Curriculum Vitae

Education

• University of Liverpool, London, England
  From April 2015: candidate for Ed.D. (doctor educationis)
• King’s College, University of London, London, England
  1997 Master’s Degree (M.Mus) in Historical Musicology
• Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, England
  1992 Bachelor’s Degree (AGSM) with double distinction in Teaching and Performance
• Trinity College of Music, London, England
  1987 Licentiate Degree (LTCL) in Music Performance
• Stanton School of English, London, England
  1996 CTEFLA in Teaching English as a Foreign Language to Adults
• 7 Scottish O grades and 4 Scottish Highers

Employment

English Language Instruction

• 2016-to-present: Iwate National University, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Morioka, Iwate
  Associate Professor
• 2016-to-present: Tohoku Fukushi University, Sendai, Miyagi
  Visiting Part-time Lecturer
• 2005-to-2016: Tohoku Bunka Gakuen University, Sendai, Miyagi
  Associate Professor
  
• 2006-to-present: Miyagi Gakuin Women’s University, Sendai, Miyagi
  Visiting Part-time Lecturer
• 2002-2005 Ohu University, Koriyama, Fukushima
  Lecturer
• Prior to working at the university level, I taught in various language schools in Tokyo.

Music Instruction

• 1988 to present: Private Music (Recorder) Instruction
  Music lessons, ensemble coaching, harmony & counterpoint/ theory instruction
• 1988 to 1992 Drayton Park Primary School, London, England
  Visiting Peripatetic Music Instructor
• 1988 to 1992 Wandsworth Adult Education Institute, London, England
  Recorder Ensemble Instructor
• 1995 to 1996 St. John’s Primary School, London, England
  Recorder Ensemble Instructor

Personal Information

Marital Status: Married
Place of Birth: Irvine, Scotland
Date of Birth: 5th September 1968