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Laura K. Rosser

Kreiselmaier

***A Morton Avenue / Nashville, TN 37211

ph: 615-***-**** / email: aboz79@r.postjobfree.com

Education

Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN (2008 )

Presently earning M.A. (en passant) and Ph.D. in Religion, Psychology, & Culture (RPC)

Coursework completed Fall 2011 with 3.92 GPA

Now preparing for qualifying exams and dissertation writing

Belmont University, Nashville, TN (2000-2004)

Earned B.A. in Ministry with a minor in PianoGraduated summa cum laude with 3.99 GPA

Designed curriculum and senior thesis project through the Honors Program

Academic Honors and Awards

Recipient of Belmont University Alumni Award (2004)

Belmont University Presidential Scholar (2000-2004)

Poetry editor and published author in Belmont Literary Journals 2002, 2003, & 2004

Recipient of Charles F. Treadway Award for ministerial writing and communication (2003)Counseling Training & Experience

Pastoral Psychotherapist (as a Vanderbilt RPC Graduate Student) 2010-Present

. Provide therapeutic counseling sessions to clients dealing with a range of

psychological and spiritual issues

. Received 2.5-yr. supervision in a weekly RPC Clinical Seminar led by AAPC-affiliated

pastoral counselors

Premarital Counselor, Rachel & Robert Cole, Knoxville, TN Summer 2007

. Designed and implemented several long-distance topical counseling sessions with the

bride and groom

. Co-officiated at their wedding (along with a licensed minister) and co-wrote its

liturgy and prayers

Undergraduate Ministry Student,

Belmont University2002-2004

. Completed semester-long chaplaincy practicum at Baptist Hospital, Nashville, TN, under

Dr. Ben Curtis

. Also took courses in Pastoral Counseling, Psychology of Religion, and Spiritual

Formation

Musical Skills and Affiliation

Versatile, experienced concert pianist whose performances include classical repertoire,

hymns, jazz standards, love

songs, contemporary pieces, original selections, and a spontaneous medley of audience

requests

Writer member of ASCAP

Keyboard and/or choral arranger, composer, lyricist, and singer/songwriter with absolute

pitch

Expertise in sightreading music or charts, playing by ear, transposition, improvisation,

transcription, film scoring

Musical Work Experience

Worship Accompanist, McKendree Village Retirement Community2010-Present

. Provide piano music for Sunday morning worship and Wednesday morning chapel services

Private Piano Instructor1994-Present

.Teach students of all ages and levels, blending traditional methods with theory, ear

training, and arranging

.Coordinate seasonal recitals to provide students with performance opportunities

Accompanist, East Brentwood Presbyterian Church (PCUSA) 2005-2009

. Provided piano accompaniment and service music for traditional, contemporary, and

blended worship

. Accompanied weekly adult choir and praise band rehearsals

Junior Choristers Director, Church of the Advent (Episcopal) 2004-2009

. Led weekly rehearsals for children ages 7-13, using sacred choral selections to teach

musical skills

. Taught, directed, and produced an age-appropriate musical or concert each spring

Choral Accompanist, Harding Academy2004-2008

. Worked with 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade choruses at Harding Academy three days per

week

. Accompanied seasonal performances, some assemblies, and field trips

Recording Artist/Independent Producer2002-2005

. Recorded commercial solo album of original piano hymn arrangements entitled Tapestries

of Grace (2002)

. Produced second album, Live at Belmont Mansion, from recording of last thesis concert

on March 28, 2004

. Arranged, accompanied, and produced soprano Valerie Hawkins first album, In the Garden

(2004)

. Released third album, Laura s Christmas Creations, featuring instrumental sequencing

and vocals (2005)

Church Concert Artist2000-Present

. Lead in worship by providing concert-quality piano and vocal selections in a diverse

array of styles

. Travel to churches among a variety of sizes, denominations, demographics, and locations

. Past church locations include Woodburn Baptist, Woodburn, KY; Hillcrest Baptist,

Jackson, TN; Grey Stone Baptist, Durham, NC; First Baptist, Oneida, TN; East Brentwood

Presbyterian Church, Brentwood, TN; Church of the Advent (Episcopal), Belmont United

Methodist, & Forest Hills Baptist, Nashville, TN; First Baptist, Winfield, AL; First

United Methodist, Franklin, TN; Monte Vista Baptist, Maryville, TN

Independent Musician/Accompanist/Performer/Arranger 1994-Present

Provide piano accompaniment for choral groups, worship services, concerts, conferences,

festivals, musicals, weddings, funerals, recording sessions, vocalists, and

instrumentalists

Private performances for Alive Hospice, McKendree Village, Harding Academy, Richland

Country Club, The Women s Musicale, Philanthropic Educational Organization, The Ensworth

School, Scarritt-Bennett Center, TN Health Department, and Belle Meade Country Club

(Nashville, TN

)

.Public performances at

Martin Methodist College (Pulaski, TN); Art & Soul, Belmont

Mansion, and Cheekwood Mansion (Nashville, TN); The Pastime Theatre (Winfield, AL); Middle

TN State University (Murfreesboro); with the TN Ambassadors of Music in London, Paris,

Switzerland, Austria, & Germany (1999); with the Forest Hills Baptist Sanctuary Choir and

Together International, Inc. in Ukraine (2001)

.Presented synesthesia lecture-concerts at Martin Methodist College and The Ensworth

School (2005-06)

Led musical worship and provided original settings for the communion liturgy at

leadership conferences of the General Board of Higher Education & Ministry of the United

Methodist Church (2005-06, 2010)

Created piano film score for Belmont United Methodist Church s Building on the Legacy

video (2005)

Performed first movement of Rachmaninoff s Piano Concerto No. 3 (Spring 2004) and first

movement of Saint Saens Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Belmont University Orchestra

(

Spring 2002

)

Published Writing

Magazine/Journal Contributor

2011-Present

. Wrote feature article on Wounded Church Musicians for Creator Magazine (forthcoming,

2012)

. Provided scholarly book review of John Dewey and the Philosophy and Practice of Hope,

by Stephen M. Fishman and Lucille McCarthy (Religious Education 106, No. 4 (July-Sept.

2011): 446-448)

Lyricist and Composer, Monarch Music (former division of the Lorenz Corporation

)

2006-

2008

. Wrote best-selling Advent choral anthem A Child Is Born, chosen by J.W. Pepper as an

Editor s Choice

. Expanded the above anthem into a Christmas cantata of the same name, co-written with

Mary McDonald

. Co-wrote another cantata selection, Let There Be Light, that was re-released

independently in 2008

FreelanceWriter/Editor, Thomas Nelson Publishers July-August 2004

. Edited Plunge! student edition for best-selling author Max Lucado s book Come Thirsty

. Converted adult study guide to teen format and assembled activities for Plunge!

Leader s Guide

. Wrote two 96-page Revolve New Testament study guides for teen girls on the books of

James and Mark

Miscellaneous

Offer teaching sessions on the Enneagram personality typology to individuals, couples,

and groups

Received Reiki I training and attunement from Rev. Jo Bentley Reece (2008

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