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Sarah Ellyn Butler

Education is a connecting force with no racial or gender boundaries

Zamalek, Cairo, Egypt

Work Experience

  • Head of Music PerformanceFull Time

    International Grammar School

    Apr 2020 - Present -5 yrs, 3 months

    • Band DirectorPart Time

      North Sydney Girls High School

      Jul 2016 - Nov 2020 -4 yrs, 4 months

      • Director of Bands ♦ Arts AdministratorPart Time

        International Grammar School

        Jul 2010 - Present -15 yrs

        • Music Director ♦ Business OwnerFull Time

          Australian Youth Bands Music School

          Jan 2000 - Jan 2017 -17 yrs

          • Education

            • Master's Degree in Masters of Musicology

              University of Sydney

              Jan 2014 

            • Diploma

              University of Sydney
            • High School - Other

              Fort Street High School

              Jan 2017 

            • College Diploma in Music

              The University of Sydney

              Jan 2000 - Jan 1997 - 36 Month

            Activities

            • President at Australian Band and Orchestra Directors Association

              Volunteering

              Jan 2010 - Nov 2020 -10 yrs, 10 months

            Achievements

            Winner of A Big Brother Scholarship to study in England as a tertiary student at The University of Sydney. Frequent panellist at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, The University of Sydney, “Women in Music” 2018, “How to create a career in the music industry” 2019. Orff Schulwerk association / ABODA NSW Presentation on Orff for Instrumental Tutors. How to use the Orff Schulwerk method in a concert band setting. A bridge between worlds: Commissioning the making of a Mapuche Kultrun, a musical icon of indigenous identity, 34th National Conference of the Musicological Society of Australia and the 2nd International Conference on Music and Emotion, “The Power of Music” (2014).

            Skills

            • English Teaching
            • arts administration
            • Human Resources (HR)
            • Project Management
            • Performances
            • Teaching
            • researching
            • Event Management
            • Curriculum Writing
            • Curriculum Management
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            Languages

            • English

              Fluent
            • Spanish

              Intermediate

            Training & Certifications

            • Doug Goodkin, Three-day workshop, Orff Association, NSW, 2016

              Orff Association, NSW·2016
            • Conducting Course - Ben Northey, Symphony Services International, NSW, 2016

              Symphony Services International·2016
            • Australian Orchestra and Band Association Conducting Course

              Conducting Course, ABODA NSW Summer School, NSW, 2014·2014
            • Browns Books Course

              Brown Books Course – Richard Gill,Victorian Orff Schulwerk Association,VIC, 2013·2013
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