Director Development

Music Resume

Gary Rimar

**** ************, ***** *, ********** Hills, MI 48302

Phone: 248-***-****

Email: **@*********.***

Web: http://www.garyrimar.com

Personal Statement

Versatile pianist with perfect pitch, instant transposition skills, excellent memory, and a solid arranger seeks work with

an organization which can provide stable work. Current genres include pop, new age, Klezmer, liturgical, standards,

light jazz, and original music.

Also possess strong non-musical technical skills, including video production, multimedia application development,

computer repair and network administration, and corporate training skills (see Corporate Resume).

Professional Music Work History

Owner of a Sole Proprietorship, The Piano Guy, Bloomfield Hills Michigan, 19 80 Present

Singing Telegraph Performer, Eastern Onion Singing Telegrams, Southfield, Michigan, 1981 1983

Music Director, Congregation Shir Tikvah, Troy, Michigan, 1991 Present

Pianist / Arranger, Schmaltz Klezmer Ensemble, Southfield, Michigan, 2002 Present

Contract Accompanist, Temple Israel, West Bloomfield, Michigan, 2005-2006

Music-Oriented Skills and Achievements

Provide background music for private parties and fundraisers from a 1,600 song memorized repertoire.

Possess absolute pitch memory (also known as perfect pitch ).

Play religious services including the complete variety of instrumental music-appropriate Jewish services (including

fitting Adon Olam to any popular music melody).

Quickly learning music off of lead sheets or by ear, including very quick transposition as required, sometimes in real

time (e.g., hear a verse, hear a chorus, and then join in for the rest of the piece).

Impromptu rearrangement of music to suit desired mood and director s needs. This includes mood changes, key

changes, following errant vocalists (e.g., start singing the wrong piece or in the wrong key), and joining vocalists

singing a cappella in their key.

Singing harmonies with an a cappella vocalist with the sole purpose of bringing them to a key rather than next to it.

Supporting other instrumentalists by providing chords, and choosing keys and chording structures that won t

frustrate groups including woodwinds and guitars, based on my knowledge of these instruments.

Coaching musicians of all ages in instrumental and vocal music performance.

Accompanying other musicians of a wide range of musical skill levels.

Studio work.

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Largest live audience: 15,000 people for a sing-a-long celebrating Israel s 60 birthday.

Other Skills and Achievements

Broadcast and Corporate Television Production (both technical and creative aspects)

Multimedia Application Development

Computer Network Administration

Corporate Education

Music and Postsecondary Education

Piano Lessons, Adele Bookman, 1969 1972.

Vocal Music, Oak Park School District, 1966 1980

Associate in Liberal Arts, Oakland Community College, 1983; emphasis in communications technology and psychology.

Bachelor of Science in TV Production, Ferris State University, 1986; television production and instructional technology.

Masters Level Instructional Technology, Wayne State University, 1995; select classes in this field of study.

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