Kimberly C.

Berklee College of Music-Boston,MA BA in Professional Music, Music Teacher Certified (Vocal/Choral/ALL) Grades K-12 Quincy College-Plymouth, MA Early Childhood Certification

Kimberly has had private lessons with many teachers, with various specialties/styles.She has studied with teachers while attending Berklee, and with other prominent voice teachers in the Boston area. Some of the teachers she has studied with include::Jan Shapiro(Jazz-Head of Voice Dept,) Luz Bermejo(opera), Jeannie Deva(Pop/Rock),Ric Poulin(Bristol Recording & Voice Studios) and Ken Zambello(pop/rock recording ensemble). She also studied Keyboards I and II for Music Ed Majors, and had private lessons with a Professional Jazz Instructor from Berklee. Her music influences include: Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Aretha Franklin, Ella Fitzgerald, Amy Grant, Bonnie Raitt, Carrie Underwood. and Kelly Clarkson.

PERFORMING EXPERIENCE: Kimberly sang in the Berklee Gospel Choir with the likes of Susan Tedeschi and Kenya Hathaway, performing at the historic Boston ;Symphony Hall, ;Park Plaza Hotel and many other prestigious venues in the Boston area. The choir accepted Second Place in the Northeast Gospel Competition in 1991, She also sang in the "Concert Choir", with Anne Peckham, While in a jazz ensemble with Bob Stoloff, and Paula Cole there was an impromptu appearance by Bobby McFerrin. She recorded "That's What Love Is For"; by Amy Grant, in a Pop/Rock recording ensemble. Later, she recorded a video, lip-singing this song for a student project at Emerson College. She performed in many local bands, singing lead and background vocals. ";Love Thing", a pop/rock band, caught the eye of the producer for Bon Jovi, in a local ";Battle of the Bands". Kim auditioned for Stage Source, and received many callbacks for equity roles. She sang in many Broadway/Cabaret shows, such as "Hello, Dolly", with the Duxbury Bay Players, ";Camelot" and an annual ";Cabaret Musical", with the Hingham Civic Theater. She was also a singing waitress on the; "Spirit of Boston", and at "The Common Market", in Quincy, MA. She continued with her love for gospel music, while performing on the Worship Team at Crossroads Church, in Sharpsburg, GA. She made the first cut for the reality, television. show "Nashville Star;, where Miranda Lambert began her music career.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE: : Creative Learning Studios, Peachtree City, GA Private Voice/Group Vocal Instructor /"POP STAR" Camp Music and the Arts, Peachtree City, GA Private Voice Instructor GA Academy of Dance and the Performing Arts Peachtree City, GA Private Voice/Piano Instructor, "FROZEN CAMP" Pembroke Elementary Schools Pembroke, MA Kindermusik Enrichment Classes, Grades Pre-K-2 Pembroke Recreation Department Pembroke, MA "Singing for the Young Voice"-Grades K-3 YMCA`Hanover, MA "Teen Rock Camp"