Curriculum Vitae

Shirley Salzedo (Music B A (Hons) PGCE LGSM)

TEL (MB): 07446 294507      Email: shirleysalzedo@yahoo.co.uk

C/O Shackleton Medical Centre
Shackleton Road
Southall
Middx.
UB1 2QH

Shackleton: 0203 006 1840

"Peripatetic musician and teacher"

Piano entertainer, educationist (children and adults) and accompanist, orchestral player, choral singer and composer. Excellent at playing, orchestrating, improvising and sight-reading in any musical style.

MUSIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Hillingdon Music School, 1970-78. Orchestra, choir, violin, recorder quartet and musicianship. On tour and locally. Opened the Beck Theatre.
• Youth Actor at Compass Theatre, Royal Court Theatre and Cockpit Theatre, London
• Achieved Grade 8 AB piano and Violin Grade 6 AB, Royal Schools of Music, London
• Junior Scholar, Trinity College Of Music, London 1978-80
• Music BA (Hons), Dartington College Of Arts, Totnes, South Devon 1983
• Music A level; 5 O level’s including Music, Drama CSE Grade 1, spoken English (A grade), English Lit., English Lang.; 3 CSE’s: Maths, French, Biology
• LGSM Piano Accompaniment Diploma, Guildhall School Of Music and Drama, Barbican, London, 1986
• PGCE (Post Graduate Certificate in Education in Music), Middlesex University, Trent Park 1996
• Ballet and Drama exams, RAD and RADA
• Won millennium award from the Peabody Trust for creating a pilot Performance Arts School at Northolt for disadvantaged children
• Won numerous first prize cups and medals at Ruislip Northwood festival of music and drama piano, orchestra, choir, drama and ballet
• Currently study under Norman Higgins, Northolt
• Also play/own Steinway piano, clavinova (electric keyboard and Korg T-Rack synthesizer), harpsichord, all recorders, two Church organs, Sibelius Educational Software programme for orchestral composition
• Devised, composed and published 3 CD’s including a music education CD with original composition and story
• Composed, arranged and performed children’s musicals at schools across London and at the Compass Theatre
• Music and piano work profiled on BBC4

WORK EXPERIENCE

MUSICAL PRODUCER AND PERFORMING ARTS DIRECTOR

• In 2003, won a millennium Award from the Peabody Trust for creating a pilot Performing Arts School at St Mary’s Church, Northolt, for disadvantaged children. Devised a show using music, dance and drama and art, which was performed to the local community in Northolt.
• Produced other musical shows and concerts, for example Cabaret and The Jungle Book.
• Initiated and organize annual Made In Northolt festival.
• Organize annual student music concert to raise money for charity.
• Radio 4 Broadcast (2003). The Home Truths Programme with the late John Peel and Judi Herman made a Radio Broadcast about my music work, family and my rather special Steinway Grand Piano.

COMPOSING

• Devised, composed and published 2 CD’s: educational music album with narrative and music on CD called ‘Crotchets In Love’; piano/ harpsichord/orchestral pieces on CD called ‘7 Instrumental Snippets’.
• Composed a musical that was performed at the Compass Theatre, Ickenham in 1999.
• Commissioned to produce a CD for music educational purposes including an original composition and story for children for Cherry Lane School

MUSIC TEACHER/COACH FOR PIANO, SINGING & INSTRUMENTAL

Taught piano and music since 1995. Currently teach at several primary schools including Cherry Lane Primary School, West Drayton (since 1999):

• Teach music and movement to age 2-1/2 to age 6, including Special Educational Needs children; accompany, lead and arrange music for school (nursery to age 11) song practice and choir, Carol concerts, Xmas musicals, music concerts, shows and assemblies, community events, medley arrangement; school performs locally and in community competition
• Formed a music staff band to accompany the musical productions consisting of drums, guitar and keyboard/piano.
• Organised three local schools to perform community Xmas concert with music and poetry including for the Director Of Music for Hillingdon Schools
• Have also taught music at St. John’s Prep School, and St. Martin’s Prep School in Northwood, Middlesex

Private Piano Instruction:

• Have taught several hundred piano pupils who take AB and Guildhall exams ranging from beginner to Grade Eight.
• Students play in concerts and festivals and have gained prizes and music scholarships
• Almost 100% exam pass rate with children ranging from SEN to mainstream to the very gifted. Two pupils at 15 and 16 yrs gained Grade Eight piano AB of the Royal School of Music with Distinction, also others with merit and pass at Grade Eight. Pupils have obtained piano scholarships to excellent Independent schools
• Accompany my piano pupils on other instruments and voice for concerts and exams and festivals.

PIANIST AND ACCOMPANIST

(all instruments/ occasions/ ages/ singing; proficient at sight reading, improvising and playing for classes, shows and ballet exams (RAD and ISTD)

DANCE PIANIST for various schools since 1983 (ballet, tap, modern, national, character) for children to all levels of student exams including:

• Harrow Arts Centre 1992-2006
• St Joseph’s Primary Catholic School, Belmont, Harrow (2006 to present) working with RAD teacher, Stephanie Bell
• Centre Stage School of Dance, Watford, (since September 2008): ISTD children’s classes, grades 1 – 6 ballet working with two Cheggitti teachers run by Larrainne Heaffey
• Deputy Pianist for NODA shows and Royal Ballet School (1993)
• Ballet Rambert School, West London Institute (1989)
• Arts Educational School, Tring, Herts (1988)
• Stella Mann School of Dance; Wendy Brackley School of Dance (1983)

CHURCH PIANIST AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIST (Weddings and Services): St. Martin’s Church, London and St. Mary’s, Northolt. Perform regularly in the local community and also for fundraising events including Children IN Need. Stand in for Director of Music at St. Mary’s Church
WEDDINGS AND OTHER FUNCTIONS - pianist for parties, weddings, anniversaries, Senior Citizens Homes and Day Centres.
COCKTAIL PIANIST – weddings (Carlton Tower Hotel, Knightsbridge)
REPETITURE & ACCOMPANIMENT - accompany singers and other instruments for concerts, shows, rehearsals, festivals, exams, choirs, musical, operatic and dramatic societies (including Harrow, Hillingdon Borough choirs, PHEOS and NODA). Specializes in working with singers, having sung in choirs all her life.
Very involved in the local community including regularly organizing and performing concerts on a volunteer basis for hospitals, senior citizens homes, Harrow Services, Salvation Army, Homeleague, day care centres, churches and all faiths.
Autumn 2015 - present: Guest Blogger for Revitalise Blog - A Holiday company for disabled people and their Carers.