Aimee Leonard
Overview
- Ethnicity
- White / European Descent
- Age Range
- 46 - 52
- Height
- 5' 4" (1m 63cm)
- Weight
- 9st. 2lb. (58kg)
- Hair Colour
- Blonde
- Eye Colour
- Blue
- Build
- Medium
Credits
Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
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2014 |
Folk
Music & Singing |
Yan Tan Tethera EFDSS |
Cecil Sharp House |
Education
Year | Qualification | Where |
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1992 | BA Community Theatre | Rose Bruford College |
About me
EducationB.A. Community Theatre Arts - Rose Brudford College
Stromness Academy - 9 ‘0' levels, 4 Highers ( Music, Art, English, Biology)
Teaching/Workshop Experience
Singing tutor (17 years)
Singing Tutor (currently 10 private students) - teaching all genres but specialise in Folk genre and natural voice techniques.
2014 - May in a Day Family textile folksong workshop for EFDSS
2014 - Orkney Folk Festival - Orkney Song Workshops.
2013 - LSBU Vocal Techniques Workshops.
2012 - Only Connect - Vocal technique and Performance with ex-offenders.
2012 - WAC Theatre Arts - Narrative Song - Course Developer and Tutor.
2011 - WAC Theatre Arts -Master Class Folk Song - Tutor.
2010 - Rough Fiction - Vocal techniques, instant score for theatre.
2009 - Orkney Folk Festival 10 x Schools workshops leading to performance.
removed - Big Orkney Song Project - Workshop Leader, 25+ community Orkney Song workshops.
Choir Experience (14 years)
2011-(current) Leader Dulwich Folk Choir (30+ members) - singing folk songs from the British Isles and beyond, research, arranged and taught by ear, focus on ensemble techniques.
2014 - Leader/MD Yan Tan Tethera textile folksong project for David Littler and EFDSS including Dulwich Folk Choir and Cecil Sharp House Choir for Museums at Night event.
2014 - Leader choir performance Floodtide installation. Trinity Bouy Wharf.
2013/14 - Dep Leader for Sally Davies of Cecil Sharp House Choir
2013 - Leader/MD A Patch of Autumn Knitting Project - Southwark Council
2013 - Leader Trill Scratch Choir - Trill Farm Events.
removed - Leader Orkney Traditional Music Project Children's Choir
2009 - Leader Orkney Festival School Project. Dounby School Folk Choir.
removed - Founded Song Shop Women's Choir (30+ members) - songs from the British Isles, researched, arranged and taught by ear, recorded and produced CD.
Additional skills:
MD/Composer
2014 MD/composer Macbeth LSBU
2014 MD/Composer Bacchae LSBU
2012 MD/Composer Rough Fiction Theatre Company - “Love and the Nightingale”
2010 MD and Director for “In search of Home” - St Magnus Festival
2009 MD - National Theatre of Scotland production - “Mixter Maxter”
Additional information:
Bodhran Tutor (21 years)
Currently 9 students Weekly Class.
Co-Leader Selfolk Orchestra Weekly Workshop
2014 Stables Milton Keynes - Beginners Bodhran Course
removed Orkney Folk Festival - Beginners Bodhran
2000 - Bodhran Tutor Selkirk High School
Bodhran Workshops numerous Folk Festivals
Performer UK Folk Festivals (with ‘Anam')
Orkney Folk Festival
Shetland Folk Festival
Celtic Connections
Galstonbury
St Magnus Festival
Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Cambridge Folk Festival
Trowbridge Village Pump Festival
Wimborne Folk Festival
Greenwich Festival
Warwick Festival
Beverly Folk Festival
Bromsgrove Folk Festival
Cleckheaton Folk Festival
Ely Folk Festival
Sidmouth
Cornwall Folk Festival
Fylde Folk Festival
World Folk Festivals
Lorient Interceltic Festival
Mission Folk Festival BC
Vancouver Folk Festival BC
Calagary Folk Festival
Edmonton Folk Festival
Altamount Old Songs Festival NY
Fairbridge Australia
Port Fairy
Japan Altan Festival
Tonder
Concert/album Tours
UK, Ireland, USA, Canada, Australia, Japan, Taiwan, Europe.
Skills
Experienced group leader and facilitator.
Extensive knowledge of Folk Genre.
Experienced in working with under confident/new singers.
Project management.
Ability to work in a team.
Patient, flexible and assertive.
Skills
Vocal Types | Alto, Mezzo Soprano |
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Singing Styles | Adult Contemporary, Choral, Folk |