Brian Manchen
Davis, California 95618
************@*****.***
http://www.brianmanchen.net
EDUCATION
SHEPHERD SCHOOL OF MUSIC, RICE UNIVERSITY, Houston, Texas
Bachelor of Music, May 2009
Major: Percussion Performance
Cumulative G.P.A.: – 3.70/4.0
Percussion Performance Curriculum Worked in various ensembles and participated in numerous master classes and mock auditions.Successfully completed two recitals (junior and senior) to the satisfaction of a faculty board
RELEVANT COURSES
Aural Skills and Performance Tech I-V
Music History Medieval-Modern Eras
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Round Top Festival Orchestra
Percussionist
June 2007 – July 2007
Worked with various conductors on a variety of repertoire
Studied with Tony Edwards and Mike Burritt
Hot Springs Festival Orchestra
Percussionist
June 2006
Played in various ensembles around Hot Springs
Participated in Percussion ensemble, mock auditions, etc.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Willoughby Hills Veterinary Clinic
Vet Assistant
September 2009 – July 2010
Assisted Vet (Ron Budz DVM) and vet techs in various capacities
Oversaw maintenance of the practice
Interacted with clients and restrained their animals during examsHandled regular bank transactionsPrepared prescriptions and blood work in the lab
Private Percussion Instructor
June 2007 - Current
Teach percussion lessons to students of varying levels of ability
Maintain close contact with school music instructors to ensure students are working to meet curriculum requirements Teach a wide variety of percussive topics including snare drum, mallet percussion, timpani, drum-set and more
Lowes Greenhouses
Seasonal Employee
June 2005 – August 2005
Assisted customers around the store
Maintained live-plant inventory
Drove merchandise to customers homes
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
South Dakota Work Camp
July 2004
Constructed homes and repaired a school on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, SD
New Orleans Work Camp
July 2003
Constructed homes and repaired a church in an impoverished area of New Orleans
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Adobe Photoshop, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, learned some HTML and JAVA for website building