Dan Inglis

Experience

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  Dan Inglis Voice and Piano Studio

  Jan 2004 - now

  Voice Teacher

  ·Created successful new business to provide affordable private instruction in Pioneer Valley·Met diverse instructional and income needs with lessons, workshops, and masterclasses·Taught dozens of students for credit at Hampshire College, including scholarship recipients·Implemented Estill Voice Training for opera, musical theater, jazz, pop, and other styles·Created daninglisvoicepiano.musicteachershelper.org for scheduling, payment, and resources·Organized seasonal recitals for unique mix of college students, adults, and families·Students have released albums, won contests, sung for Jonathan Reid Gealt, played at Iron Horse Music Hall, Popcorn Noir, Flywheel, more Show less

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  Lander-Grinspoon Academy

  Jun 2007 - Jun 2010

  Music Specialist

  •Synthesized and implemented unique Jewish American music curriculum•Pioneered successful extracurricular K-6 choral and 3-6 instrumental programs•Led weekly community singing in Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino, Spanish, and English•Produced frequent holiday and community events•Nominated for a Grinspoon-Steinhardt Award for Excellence in Jewish Education, 2008

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  Mak'hela: the Jewish Chorus of Western Massachusetts

  Sept 2008 - Jun 2010

  Assistant Director
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  Pioneer Valley Chordsmen

  Aug 2009 - Dec 2016

  Music Director and Vocal Coach

  •Trained all singers for choral and quartet singing with Estill Voice Training•Returned group to perform 18 times in 2010, host convention in 2011, and compete in 2012•Launched and supported chapter quartets•Mentored and developed "deep bench" of musical leadership including 3 assistant directors•Wrote, designed, directed and stage managed 39th annual show, "Let a Smile Be Your Umbrella", 2011•Contributed original arrangements•Recorded and shared practice media•Launched pvchordsmen.groupanizer.com for public and private web function•Conducted feature and original jingles on WGBY-TV series Together In Song, 2011-2015, winning Barbershop category in 2013•Became chapter's Barbershopper of the Year, 2012•Networked area choruses in inter-chapter nights, director exchange, and guest voice teacher appearance Show less

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  St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish

  Jan 2010 - Sept 2016

  •Led large team of professional and volunteer musicians for 8 weekly services, usually performing 3•Conducted "the best choir in the Diocese" to priest, parishioner, and bishop accolades•Conducted Contemporary Choir for Children's Mass•Created and directed Part Fire Part Faith, a youth worship band, for Children's Mass, 2010-2012•Created and codirected parish's first Children's Choir, 2015-2016•Provided music for weddings, funerals, holidays, and other church and community events•Considered liturgical and staff factors to create weekly hymn selections•Worked at parish since its inception in 2010 and stepped in to unify music team after difficult departure of program founder in 2011•Oversaw maintenance and use of large physical plant of musical equipment in 3 church buildings Show less

  • Director of Music

    Oct 2011 - Sept 2016

  • Cantor

    Jan 2010 - Sept 2016
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  First Church of Christ in Longmeadow

  Sept 2016 - Dec 2021

  Director of Music

  •Direct quartet of professional soloists, Chancel Choir, Handbell Choir, and Children's Choir•Play organ, piano, and harpsichord•Collaborate with wide range of professional and volunteer instrumentalists and singers•Facilitate First Church's presence as a central venue in the community

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  Hampshire College

  Jan 2018 - May 2019

  Director of the Hampshire College Chorus

  •Reinvented Chorus as a class according to NECHE accreditation guidelines•Pioneered collaborative concert production model. Sample programs: “Composers of Color,” “In the Arms of Autumn,” “Movies and Musicals”•Upgraded culture and improved performance through movable do solfège, recording assignments, differentiated instruction, and student-generated program content•Increased annual performances from 3 to 5, adding off-campus events

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  Greeley Options

  Aug 2022 - now

  Music Teacher