Birgit's Music Resume

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Musical Training 

Piano
Studied Piano since age seven under Walter Fox  Studio in Germany and  in Laguna Beach California to the Advanced Level up to and including working on Beethoven's Pathetique Symphony.  Classical Repertoire includes works of Beethoven, Mozart, Schumann, Schubert, Chopin, Grieg and Bach. Composed and performed a number of her own Recordings in Southern California. The family loved classical music and were  listening to Concerts daily. 
I also sang with the Music when traveling in the car and developed ear-& voice training. 

Accordion
Transferred knowledge from classical Piano, to Folk Accordion.
Performed as part of several ensembles at various Stages on the West Coast. 
Directed and worked Public Relations for Folk Voice Band for four years and performed as lead Accordionist. Folk Voice Band also toured with a Finnish Dance Performance Troup to Roots in Finland 1992 and has toured various countries throughout Europe. The Band's repertoire ranges from Scandinavian to Balkan and Continental Traditional Music. Most recently I ran the accordion stage at Folklife Festival here in Seattle the last 2 years and have promoted and helped sponsor various groups from Finland and Germany.

Music Theory
Studied Music Theory at Orange Coast College under Dr Smith. 
Held several Music Theory Workshops and teaches Music Theory privately. 
Most recently in the process of earning a diploma with Dr Elisabeth Caspari

who worked directly under Prof Maria Montessori, to teach the Montessori Method of Music. 

Musical Goals
My musical goals are to make music fun and enjoyable for both participant and listener. I would like to explore the healing power of music and work more with children who have learning and emotional challenges. I don't believe in Age barriers and think that Music can be fun to learn at all age levels. I will work with various ability levels to make music a fun an enjoyable experience.