Since 1982: DOLCE VOCE MUSIC STUDIO
  Patricia has been teaching Music, Piano, Voice, Music theory,
  French and IPA for singers (as well as English, Italian, Spanish, German).
  Private lessons are available to students from birth and for all levels…
  Dolce Voce Music Studio is located in Los Altos California.
  You may call: (650) 964-5261 or email: patricia@idolcevoce.com

EXPERIENCE
• 2002-2013: KidsMuzic In French, see "EARLY CHILDHOOD"
Patricia used her extensive music and early childhood experience to build
a fun music and language program to children from birth to 4 years old.
These parent/child classes were a total immersion in the French language,
learning French traditional & contemporary songs & rhymes.
Children sing, played with real instruments, dance, and share a good time
with the adult they love the most.

• 1999-2008: ADULT AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION (Fremont Union High School District Sunnyvale-Cupertino) www.ace.fuhsd.org - COMMUNITY CENTERS: Sunnyvale, Redwood City, Los Gatos
Each 90 minutes group class includes 30 minutes of group warm up exercises working on proper posture, relaxing and breathing techniques, ear training, voice production, resonance and diction. The following hour is focusing on individual training and learning melodies of various styles.

• 1995-2000: MUSIC FOR MINORS, Los Altos, CA. www.mfm.org
Completion of a 3 month training to become MFM docent. Teaching first, second and third grades: singing, dancing, using Kodaly & Orff methods, recorders, music theory with games, multi-cultural songs and instruments, stage performances.

• 1998-2000: I.E.S. LANGUAGE FOUNDATION, Union City, CA www.ieslanguages.org
Teaching French at Oak Knoll in Menlo Park and Springer Elementary schools in Mountain View (K to 6).

• 1998/99: DARELL LEFFLER’S ACADEMY OF MUSIC San Jose, CA
Teaching music theory and keyboard at Primary Plus Elementary Schools in Campbell and San Jose (K to 5).

• 1995-1997: STRETCHERS, Cherry Chase Elem. School - Sunnyvale, CA.
"Stretchers" was part of "Yes Express" program. It involved teaching Music to first, second and third grades children with on stage performances combining Drama, Arts and Sports with music. Teaching Orff instruments, percussion, recorders as well as theory.

• 1988-1993: NETWORK INTEGRATED SERVICES INC. Santa Ana, CA.
Executive officer of a software development company.

• 1983-1986: FRENCH AMERICAN SCHOOLS and COMMUNITY CENTERS, Cairo, Egypt - Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
Patricia was teaching music to children and adults as well as conducting a 50 singers choir.

EDUCATION
• Early Childhood Education Certificate from U.C. Santa Cruz (1998/1999): 22 quarter units.
• "Teaching Music to Elementary Children" Certificate from Foothill College through Music for Minors, 7 quarter units. (1995)
• Professional Voice training in Jazz and Musicals at Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa (1989-1993).
• B.A. in Classical Music from the Université de Toulouse-Mirail and the Conservatoire Régional de Toulouse, France.(1978-1980).
• Baccalauréat (High School Diploma) Music Major (Piano/Voice, English/Spanish/Italian)Toulouse, France (1977).
• C.A.P. of Cosmetology and Artistic make-up (theater, movies, special effects) Toulouse, France (1980).