Ava Panza

• Collaborated with fellow musicians to create harmonious arrangements for various events and productions.

• Helped myself and other bands play performances at places such as The Stone Pony, Asbury Lanes, Stanhope House, The Saint, and Starland Ballroom.
• Collaborated with staff members to make accurate reservations.

• Developed comprehensive lesson plans that incorporated a variety of musical styles, techniques, and theory concepts for well-rounded learning experiences.

Accomplished live sound engineer eager to secure new technical position with room for advancement. Has managed the sound for many performances for the School of Rock East Brunswick, most of them being outdoor venues. Willing to step out of comfort zone and deal with more advanced equipment.

• Taught music history, theory and technique to vocalists and musicians of different skill levels.
• Taught students ages 6-18 years old how to cooperate and perform in a band setting.
• Booked venues for the students to perform.
• Scheduled and coordinated auditions for certain musicians with a higher skill level.
• Put together several themed performances with 20 students a part of each show.
• Scheduled and ran rehearsals/performances and arranged details such as the location/time.

• Familiarized students with basic concepts of music such as notes, tempo, symphony, beats, compositions and chords.
• Explained music theory, aural skills and fundamental concepts to teach students to understand, analyze, perform and create music.
• Taught vocals, guitar, bass, drums, and keyboard to students from the ages of 6 to 18 years old.