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Diane Thornton - Additional Education and Teaching Experiences

Additional Education

ACS New Music Festival, Southwestern University, 2002-2005
Educational sessions in recording technology, computer
technology, contemporary music performance practice.

Bach Aria Festival, 1993
**Performance of J.S. Bach whole cantatas and cantata excerpts
**Masterclasses on performance practice of J.S. Bach with:
Julianne Baird, Yehudi Wyner, Samuel Baron, D'Anna Fortunato,
Daniel Philips, Timothy Eddy, and David Britton.

Universitiy of North Carolina at Greensboro School of Music
Doctoral Studies, 1989-91
**Lawrence E. Hart Graduate Scholarship recipient
**Masterclasses with Sir Thomas Allen, Drew Minter,
William Warfield, Nico Castel.

Pennsylvania Opera Festival, 1983
**Courses in Body movement, opera coaching.

Masterclasses and Coachings, 1975-88
with Martin Katz, John Wustman, Maureen Forrester, William Hughes,
John Lawrence, Joel Friedman, and Richard Flusser.


Additional Teaching Experience:

North Carolina School of the Arts, Spring, 1994
Substitute instructor in vocal pedagogy.

Salem College Community Music School, 1990-93
Vocal Instructor.

University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1989-91
Graduate Assistant, private lesson and class voice.

Wake Forest University, 1987-90
Adjunct voice faculty, private lesson and class voice.

Catholic University, Summer 1989
Adjunct voice faculty.

Settlement Music School (Philadelphia), Fall, 1985
Vocal Instructor

Adjudication
**Charlotte Opera Guild
**National Association of Teachers of Singing Artists Awards