EDUCATION

2016 - Masters Degree in Music Leadership at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.

 

2007 - Academic Interchange at University for Foreigners at Siena, Italy (Faculty of Language and Literature).

 

2006 – Qualification in Italian and Portuguese teaching at the Faculty of Education at University of Sao Paulo USP (to be completed);

 

2005 - Graduation at University of São Paulo USP in the Faculty of Languages, Philosophy and Social Science’s.

1999- Certification of Oxford Examination in English as a Foreign Language – Higher Level obtained in Sao Paulo;

 

Courses of Music and Dances

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2019 - Music for Early Years & Music Learning Theory at Music Tree UK with Tiziana Pozzo.

2018 - Pregnancy Yoga Courses;  

2017 - Guitar lessons with Luiz Morais.

2016 - Orff Institute England - Body Music Workshop with Keith Terry (USA).                                        

2015 - Vocal technique, singing lessons with soprano Katerina Mina.

2014 - CMB Rio de Janeiro, Conservatory of Brazilian Music - Body Percussion in Educational contexts with Fernando Barba.

2013 – SESC SP – Making music with almost anything: an exploration of sounds into music education with PhD Marisa Trench Fonterrada, UNESP.

2011 - SOAS University London: Sabar Drumming with Modou Diouf.

2010 - Shioban Davies Studio and The Place (London): Feldenkrais Method and the Contact-improvisation with Thomas Kampe; Afro-brazilian Contemporary Dance with Irineu Nogueira.

2009 - SOAS University London: Bulgarian singing with Dessislava Stefanova; UDU Drums with Eugene Skeef; World music and vocal improvisation with Guilhermo Rozenthuler;

2008-2009 – Sesc Pompeia, Sao Paulo and East Side Educational Trust in London: storytelling workshops; singing classes with Lu Horta (BR) and Tsivi Sharret (UK);

2007 – SienaJazz School of Music in Italy.

2005-2007 Sala Crisantempo School of Contemporary Dance: Brazilian folk and traditional dances, Contemporary Dance.

2004-2005 Psychotherapy sessions for the pedagogic meetings at Kids Time English School for Children.

2001– 2003 ECA Faculty of Music: popular percussion studies with Ari Colares;

1996-2000 Cia de Artes Baque Bolado: musical e historical studies about brazilian folkloric rhythms; Body-Percussion with the Brazilian company Barbatuques;

 

PRIZE

2011 – Won the Brazilian International Press Award for representing and being an active Brazilian artist representing and promoting Brazilian culture among the UK, with the Pe-de-Jurema band.

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DEBUT ALBUM

2020 - Self-Released "Lua Cheia" of Let Drum Beat all female London-Based Afro-Brazilian band.

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES 

 

 Music, Teaching, Translations

 

2020-2009 Currently based in London, has been working as a tutor and workshop leader with the organizations Live Music Now, Stretto Music, Create Arts, Beat Goes, On Boppin'Bunnies, Surrey Arts, Creative Learning Barbican, TARU (Transforming Arts, Regenerating Understanding), Nutkhut Company,  EASTSIDE Educational Trust as a music/dance facilitator,  EEA (Emergency Exit Artists), and also in many British Primary and Secondary Schools, in Community Centres and nurseries leading sessions of playing percussion, guitar, ukulele, creative music making, dancing, storytelling.

 

Has been leading workshops on her own and in collaboration with other musicians of integrated arts (music, singing, dance and body percussion) at the Barbican Centre, ELAC Study Vacation, The Roundhouse, with the Afroreggae, Canning House, Siobhan Davies Studio;

 

Performed in several festivals: Alexandra Palace Summer Festival (Ally Pally), Royal Festival Hall - Southbank Centre, Horniman Museum, Bloomsbury Festival at SOAS World Music Stage, City of London Festival, Mela Festival London, Bath Music festival, University of Essex, Southbank Centre at Brazil Festival and Love Exhibition, O2Arena and Trafalgar Square - Brazil Day Festival, Queen Victoria Olympic Park, Edinburgh Women´s Festival and others.

 

2005-2015 Has translated portuguese-english version of articles and documents privately and for Bullseyer Media Company; documentary Earth & Land by Laura Tamiana.

 

2008-2007 Worked as a music teacher in a Bilingual Portuguese/English School Wings to fly for Early Years (2 to 6 years old) in Sao Paulo, developing the music sessions.

 

2006 Led workshops of Body-Percussion and Brazilian rhythms at SienaJazz School of Music in Italy.

 

1997-2004 Took part in social projects at youth centres in Sao Paulo/Brazil, developing workshops of Folk Brazilian rhythms, storytelling and dances with Baque Bolado Cia of Arts for children and adolescents. Worked as a monitor of school groups in the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sao Paulo.

 

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Formação Educacional

 

1999 - Certificado “Proficiency Oxford Examination” em Inglês como Língua Estrangeira - Nível Superior.

2005 – Bacharel em Letras pela Universidade de São Paulo na Faculdade de Letras, Filosofia e Ciências Sociais.

2007 - Intercâmbio Acadêmico na Universidade para Estrangeiros de Siena, Itália.

2011 e 2012 - SOAS Universidade de Estudos Orientais e Africanos em Londres, Reino Unido – cursos de música e etnomusicologia: Canto Coral e Percussão Senegalesa.

2014 - CBM Conservatorio Brasileiro de Musica Rio de Janeiro. Musica Corporal com Fernando Barba.

2015 - Instituto Orff - Certificado do curso de Musica Corporal de Keith Terry.

2016 - Mestrado em Música - Leadership na Guildhall School of Music and Drama em Londres.

 

Prêmio

2011 - Ganhou o Prêmio Brazilian International Press Award no Paris Hilton Hotel em Londres em reconhecimento ao artista residente no exterior que representa e promove a cultura brasileira no Reino Unido, com a banda de Pé-de-Jurema.

 

Experiências profissionais

 

Música, Ensino e Tradução

 

2017-2009 Residente em Londres, atua em escolas Primárias e de Ensino Médio, Companhias Educacionais e Artísticas liderando workshops e aulas de música brasileira, percussão corporal e movimento com Live Music Now, Stretto Music, Surrey Arts, TARU Transforming Arts, Regenerating Understanding, Nutkhut Company, EASTSIDE Educational Trust,  EEA Emergency Exit Arts, além de Centros Culturais Comunitários em Londres.

 

Lidera oficinas de música em colaboração com músicos internacionais (música, canto, dança e percussão corporal) em renomados locais como Barbican Centre, Vacation Study ELAC, The Roundhouse, Colchester University, Canning House Latin Centre.

 

Publica artigos mensais sobre música brasileira em Londres no www.culturart.co.uk

Publicou uma série  de artigos sobre lançamento de álbuns para a Revista Impressa Jungle Drums Magazine UK http://jungledrumsonline.com

 

Participou de festivais como City of London Festival, Festival Indiano “Mela Show”, Bath City Music Festival, Universidade de Essex, Southbank Centre Brazil Festival, O2Arena Festival Brazilian Day, Parque Olímpico 2012, Edinburgh Festival Dia Internacional da Mulher, entre outros.

 

2005- 2015 - Traduziu teses, abstracts e contratos para Bulseyer Productions - Zodiak Media Company versão inglês-português. Traduziu as legendas do documentario Ceu e Terra de Laura Tamiana.

 

2008-2007 Trabalhou na escola bilíngüe “Wings to fly”  Português/Inglês em São Paulo, ministou aulas de Inglês na Wisard e Kid's Time English for Children e Italiano na União Italiana no Mundo (UIM).

 

2006 Ministrou aulas de português para italianos e oficina de ritmos brasileiros em SienaJazz School of Music, na Itália.

 

1997-2004 Participou em projetos sociais em São Paulo, atuando como assistente em oficinas de ritmos brasileiros, contação de histórias e dança com Baque Bolado Cia de Artes para crianças e adolescentes . Trabalhou como monitor bilíngue no Museu de Arte Contemporânea de São Paulo.