Fritha Jameson

Experience

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  Fritha Jameson Music

  Jan 1993 - now

  Composer and Orchestrator

  SOUNZ featured work on Radio New Zealand; "Heurism" September 2018Published works include "Sunrise"​ series, Wellington, New Zealand.Significant World Premieres:2014 - "Cyberspace"​ - piano duet, Asian Composer League (ACL) Yokohama, Japan.2014 - "Shenzhen Bay Song"​ 深圳湾情歌 - for combined choirs, Shenzhen Bay International Schools Music Festival2013 - "Make way for the Sultan"​ - for young singers, Winter Production festival.2008 - "Wild Horses"​ (Ye Ma) - for Chinese Percussion Ensemble2007 - "Emergence"​ for DCCO, Dulwich China Combined Orchestra for live electronics and orchestra.1999 - "Heurism"​, Women's composing festival, New Zealand for 3 flute.Orchestrations and Arrangements2015 - 雨碎江南， 无尽的爱， 青花瓷， 春江花月夜. Chinese Instrument collective - SWIS.2014 - 白云，金蛇狂舞， 小河淌水， 太阳注来。 Chinese Instrument collective - SWIS. Show less

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  Montbretia Press

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2023

  Manager

  Montbretia Press is a music publishing enterprise specialising in non-conventional music scoring. It was retired in 2023 as an official entity.

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  Wellington College

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2003

  Music and ICT Education

  Facilitating and implementing Music and ICT education to 13-19 year old students. Music education: Western Classical, Pop, Blues and Jazz - composition, performance and analysis.ICT education: :Access Database, Visual Basic, Office Products.

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  Dulwich College Shanghai Pudong

  Oct 2004 - Jul 2010

  Head of Music

  Head of Department.IB and IGCSE and Key Stage 3 Music co-ordinator.Founder of DCCO, Dulwich College China Orchestra.Research and festival field trip co-ordination: Japan, Beijing, Shandong province,Virtual learning environment leader (Studywiz).

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  Taipei European School

  Aug 2010 - Jul 2012

  Choral Director and Music Teacher

  Logistics and collaborative management of Key Stage 3, IGCSE and IB Music courses.Choral Director of secondary school choirs.Form tutor pastoral role (years 10, 12).ISCMS festival trip co-ordinator (Shanghai 2011, Beijing 2012)Support crew: FOBISSEA Conference Taipei, Taiwan 2011. FOBISSEA festival Hong Kong 2010, Tabitha Cambodia 2012.

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  Shen Wai International School

  Jul 2012 - Jun 2016

  Head of Music

  - Music curriculum development.- Foundation staff member- Choir and ensemble co-ordination and development.- Early years, PYP/MYP/DP music development.- Production music coordination, orchestration, composition, direction.- Founder and coordinator of International Schools Music Festival (2014, 2015, 2016)- Whole school productions/events, grade level productions.

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  Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

  Dec 2012 - Dec 2012

  Visiting Lecturer

  Presentation of two lectures to Music majors:1- Early Childhood Music Pedagogy in the International Setting.2- What is Internationalism in Music Education?

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  The International Baccalaureate

  May 2014 - now

  IB DP Music Examiner

  Musical Links examinerExtended Essay examiner (Music)

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  Shen Wai International School

  Aug 2016 - Jul 2019

  Secondary Student Affairs Coordinator

  > Student support and referral> Afterschool activity coordination> Staff subbing coordination> daily bulletins: staff, student> secondary and whole-school event coordination and/or support> "week without walls" school trip coordinationChinese Ensemble director, SZ Bay Choir (SWIS) co-director and pianist.

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  Shen Wai International School

  Dec 2020 - Jul 2022

  > Advisory program coordination> staff duties and cover> events management> student council coordination> travelling school trip coordination> parent liaison - PTAAfter School Activities> Student Leadership Training> Secondary Chinese Ensemble

  • Assistant Principal - Academic

    Aug 2020 - Jul 2022

  • Secondary Assistant Principal - Student Affairs

    Jul 2019 - Jul 2022

  • DP Coordinator

    Dec 2020 - Jul 2021
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  Utahloy International School Guangzhou (UISG)

  Jul 2022 - Jul 2023

  Head Of Secondary

  Full continuum IB school, part of the Utahloy Education Foundation (HKG), in the heart of Southern China.

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  Freelance

  Jul 2023 - now

  Sabbatical

  Currently taking a sabbatical until January 2024 concentrating on the consolidation of over 20 years of teaching and 10 years of leadership roles. Starting with regaining my Chinese language skills, getting back on track with karate, finally tidying up my study, and completing a CIS Evaluator course amongst another things. The aim is to reconnect and relaunch.