Contact Improvisation Workshopswith Frey Faust & other certified AS teachers. | Italy, Austria, Germany, France | Certificates of attendance |
2004 (1 term) | Choreography Course with Angus Balbernie | Bristol University | 10 credits |
SCHOLARSHIPS and FELLOWSHIPS
1999 – Sir Thomas Beecham Scholarship from the University of Sussex for most outstanding Music student. Funded ‘cello lessons at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama for duration of degree.
2009 – Walter Hines Page Scholarship from English Speaking Union and ATL (Association of Teachers and Lecturers), funding three week research and development tour in US to enhance music teaching praxis – Applications of Gordon’s Music Learning Theory.
2013 – Awarded Postgraduate Fellowship of the Royal Geographical Society with the Institute of British Geographers in response to sabbatical/self-funded research project proposal.
PUBLICATIONS
2015 Emma has been asked to contribute to the publication of Music Play II, GIA publications, an Early Childhood Music Curriculum including a large variety of music and suggested activities that support tenets of A Music Learning Theory for Newborn and Young Children (Gordon, 2003).
PERFORMANCE
A few highlights….
2010/11 Choral Conducting, Cello & Voice: wedding, funeral, parties
2011 Rachmaninov Vespers – Gloucester Choral Society, Gloucester Cathedral
2010 Trio Twizzlestone – Oakridge May Revels (cello, singer, caller)
2009 Thornbury Eisteddffod – Conducting Tockington Manor Choir (winning ‘Best Choir’)…various concerts conducting TM Choir.
2009 English Acoustic Collective Summer School Concert: Ruskin Mill – ‘cello & voice
2008 Shift – Bath Dance Forum: ICIA Arts Theatre (dancer)
2003 Committing a Mime: Desmond Jones School of Mime & Physical Theatre (actor)
2002 French Songs – Troubadour café, Chelsea, London
2001 Big Love Orchestra – Brighton Kommedia (cello & voice)
2001 Cello recital – Brighton International Festival: St Michael & All Angels Church
2001 Premiered Michael Finnissey’s Piano Trio: Un chant d’amour par Jean Genet – Brighton International Music Festival
2000 — House Concerts – The Grove, Malvern; Hawkwood, Stroud: Voice & Cello
2000 Medica Kosova Appeal Variety Show: University of Sussex (Director, co-ordinator and performer)
2000 — Directed several concerts and school productions.
1998 – 2001 University of Sussex Concerts – solo, orchestral, chamber, twentieth century ensemble, choral
1999 All female variety show – Sussex University (director, coordinator, performer in aid of Womens’ Literacy Programme in India)
1997 Chinese Whispers – Richmond Upon Thames College Theatre – in aid of Chernobyl Children’s Lifeline ( co-director, actor, music choreography)
Recordings:
Winter Blessing – A choral CD I produced and directed within a year of my post as Director of Music at Tockington Manor School. I arranged several of the songs for the choir.
INTERESTS & HOBBIES
Storytelling, dancing (especially partner), horsemanship, low-stress stockmanship, braiding, regenerative agriculture, mindfulness, healing arts, travel.