
Sarah Ellyn Butler
Education is a connecting force with no racial or gender boundaries
Zamalek, Cairo, EgyptWork Experience
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 SydneyJan 2014
Diploma
University of SydneyHigh School - Other
Fort Street High SchoolJan 2017
College Diploma in Music
The University of SydneyJan 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
Languages
English
FluentSpanish
Intermediate
Training & Certifications
Doug Goodkin, Three-day workshop, Orff Association, NSW, 2016
Orff Association, NSW·2016Conducting Course - Ben Northey, Symphony Services International, NSW, 2016
Symphony Services International·2016Australian Orchestra and Band Association Conducting Course
Conducting Course, ABODA NSW Summer School, NSW, 2014·2014Browns Books Course
Brown Books Course – Richard Gill,Victorian Orff Schulwerk Association,VIC, 2013·2013