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Veronica Jackson

Veronica Jackson

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  • About me

    Head of Music

  • Education

    • Leeds College of Music

      2008 - 2011
      BA Hons Music 2:1

      Activities and Societies: Classical Singer, Chamber Choir, Pedagogy Major Dissertation in Musicology titled, “How did Wolfgang Mozart and Leopold Da Ponte exploit their female characters in Le Nozze di Figaro and Don Giovanni to demonstrate the social and political problems of 18th century life and aristocracy?”Minor Performance with a twenty minute recital of classical songs in English, French, Italian, German and Spanish.Minor Opera Performance with a twenty minute production of scenes from Mozart's Marriage of Figaro, singing the soprano roles of… Show more Major Dissertation in Musicology titled, “How did Wolfgang Mozart and Leopold Da Ponte exploit their female characters in Le Nozze di Figaro and Don Giovanni to demonstrate the social and political problems of 18th century life and aristocracy?”Minor Performance with a twenty minute recital of classical songs in English, French, Italian, German and Spanish.Minor Opera Performance with a twenty minute production of scenes from Mozart's Marriage of Figaro, singing the soprano roles of Suzanna and Barbarina.Took part in many opera productions in the University including Humperdink's Hansel and Gretel, Mozart's Le Mariage de Figaro, Cosi fan Tutte and Die Zauberflote, Kurt Weill's The Tsar has his photograph taken, Suppe's Ten Belles and Cimarosa's opera Il Matrimonio Segreto. Performed Handel's Messiah, and Faure's Requiem in D Minor. Show less

    • Goldsmiths College, U. of London

      2012 - 2013
      Master of Arts (MA) Arts Administration and Cultural Policy

      Activities and Societies: Internship with EPOC

    • University of Greenwich

      2015 - 2016
      PGCE in Secondary Music Education Music

  • Experience

    • UIC London

      Jul 2008 - Aug 2008
      Activity Leader

      Creating lesson and activity plans for children from 7 – 17 years.Organising a weekly music concert.Learning about child protection and safety.In charge of accommodation safety for students.

    • UIC London

      Jul 2009 - Aug 2009
      Activity Leader

      Similar roles as year before.

    • UIC London

      Jul 2010 - Aug 2010
      Welfare Officer

      In charge and aiding accommodation, bedding, laundry, banking, emails, medical and personal information. Organising excursions including Brighton and London.

    • Global Vision International

      Aug 2011 - Sept 2011
      Volunteer Teacher for Children

      Teaching English to children as a Foreign Language Teacher in Thailand

    • Esprit, Ski Total and Inghams Overseas recruitment agency

      Nov 2011 - Apr 2012
      Chalet Assistant/Host

      Waitressing, cleaning, house keeper, cooking, serving and general maintenance on welfare for the guests

    • Global Vision International

      May 2012 - Jun 2012
      Qualified TEFL Teacher and Volunteer for Adults

      Qualified Teacher in English. The role is to teach adults in countries who need assistance with the English language to help aid their tourism.

    • Goldsmiths, University of London

      Sept 2012 - Sept 2013
      Resident Assistant

      First Aider, helping with social, physical and mental welfare of the students in the post-graduate accommodation.

    • English Pocket Opera Company

      Jan 2013 - Jun 2013
      Intern/Project Assistant

      Internship with EPOC enabling a building knowledge of Musical Management, with projects for development, marketing, and partaking in an assistant role to opera performances and workshops.

    • The Amadè Players

      Jun 2013 - Jan 2014
      Administrative Project Manager

      Administrator and Project Manager for a London-based group of musicians with a passion for historically informed performance of the music of the eighteenth-century.The Amadè Players approach concerts from both performance and research perspectives, so as to offer an historically informed sound, to give the audience an exciting performance based upon in-depth historical and musicological research, combined with musicianship of the highest quality.

    • Impact Creative Recruitment Ltd

      Oct 2013 - Jul 2014
      Temporary Administrator

      Working alongside creative companies HR and Recruitment department to offer temporary staffing needs in office support and reception. - Companies include Warner International Music, AMV BBDO, Adam and Eve Advertising, Ocean Outdoor Advertising, and Bell Pottinger PR Agency-Job roles include reception duties, incoming telephone inquiries and directing appropriate queries, first point of call for clients, understanding of the creative business departments, maintaining diary for events and businesses, knowledge of different switchboards; Microsoft Office and emailing systems, ensuring a high standard of client and customer care for the different companies and general clerical duties including filing, scanning, printing, room booking, and visitor booking. Show less

    • Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Jan 2014 - Jun 2014
      Marketing Volunteer

      Assist the RPO Marketing department in promoting numerous concerts and in administering the RPO Friends’ and groups’ schemes. Duties include: - acting as the first point of contact on the Friends’ telephone line- processing ticket bookings, rehearsal passes, memberships and CD orders - providing copy for and helping to proof-read: group booking brochures, press releases, concert listings, mailing letters and concert programmes - sourcing artist biographies and photos for concert programmes- designing briefs for artwork (including flyers and brochures)- researching online marketing campaigns; helping to update concert-diary.com and bachtrack.com with RPO concert details- assisting the administration and maintenance of the RPO website’s content and the RPO Facebook and Twitter pages- distributing flyers/posters to third parties either by hand, post or courier- carrying out general office tasks on a daily basis, including franking post, filing and maintaining archives- being the first point of contact for RPO Friends at Royal Festival Hall concert rehearsals and guiding attendees to their seats- assisting at RPO London ‘own-promotion’ concerts at Cadogan Hall, the Royal Albert Hall and the Royal Festival Hall. Show less

    • Royal Academy of Dance

      Jul 2014 - Aug 2015
      Undergraduate Programme Officer

      I worked at the Royal Academy of Dance as the Undergraduate Programme Officer from July 2014-August 2015 in which I provided managerial support for the delivery of two undergraduate programmes (BA (Hons) in Ballet and Dance Education) within in active educational and cultural department. My role was to: develop, promote, manage, coordinate, administer and deliver the Royal Academy of Dance Undergraduate programmes of study in Ballet and Dance Education, to ensure that the programmes are delivered to the highest standard in an efficient and professional manner. Show less

    • Eastbury Community School

      Sept 2016 - now

      • Head of Music

        Jun 2023 - now

      • Music Teacher

        Sept 2016 - Jun 2023

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL)

      Global Vision International
      Jun 2012

    • Paediatric First Aid

      St John's Ambulance
      Jul 2011

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Teacher

      Issued by Global Vision International on May 2012
      Global Vision InternationalAssociated with Veronica Jackson