Dr. SANYA HENDERSON pianist, musicologist, and composer RESUME I. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND A. DEGREES Ph.D. in Musicology Academy of Arts, Novi Sad, former Yugoslavia (2000) Mentor: Dr. Beverly Grigsby, Professor Emerita at CSUN, USA Master of Arts Degree in Musicology Faculty of Music Art, Skopje, Macedonia (1991) Mentor: Prof. Dr. Toma Prosev Diplome Superieur d’Enseignement de Piano (equal to Master Degree in Piano) Ecole Normale de Musique "Alfred Cortot," Paris, France (1989) Mentor: Prof. Marian Ribicky Bachelor of Arts Degree in Piano Faculty of Music Art, Skopje, Macedonia (1987) Mentor: Prof. Jokut Mihailovic Bachelor of Arts Degree in Musicology Faculty of Music Art, Skopje, Macedonia (1987) Mentor: Prof. Dr. Toma Prosev B. SPECIALIZED COURSES FUNdamentals of Music (2009) Kindermusik Training and Certificate (2006) Film Scoring Classes at UCLA Los Angeles, USA (2002-2003) Class: Prof. Robert Drasnin Teaching Diploma from the American Corporation of Yamaha Music Education System Atlanta, Georgia, USA (1994) Diploma from Master Piano Class Nice, France (1989) Class: Prof. Catherine Collar Diploma from Master Piano Class Groznjan, Slovenia (1985) Class: Prof. Arbo Valdma C. SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS Grant from the Soros Open Society Foundation for Doctoral Research , Los Angeles, California (1993) One Year Scholarship from the French Government for Piano Specialization, Paris (1988-1989) II. WORKING EXPERIENCE A. TEACHER 1996 to present Self-employed Music Teacher Art of Music Studio, Private Music Studio Taught hundreds of students in the fields of Piano Performance, Music Theory, Music History, and Composition. Regularly involved in the activities organized by the Music Teachers Association of California and Music Teachers National Association (Certificate of Merit, competitions, recitals, festivals). 1994-1997 Music Teacher Los Angeles Yamaha Music School Taught group and individual classes of Piano, Music Theory, Ensemble Performance, and Electric Keyboards for children, teens and adults. Trained by Yamaha Music Corporation to teach specialized group classes. Left the school because of the growing number of private students. 1989-1996 Assistant Professor, tenure-track Academy of Arts, University of Novi Sad, Serbia (former Yugoslavia) Taught classes in the fields of Musicology, History of Music, and Function of Music in Film and Theater at the Music Department and Drama Department of the Academy. Also participated in several research projects organized by the Academy. Other duties: editing and writing articles for the University newspaper, assisting in the work of the Music library. In 1994 left on leave of absence to do predoctoral research in the USA. In 1996 decided to move to Los Angeles. B. PIANIST AND PERFORMER 1978 to present Solo Pianist Performed at numerous recitals, festivals, concerts with orchestra, chamber music concerts, and private events in the USA, France, Macedonia, and former Yugoslavia. 1984 to present Accompanist and chamber musician Duo with flutists Lilly Lukic (1994 to present), Silvana Culeva (1984-1988),and Budimka Imeri (1984-1985). Duo with mezzo-soprano Tamara Markovic (1991-1993). Duo with violinists George Burke (1989) and Tomislav Dimov (1981-1982). 1990-2003 Pianist and Keyboard Player in Theater Productions Subotica, Serbia (1990-1992) Los Angeles, USA (2001-2003) C. COMPOSER 2006 Composed music for a horror feature film “Killing Ariel,” directed by Fred Calvert and David Negron Jr. (DVD release in 2008, available on Amazon Prime Video). 2005 Composed music for a short film "Lookin' For Some Posse," directed by Gavin Carlton (Wooden Leg Production). 2004 Composed music for Ray Bradbury's theater plays “Drunk and in Charge of a Bicycle” and “Next in Line” (both staged at Theatre West, Hollywood). 2003 Composed music for four theater plays: “The Time of Going Away” by Ray Bradbury (The Court Theater, West Hollywood), “He Who Gets Slapped” by Leonid Andreyev (The Shed, Los Angeles), “The October Country” by Ray Bradbury (Theatre West, Hollywood), and “Necropolis” by Don Nigro (Laurel Grove Theatre). D. MUSICAL DIRECTOR 2001 Musical Director and Pianist in the theater production of the “Three Penny Opera” by B. Brecht & K. Weill (Theatre West, Hollywood). 1990-1992 Composer and Arranger for five theater plays: Ajax, Antigone, Mass in A Minor, Bloody Mary, and Chaplin (National Theater in Subotica,Yugoslavia). E. WRITER Author of the published book Alex North, Film Composer. Jefferson: Mcfarland & Company, Inc., 2003 (1st edition,hard cover; 2nd edition, reprint, soft cover) Co-author of the Catalog of the Music Artists in Macedonia (with Snezana Anastasova-Cadikovska). Skopje: ZMUM - MIKIC, 1988. 1983-2005 Numerous lectures presented at symposiums and conferences, as well as articles published in various papers and periodicals (refer to the enclosed bibliography). 1986-1988 Music Critic and Collaborator Macedonian State Radio and Television, Macedonian magazines "Ekran," "Studentski zbor," and "Mlad borec." III. AWARDS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS A. PIANO COMPETITIONS Macedonian Regional Competitions - First Prize (Skopje, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1985, 1987) National Competitions in former Yugoslavia - Second Prize (Skopje, 1985) - Third Prize (Belgrade, 1978) - Acknowledgments (Subotica, 1976 and Belgrade, 1982) B. CHAMBER MUSIC COMPETITIONS Macedonian Republic Competition - First Prize (Skopje, 1984) National Competition in former Yugoslavia - First Prize (Pristina, 1984) C. UNIVERSITY HONORS Honorary Diploma from the University "Kiril and Metody" in Skopje, Macedonia for graduating with the highest grade point average, 4.0 (April, 1989). Acknowledgment from the Faculty of Music Art in Skopje, Macedonia for being the best student of the generation in 1986-1987 (December, 1987). IV. PERSONAL Affiliations: Music Teachers Association of California Language proficiency: English, French, Macedonian, Serbian (speaking, reading, writing), Russian (speaking, reading), Spanish (very basic speaking and reading) purchase Sanya's book here .