Crystal Buck

Dr. Crystal E. Buck Calle 148 #7-05 Apartment 302 Bogota, Colombia Temporary Number:- USA Phone: -- Qualifications • • • • • • • • • Finishing two PhDs at the University of Kansas: Ph.D. Musicology and D.M.A. Opera 8-years experience teaching in Higher Education TESL Masters Certification 4-years experience teaching English as a secondary language Head Developer of the ESL programs at Barton College Over 12-years experience studying and teaching Spanish, German, Italian, French [3 years with Turkish] 12-years experience teaching in a variety of settings: University, College, High School, Middle School, Elementary, Kindergarten, Preschool 15-years experience teaching students from ages 4-65 in one-on-one in private lessons Experience running own business Employment 2013-current Professor • English as a Secondary Language levels I, II, and III; Principles of Grammar; Public Speaking; Elementary German levels I and II; Elementary French levels I and II; Elementary Spanish levels I and II; Elementary Italian levels I and II; Introduction to Music; Introduction to Theatre; Introduction to Film • Design syllabi • Review and choose curriculum • Create online course shells • Maintain grades • Assist in faculty development • Implement college policies and procedures Barton College 2013-current Translator Privately Contracted • • • • Translate military and professional documents from Spanish to English Translate scholarly documents from German, French, Italian, Spanish, and Turkish to English and vice versa Proofread Powerpoints and presentations Advise and council on English idioms and grammar Dr. Crystal E. Buck Calle 148 #7-05 Apartment 302 Bogota, Colombia Temporary Number:- USA Phone: -- 2013-current Graduate Teaching Assistant • Instruct private voice lessons • Coordinate GTA studio masterclasses • Design syllabi • Assign appropriate repertoire • Maintain grades • Implement college policies and procedures University of Kansas 2013 Translator and Interpreter • Travel with contractors • Translate to German and Turkish • Advise travel inquiries and assist with other needs Privately Contracted - Substitute Teacher (High School, Middle School, Elementary School) • Long-term substitute for French I, II, III, and IV classes • Substitute for Spanish courses levels I, II, and III • Substitute for Music courses • Miscellaneous substitute as needed USD 469 - Graduate Teaching Assistant • Instruct private voice lessons to majors and nonmajors • Coordinate GTA studio masterclasses • Design syllabi • Assign appropriate repertoire • Aid in jury, performance, and recital preparation • Maintain grades • Implement college policies and procedures University of MinnesotaDuluth - Adjunct Instructor • Instruct private voice lessons to majors and nonmajors • Coordinate GTA studio masterclasses • Design syllabi • Assign appropriate repertoire • Aid in jury, performance, and recital preparation • Maintain grades • Implement college policies and procedures University of MinnesotaDuluth Dr. Crystal E. Buck Calle 148 #7-05 Apartment 302 Bogota, Colombia - Temporary Number:- USA Phone: -- Director and Founder: Summer Vocal Training Camp • Oversee faculty and staff • Design and create program and performance • Hold casting and auditions • Hire staff • Book venues and rehearsal spaces • Manage bookkeeping • Direct show • Plan and design set and lighting • Advertise and manage PR Kansas City Education 2014-current Ph.D. in Musicology • Dr. Paul Laird, advisor University of Kansas Specialization: The Rhetoric of American Punk Rock Music and the mèlodie of Jules Massenet DMA in Voice (opera) • Joyce Castle, advisor Areas of specialization: Musicology, Ethnomusicology, Vocal Pedagogy, Diction, Voice Instruction, Directing and Show Production. Languages Studied: French, German, Italian, Spanish - Master of Music in Vocal Performance • Dr. Jefferson Campbell, advisor • Dr. Regina Zona, voice instructor Minor in German Language University of MinnesotaDuluth Thesis: “Madness in Music: Bel Canto Mad Scenes and the Expression of Madness in Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor” “Mozart’s Turkish: The Influence of Turkish Culture, Language, and Music in Mozart’s Die Entführung aus dem Serail” Languages Studied: French, German, Italian, Spanish, Turkish - Bachelor of Music • Dr. Nancy Menk, advisor Minor in Piano Minor in Modern Langauges: French, German, Italian Thesis: The Chanson of Guillaume de Machaut: Ars Nova and the Movement Away from Medieval Tonality Saint Mary’s College-Notre Dame Dr. Crystal E. Buck Calle 148 #7-05 Apartment 302 Bogota, Colombia Temporary Number:- USA Phone: -- Languages Studied: French, German, Italian, Spanish Papers and Conferences In Progress In Progress In Progress- - 2011 Las Sonidas de Colombia : The Music Festivals of Colombia Les Femmes du Massenet: Massenet Melodies Vol. II-VIII The Rhetoric of Punk Rock Music Alternative Methods for Ornamenting late 19th century Spanish bel canto style Zarzuela Arias Nationalism in 19th century genero chico Zarzuelas Pitch Centricity in the Vocals of Rap Music (in progress) Rock ‘n’ Roll High School (1979) and the Use of Punk Music in Film (in progress) Punk Meets Broadway: Green Day’s American Idiot and a Re-Envisioning of the Broadway Musical Survey of Folkloric Ballet Dance Music in the Major Provinces of Mexico The Melodie of Jules Massenet: Volume I “Madness in Music: Bel Canto Mad Scenes and the Expression of Madness in Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor” “Mozart’s Turkish: The Influence of Turkish Culture, Language, and Music in Mozart’s Die Entführung aus dem Serail” (lecture-recital) Colombia University of Kansas University of Kansas University of Kansas University of Kansas University of Kansas University of Kansas Music in Gotham: Song, Stage, and Screen Guild Conference University of Kansas University of Minnesota Potsdam, Germany University of Minnesota