Resume

• 2012

  Doctor of Musical Arts

  May 2016

  Music Performance and Literature

  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• 2006

  Odyssey Writing Workshop

• 1996

  Indianapolis Opera

  Earlham College

  Coordinator of voice program: taught studio voice to majors and non-majors

  presented voice master classes

  and prepared students for recitals

  concerts

  and graduate school auditions.

  Earlham College

  Lecturer of Music (Voice)

  Georgia College and State University

  Performed in supporting roles and chorus for more than twenty productions; performed as part of educational outreach program.

  Indianapolis Opera

  Voice Instructor

  Provided private instruction in technique

  repertoire

  diction

  musicianship

  languages

  and styles for beginning to advanced students ages 11-adult with a focus on classical technique. Prepared students for recitals

  auditions

  \nand performances with groups including the Indianapolis Opera Chorus

  Indianapolis Arts Chorale

  Indianapolis Children's Choir

  and other community and school groups.

  Fairview Studios

  Voice Instructor

  Taught studio voice to voice majors

  minors

  and non-major\nstudents

  taught class voice for non-majors

  served as judge for auditions \nand vocal juries

  prepared students for recitals

  auditions

  and juries.

  Taylor University

  First-Year Seminar Instructor

  Teach first-year seminar entitled Good vs. Bad: Morality and Outcome. The course studies characters such as Cinderella and Carmen through ballet

  opera

  novels

  and other media with a focus on developing critical thinking and writing skills.

  Butler University

  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign School of Music

  University of Illinois School of Music

  Teach studio voice to non-majors

  minors

  and music education majors.

  Voice Teaching Assistant

  Self-Employed

  Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

  Corpus Christi

  Texas Area

  Professional Assistant Professor of Music (Opera/Voice)

• 1989

  M.M. with academic honors

  Additional post-graduate coursework in Music History and Vocal Pedagogy

  1992. Student of Mark Pearson.

  vocal performance

  New England Conservatory of Music

• 1986

  B.M.

  Vocal Performance

• Improvised Opera

  Three ways (3of3)

  Ellen Denhams Work In Indy Convergence 2015. Improvisation and Opera.

  Improvised Opera

  Three ways (3of3)

  Art

  Creative Writing

  Classical

  Music History

  Public Speaking

  Choreography

  Theatre

  Chamber Music

  Opera

  Singing

  Ensemble

  Vocal

  Poetry

  Grant Writing

  Music

  Improvisation

  Editing

  Dance

  Choral

  Performing Arts

  In Which Marper Visits a Witch

  A self-centered petty thief visits a witch to cure his foot rot

  but gets more than he bargained for.

  In Which Marper Visits a Witch

  A famous opera singer dies

  but her voice lives on

  with some creepy consequences.

  The Golden Larynx

  In this twisted fairy tale

  a woman falls in love with a man who is only half a man.

  Homo Homarus

  Article about Ann Baltz's work with teaching classical singers to improvise and the benefits this brings.

  When There Are No Wrong Notes: Freeing the Voice Through Improvisation

  I am a classical singer

  voice teacher

  and writer--a classic interstitial artist who thrives in the places where genres and artistic disciplines intersect. Practically speaking

  this means that I incorporate things like yoga in my voice teaching

  sing everything from Bach to the Beatles

  lead vocal improvisation workshops

  write works for performance as well as for the page

  and often combine several of my interests in one project. I believe passionately that singing is a vital form of artistic expression and that everyone should be encouraged to develop their own unique voice with a healthy technique.

  Ellen

  Denham

  Georgia College and State University

  Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

  Fairview Studios

  Self-Employed

  Butler University

  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign School of Music

  Taylor University