Stella Dayrit Roden
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9_______________________________________________________________________Stella
Dayrit Roden
Associate Professor of Music, Voice1715 Sunrise Dr.University of
Central MissouriWarrensburg, MO 64093Warrensburg, MO 64093Phone:
660-543-4472Email: [email protected]
GENERAL INFORMATION
a. Professional Teaching Experience
2010-2014 Associate Professor of Music, Voice / 2005-2009
Assistant Professor University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg,
MOThe University of Central Missouri has established a reputation
for producing successful graduates in the field of music teaching
and performing. As part of the comprehensive curriculum, students
who wish to pursue a career in vocal performance or in teaching
vocal music, receive specialized one-on-one instruction through
Applied Voice Lessons. The complimentary Studio Class offers
further insight into performance practice and vocal technique.
Students gain a deeper understanding of the Vocal Arts from the
wide array of classroom courses to include diction, pedagogy, and
vocal literature. In collaboration with my colleagues, my directive
is to cultivate and refine the talent of each vocal student, so
they may bring the highest level of vocalism and musicianship to
their performing and teaching careers, based on a solid
understanding of their instrument.
2006-2014 Instructor, UCM Community Music Program, Warrensburg,
MOTaught Applied Lessons to non-degree seeking students from
Warrensburg, Clinton, Lees Summit and Carrollton, MO 2003-2005
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Womens Studies, University of
Connecticut, Storrs, CT
Taught an interdisciplinary undergraduate course which focuses
on the key issues of feminist criticism and explores of the work of
women artists in drama, the visual arts, music, literature, and
film 1999-2003 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Music, University of
Connecticut, Storrs, CT
Taught Applied Lessons and Opera Theater Workshop class to
undergraduate majors and minors 2002-2005 Instructor, The Pomfret
School, Pomfret, CT
Taught Applied Lessons to high school students
b. Non-Teaching Professional ExperiencesAdjudicator Missouri
State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA)10 Adjudications
(3 Festival and 7 District or State Choir Auditions) for Central,
Kansas City Metro, Northwest and West Central Districts, see
Service/Recruitment for dates and locations
National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) 3
Adjudications for Central District and Kansas City Chapter
Auditions,see Service to Professional Organizations/Regional for
details
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
(NAACP)Adjudicator ACT-SO, National High School Vocal Competition,
see Service to Professional Organizations/National for details
Advisor for 2 UCM Sponsored SocietiesSigma Alpha Iota, since
2007Student National Association of Teachers of Singing, since
2009See Service/Sponsorship of university societies
Musical Duo: Stella Dayrit Roden, Soprano and Cristiano Manzoni,
Piano5 concerts in Florence, Italy and 1 in Warrensburg, Missouri
(UCM campus) since August 2012, performing standard vocal
literature, opera, art song, jazz and musical theater, see
Scholarly Activities/International and Local performances for
details
Resident Artist 2010 Dec.-May 2011 Wichita Grand Opera, Wichita,
KSContracted as Resident Artist to cover small roles and perform as
member of opera chorus
TEACHINGa. Courses Taught Applied Lessons, Voice Class,
Classroom / Lecture University of Central MissouriApplied
LessonsMUS 1607 Secondary Voice Lessons- voice lessons for
non-majorsMUS 1610 Voice I- voice lessons for undergraduate
freshman and sophomore majors and minorsMUS 3610 Voice II- voice
lessons for undergraduate junior and senior majorsMUS 5607 Graduate
Secondary Voice Lessons- voice lessons for graduate students with
separate primary instrumentMUS 5610 Voice III- voice lessons for
graduate majors
Voice ClassMUS 1610 Freshman Voice Seminar- vocal technique
taught in class setting for undergraduate freshman and sophomore
majors and minorsClassroom / LectureMUS 2362 Diction for Singers-
study of Italian, German and French lyric Diction, IPAMUS 5020 ASP
Study Advanced Vocal Analysis- study of French Art SongMUS 4235
Vocal Literature, Study of Vocal Music Art Song Repertoire,Italian,
German, and French standard literatureMUS 4000 Special Projects
Vocal Pedagogy or Voice Class II (see MUS 4600)MUS 4600 Vocal
Pedagogy- study of the physiology of the vocal instrument, the
techniques of singing production, teaching techniques, analysis of
vocal problems, observation of master teachers, supervised
teaching
b. Teaching Preparations
University of Central MissouriSpring 2014 MUS 1607Secondary
Voice LessonsMUS 1610 Freshman Voice SeminarMUS 1610 (1cr. &
2cr.)Voice IMUS 3610 (1.5cr. & 3cr.)Voice IIMUS 5610
(3cr.)Voice IIIFall 2013MUS 1607Secondary Voice LessonsMUS 1610
Freshman Voice SeminarMUS 1610 (1cr. & 2cr.)Voice IMUS 3610
(1.5cr. & 3cr.)Voice IIMUS 5610 (3cr.)Voice IIISpring 2013MUS
1607Secondary Voice LessonsMUS 1610 Freshman Voice Seminar MUS 1610
(1cr. & 2cr.)Voice IMUS 3610 (1.5cr. & 3cr.)Voice IIMUS
4600Vocal PedagogyMUS 5607Graduate Secondary Voice LessonsFall
2012MUS 1607Secondary Voice LessonsMUS 1610 Freshman Voice Seminar
MUS 1610 (1cr. & 2cr.)Voice IMUS 4235Vocal LiteratureMUS 3610
(1.5cr. & 3cr.)Voice IIMUS 5607Graduate Secondary Voice
Lessons
Spring 2012MUS 1607Secondary Voice LessonsMUS 1610 Freshman
Voice Seminar MUS 1610 (1cr. & 2cr.)Voice IMUS 3610 (1.5cr.
& 3cr.)Voice IIMUS 5607Graduate Secondary Voice LessonsMUS 5610
(3 cr.)Voice III
Fall 2011MUS 1607Secondary Voice LessonsMUS 1610 Freshman Voice
Seminar MUS 1610 (1cr. & 2cr.)Voice IMUS 3610 (1.5cr. &
3cr.)Voice IIMUS 5607Graduate Secondary Voice LessonsMUS 5610 (3
cr.)Voice IIISpring 2011MUS 1607Secondary Voice LessonsMUS 1610
(1cr. & 2cr.)Voice IMUS 3610 (1.5cr. & 3cr.)Voice IIMUS
4600Vocal PedagogyMUS 5610 (1.5 & 3 cr.)Voice IIIc. Teaching
Assignments Away from Campus N.A.
d. Supervision, Recital Supervision 29 students in 27 recital
events 2013 and 2012 Student Recitals2013 Nov. 6 Senior Recital,
Caitlin Walker, Soprano2013 Oct. 26 Senior Recital, Elizabeth
Kaufman Chandler, Soprano2013 May 4 Senior Recital, Tyler Busick,
Baritone2013 May 4 Senior Recital, Sarah Rose Kliethermes,
Soprano2013 April 4 Graduate Recital, Jacqueline Blanc, Soprano2012
April 21 Senior Recital, April Wilson, Soprano2012 April 14 Junior
Recital, Caitlin Walker, Soprano2012 April 7 Senior Recital,
Angelina DeFeo, Soprano2012 April 6 Graduate Recital, Kari Bragg,
Soprano2012 March 4 Graduate Recital, Page Gravely, Soprano2011
Student Recitals2011 Nov. 18 Senior Recital, Whitney Duncan,
Soprano2011 Nov. 6 Senior Recital, Angela Schmitz, Soprano2011 July
22 Senior Recital, Jamie Wellman, Soprano2011 April 15 Graduate
Elective Recital, Kari Bragg, Soprano2011 April 4 Senior Recital,
Krystal Thurm, Soprano2011 March 13 Senior Elective Recital, Laurel
Duever, Mezzo-Soprano2011 Feb. 16 Junior Recital, Angelina DeFeo,
Soprano2010 and 2009 Student Recitals2010 Dec. 5 Graduate Chamber
Elective, Page Gravely, Soprano2010 Nov. 14 Senior Recital, Kiel
Beardshear, Baritone2010 Nov. 14 Senior Recital, Leah McNew,
Soprano2010 Sept. 11 Senior Recital, Derek Cross, Baritone2010
March 22 Junior Elective, Krystal Thurm, Soprano2010 March 22
Junior Elective, Laurel Duever, Mezzo-Soprano2010 Feb. 28 Graduate
Chamber Elective, Page Gravely, Soprano2010 Feb. 28 Sophomore
Elective, Angelina DeFeo, Soprano2010 Feb. 21 Junior Elective,
Derek Cross, Baritone2010 Jan. 11 Senior Recital, Brianna Eaton,
Soprano2010 Jan. 11 Senior Recital, Alyssa Pate, Soprano2009 Nov.
16 Senior Recital, Anya Chamberlain, Soprano
e. Student Counseling and Advising
The advising system for the Department of Music indicates that
applied instructors serve as the primary advisor for all bachelor
music performance majors. In this role, we assist students in
enrollment and completion of their degree requirements.
f. Theses Directed2011Fall, Heather Wheeler, Master of Arts: A
Performance Perspective on Dominick Argentos From the Diary of
Virginia Woolf, Primary Advisorg. Graduate Degree Committee
Memberships Graduate Faculty Member, Full Status since April
2011
2013 Fall, Cynthia Lowe Groff, Master of Arts:In Pursuit of
Pain-Free Piano Playing, reader2013 Spring, Jacqueline Blanc,
Master of Arts:Teaching for Rhythmic Integrity: An Exploration of
Rhythmic Choral Singing Through Two World Music Songs, reader2012
Fall, Kari Bragg, Master of Arts:Development and Utilization of
Vibrato and Non-vibrato Singing in Choral Music, Co-Advisor
h. Research Problems, Special Projects, and Readings2014 Spring,
MUS 4000 Special Projects Vocal Pedagogy2013 Fall, MUS 5020ASP
Study Advanced Vocal Analysis2009 Fall, MUS 4000 SP Voice Class
IIi. Contribution to Course and Curriculum Development
Freshman Voice Seminar, MUS 16102013-2014 and 2011-2012
I served as coordinator of this team-taught course, utilizing 3
to 5 faculty each semester. I designed semester calendars,
scheduled curriculum content, planned the introduction and
development of concepts to students in relation to tasks and
in-class performances. The design of the schedule allowed each
faculty to take the lead in turn and to present their areas of
expertise or interest. I also took attendance, recorded grades, and
video recorded student performances (and made them available
online) as needed.j. Preparation of Instructional MediaOxford
University Press Companion Website to Book: Carman, Judith. Yoga
for Singing A Developmental Tool for Technique and Performance.
Oxford University Press, 2012. [login:Music4||psswrd:Book2497]
2010 SpringDemonstrated various yoga postures and sequences
along with voice colleague and UCM voice students, a video project
including more than 70 video clips with UCM faculty and
students
k. Experimentation and/or Research in Instructional Methods and
Techniques N.A.
l. Other Evidence of Teaching Effectiveness1. General Outcomes
of Faculty Evaluations
In the most recent evaluation, I received Exceeds expectations
in 4 of the 8 Dimensions evaluated (Teaching, Service, Performance,
and Relationship with Students). Since my promotion to Associate
Professor in 2009-2010, I have received no less than a Meets
expectations rating in each of the 7 or 8 Dimensions. In the area
of Teaching, I received Exceeds expectations for all 5 years,
2010-2014.
2. Comments from Chair and Faculty included with Faculty
Evaluations
Department Chair Evaluations
2014 May Dr. Roden serves as an excellent model and mentor for
her students. Her students distinguish themselves with honors in
local and regional competitions. Dr. Roden is a valued faculty
member who works diligently to raise the quality level of not only
her voice studio, but also the vocal/choral area in general.- Mike
Sekelsky
2011 May excellent leadership DCA search (summer service),
served Faculty Advisor Council, Collaborative Pianist Search, SAI,
SNATS, MO St NATS(from Comments Table) High level of artistry in
singing. Provides strong departmental leadership role as an artist
and teacher. Responds well and quickly to administrative requests.-
Steven Moore
2010 Aug. Student performances continue to testify to her
effectiveness as a teacher.- Lester BrothersFaculty Evaluations
2014 April This was a very efficient and effective lesson, with
a very productive and positive learning environment.- Scott
Lubaroff
2014 April The lesson was well-organized, with a good balance
between technique (vocalizations) and repertoire (Debussy). She did
a fine job of balancing praise with constructive criticism- always
offering a solution to a challenge if criticism was needed. She
appears to have excellent rapport with students, and this student
seemed both relaxed and receptive to Dr. Rodens comments and
criticisms.- Alan Wenger
2014 April Throughout class, Dr. Roden did an excellent job of
keeping all of the students involved/focused, while also working
individually with a couple of student performers. The students
greatly benefitted from hearing Dr. Rodens wonderful vocal skills
as a model. -David Aaberg3. Student Evaluations:
A. Music Department student evaluations from Fall 2009- Fall
2013 show my average rating to be 3.70. My applied voice students
rate me at an average of 3.80. See chart for ratings and averages
of classes that participated. (Ratings, 1=low; 4=highest)
TermCourseLectureVoice Class Applied Voice
Fall 2013MUS 1610 Freshman Voice Sem.3.87
Spr 2013MUS 5607 Grad. Secondary Lessons4.00
Spr 2013MUS 4600 Vocal Pedagogy3.78
Spr 2013MUS 3610 Voice II3.44
Spr 2013MUS 1607 Secondary Voice Lessons4.00
Spr 2012MUS 3610 Voice II3.91
Spr 2012MUS 1610 Freshman Voice Seminar3.54
Spr 2011MUS 4600 Vocal Pedagogy3.60
Spr 2011MUS 1610 Voice I3.63
Spr 2010MUS 2632 Diction for Singers3.44
Spr 2010MUS 1607 Secondary Voice Lessons3.76
Fall 2009MUS 1610 Voice I3.90
Averages3.603.703.80
Student Evaluations administered by Music Department Total
Average 3.70 or 92.5%
B. Online Course Evaluations provided by UCM Smart Evals, shows
my total average from Fall 2009 to Spring 2014 to be 4.60 out of
5.00 or 92%.
4. Positive Comments from Student Evaluations:
2014 Spring I am sincerely thankful that I have Dr. Roden as my
applied lessons professor. She not only is knowledgeable, but truly
cares for her students. She can assess what her students need and
knows how to best address those needs. She has not only made me a
better singer, but a better person as well. -MUS 1610 Online Course
Evaluations Report
2014 Spring Thank you for being an amazing vocal teacher. I have
grown so much as a singer and as a person. I wanted to say thank
you for being so kind and believing in your students to do well and
succeed. -MUS 3610 Online Course Evaluations Report
2013 Spring Dr. Roden is not only an excellent teacher of voice,
but she is an amazing person. She is more than willing to help her
students improve vocally as well as help them to become better
people. She gives plenty of compliments as well as constructive
criticisms. I am extremely blessed and grateful to have her as a
teacher.-MUS 1610 Music Department Evaluations Report2013 Spring
Thank you for all your help over the last few years. You are an
amazing person and teacher and I feel so lucky to have had the
opportunity to work with and know you.-MUS 3610, Music Department
Evaluations Report
2013 Spring Dr. Roden is such a beautiful and inspiring teacher.
I will truly miss her next year.-MUS 5607 Music Department
Evaluations Report
2012 Spring Dr. Roden does a great job of expressing her
expectations and helping you to reach all of them; she effectively
instructs her students and encourages them to do their best,
practice, and continue learning. I was able to gain a lot from this
class!-MUS 1610 Online Course Evaluations Report
2010 Spring Dr. Roden is so knowledgeable about voice and is
truly a very professional teacher. She has high expectations and
goes beyond to help the student meet them.-MUS 1610 Online Course
Evaluations Report
2009 Fall Dr. Roden is always well prepared and extremely
knowledgeable in the subject matter. She has motivated me to
improve throughout my study with her. Her assistance has helped me
reach potential I never thought possible. -MUS 5610 Online Course
Evaluations Report
2009 Fall She is amazingly encouraging. She gives criticism that
still manages to be encouraging and motivational. A wonderful
teacher. I have learned and grown so much.-MUS 1610 Music
Department Evaluations Report
5. Student Accomplishments and Awards National, Regional, State,
UCM Sponsored Competitions, Other Achievements (* denotes student
of the UCM Community Music Program)National RecognitionAmerican
Choral Directors Association (ACDA) National Honor Choir at
National Convention, Chicago2011 Spring, Derek Cross, Mens
Choir2011 Spring, Sydney Guthrie*, Womens Choir
Regional RecognitionThe Naftzger Young Artists Auditions A
competition offering substantial cash prize winnings, open to
residents of Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma enrolled in any college,
university or conservatory and nonresident students attending
college in Kansas, Oklahoma or Missouri
2013 April 26 Jacqueline Blanc, Semi-Finalist2010-2014 National
Association of Teachers of Singing, (NATS) Kansas City Chapter
Student AuditionsAn event that offers written feedback and prize
money to singersOver 200 high school and college age students from
the surrounding Kansas City area, including the counties of
Missouri and Kansas compete annually.
2014 Feb. 9 Amber Naugle, 1st Place, Lower College Women2014
Feb. 9 Anna Wenger*, 1st Place, Lower High School Women2014 Feb. 9
Michelle Smith, 2nd Place, Advanced Division2012 Feb. 5 Angelina
DeFeo, 1st Place, Upper College Women 2012 Feb. 4 Caitlin Walker,
2nd Place, Upper College Women 2011 Feb. 6 Angelina DeFeo, 1st
Place, Upper College Women2010 Feb. 7 Kiel Beardshear, 1st Place,
Upper College Men 2010 Feb. 7 Caitlin Walker, 3rd Place, Lower
College Women 2010 Feb. 7 Jackson Thomas*, 3rd Place, Upper High
School Men 2010 Feb. 7 Amber Naugle*, 1st Place, Lower High School
Women State RecognitionNational Association of Teachers of Singing
(NATS) Missouri State Level Auditions2010 Oct. 30 Sydney Guthrie*,
3rd Place, Upper High School Women 2010 Oct. 30 Kaitlyn Miller*,
Honorable Mention, Upper High School Women 2010 Oct. 30 Alex
McCale, Honorable Mention, Musical Theater, College WomenMissouri
Music Teacher Association (MMTA) Competition2010 Nov. 4 Heather
Wheeler, Honorable Mention, Collegiate Graduate Division Music
Teachers National Association (MTNA) Competition2010 Nov. 4
Angelina DeFeo, Alternate, Young Artist Voice2010 Nov. 4 Cody
Meyer*, Honorable Mention, Senior Voice2009 Nov. 7 Jackson Thomas*,
Alternate, Senior Voice
UCM Sponsored CompetitionsUCM Quistorff Opera Aria Prize
Competition 2014 Feb. 3 Hannah Dykstra, 2nd Place2013 Feb. 3
Jacqueline Blanc, Winner2013 Feb. 4 Amber Naugle, 2nd Place2012
Feb. 6 Caitlin Walker, 2nd Place2012 Feb. 6 Jacqueline Blanc, 3rd
Place2012 Feb. 6 Kari Bragg, Honorable Mention2011 Feb. 7 Page
Gravely, 2nd Place2011 Feb. 7 Kari Bragg, Honorable Mention2010
Feb. 8 Angelina DeFeo, Winner2010 Feb. 8 Derek Cross, 2nd Place2010
Feb. 8 Kari Bragg, Honorable Mention2010 Feb. 8 Krystal Thurm,
Honorable MentionUCM Concerto Competition/concert with UCM
Symphony2013 Nov. 10 Caitlin Walker, Winner / Feb. 24, 20142011
Nov. 11 Kari Bragg, Winner / March 13, 20122010 Nov. 12 Angelina
DeFeo, Winner / Feb. 22, 2011
Student National Association of Teachers of Singing (SNATS)Art
Song CompetitionUCM SNATS Chapter was founded in 2009. Members, who
organized and designed all aspects of the event, including master
classes and adjudication by external active voice professionals,
initiated the competition in 2011.
2014 March 30 Amber Naugle, 1st Place, Lower Division2014 March
30 Michelle Smith, 2nd Place, Upper Division2013 March 8 Caitlin
Walker, 1st Place, Upper Division2013 March 8 Jacqueline Blanc, 2nd
Place, Upper Division2013 March 8 Amber Naugle, 2nd Place, Lower
Division2012 March 30 Jacqueline Blanc, 1st Place, Upper
Division2011 April 30 Krystal Thurm, 1st Place, Upper Division
Other Achievements
2013 Spring, Derek Cross was accepted to the Florida State
University Masters Program in Choral Conducting.
2013 Spring, Heather Wheeler was accepted with Graduate
Assistantship to the Doctor of Musical Arts program at the
University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. m. Conventions, Clinics,
Institutes, Workshops, Post-Doctoral Course Work, Internships,
Sabbaticals, and Other Programs.
2013, June 28 Master Class with Ines SalazarPerformed arias in a
public master class for world famous opera star, Ines Salazar, at
the Duomo Auditorium, Florence, Italy [PHOTO]
SCHOLARSHIP / CREATIVE ACTIVITY
a. PublicationsArticlesRoden, Stella. Musing for Arts Sake. MMTA
Notes (Sept. 2014). MMTA Notes is an online publication of Missouri
Music Teachers Association. The article will appear in the Fall
2014 issue within the website.
Roden, Stella. World-Class Culture Firsthand. Renaissance, Issue
5-2012. Renaissance is published by the College of Arts,
Humanities, and Social Sciences at the University of Central
Missouri.
b. Papers. Speeches, lectures
Master Classes2013 Sept. 20 Master Class (with undergraduate
students), Aurora University, Choral Rehearsal Hall, Aurora,
Illinois
2011 Oct. 18 Master Class (with undergraduate students), Central
Methodist University, Swinney Conservatory of Music, Willie Mae
Kountz Recital Hall, Fayette, Missouri
c. Production or Exhibition of Creative Work -Performances
International 2013 July 30 Concerto dEstate and ,works of Bach,
Schubert, Schumann, Tosti, Donaudy, Puccini, and Dvok, The Art of
Music series, Accademia Europea di Firenze and Misericordia di
Firenze, Oratorio della Misericordia di Firenze, Piazza Duomo,
Florence, Italy.
2013 July 22 From the Great American Songbook, works of Arlen,
Carmichael, Gershwin, Porter, Rodgers, and more, The Art of Music
series, Accademia Europea di Firenze, Immaginaria Galleria,
Florence, Italy. [PHOTOS]
2013 July 11 Concerto Recital , works by Tosti, Puccini, and
Bizet, Accademia Europea di Firenze, Ex-Capella Demidoff, Florence,
Italy.
2013 June 21 Programma Faculty and Student Recital, works by
Bizet and Dvok, Accademia Europea di Firenze, Saletta Giacomo
Puccini, Florence, Italy.
2012 Aug. 9 Guest Artist Voice Recital , works of Debussy,
Gounod, Faur, Duparc, Poulenc, Strauss, Schubert, Mozart, Bizet,
Gershwin, and Bellini, Accademia Europea di Firenze, Ex-Capella
Demidoff, Florence, Italy.
National2012 March 22 UCM Student Chapter of MTNA Recital, Je
dis que rien ne mpouvante from Carmen by Bizet, Steinway Hall, New
York, New York. [PHOTO]
Regional 2013 Sept. 19 Third Thursday Concert Solo Voice
Recital, works of Haydn, Gounod, Massenet, Donaudy, Puccini,
Charpentier, Korngold, and Hoiby, Aurora University Music Dept.,
Crimi Auditorium, Aurora, Illinois.
2011 March 26 10th Anniversary Gala Concert Theres No Place Like
Home with Samuel Ramey, Joyce DiDonato, Alan Held, and Steven
Mercurio, as a member of the WGO opera chorus:Revival Scene from
Susannah by Carlisle Floyd, Anvil Chorus, Il Trovatore by Giuseppe
Verdi, Te Deum from Tosca by Giacomo Puccini, The Coronation Scene,
Boris Gudonov by Modest Mussorgsky, and selections from Wizard of
Oz by Harold Arlen, Wichita Grand Opera, Century II Performing Arts
Center, Wichita, Kansas. [VIDEO]
2011 Jan. 8 Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini, played the role
of Cio-Cio-Sans Cousin, Wichita Grand Opera, Century II Performing
Arts Center, Wichita, Kansas. [VIDEO]
State and Local 2014 March 10 Sedalia Symphony Society 79th
Season Guest Artist performing works of Guettel, Schwartz,
Wildhorn, Puccini, Debussy, and Gounod, Sedalia Symphony,
Smith-Cotton High School, Heckart Performing Arts Center, Sedalia,
Missouri.
2013 May 17 Bella Voce: An Evening of Song, arias by Handel,
Charpentier, and Dvok and duet Fra gli amplessi with David Adams
from Mozarts Cos fan tutte, The Missouri Federation of Music Clubs,
Hart Recital Hall.
2010 Dec. 12 Gloria by Vivaldi and other choral works, Spire
Choral Ensemble, Community of Christ Temple, Independence,
Missouri.
2010 Sept. 10 Guest Voice Recital, works by Handel, Haydn,
Bellini, Marx, and Laitman, Central Methodist University, Swinney
Conservatory of Music, Willie Mae Kountz Recital Hall, Fayette,
Missouri.
2010 June 6 Soprano Soloist, King David by Arthur Honegger,
Musica Vocale, Congregation Beth Shalom, Kansas City, Missouri.
UCM Sponsored2014 July 20 Sommer Liederabend, Faculty Recital,
works of Franz Schubert, Felix Mendelssohn, Richard Strauss, Roger
Quilter, and John Duke, UCM Dept. of Music, Hart Recital Hall.
2014 April 29 Soprano Soloist, Requiem Op. 89 by Antonn Dvok,
Master Works Concert, UCM Choral and Orchestral Areas of Music
Dept., Hart Recital Hall.
2013 Nov. 18 SNATS Fall Recital: Great American Songs, St. Itas
Vision by Samuel Barber, UCM SNATS, Hart Recital Hall.
2013 Nov. 13 Senior Piano Recital Andrew Stephens, songs by
Richard Strauss, Samuel Barber, and arias by Giacomo Puccini, UCM
Dept. of Music, Hart Recital Hall.
2013 Nov. 1 When Words Collide: Scenes Swords and a Pair of
Steinways , duets and arias from Madama Butterfly by Puccini and La
Traviata by Verdi, with Drs. Sentgeorge, Hynes and Tian, UCM
Performing Arts Series, Hart Recital Hall.
2013 Oct. 14 Grant Wenaus Guest Artist and Faculty Recital,
Knoxville: Summer of 1915 by Samuel Barber and Brahms Waltzes, from
Op. 52 and 65, UCM Piano Area and Dept. of Music, Hart Recital
Hall.
2013 Sept. 29 Soprano Soloist, Holocaust Cantata Songs from the
Camps, by Donald McCullough, UCM Choral Area, Hart Recital
Hall.
2013 May 24 Benefit Concert: Students and Faculty to Italy,
songs by Donaudy and Puccini arias, UCM Vocal Area, Hart Recital
Hall.
2013 April 9 The Presidents Gala , Soprano Soloist for Rejoice
in the Lamb by Benjamin Britten, UCM Dept. of Music, Kauffman
Center for the Performing Arts, Helzberg Hall, Kansas City,
Missouri.
2013 April 1 l'April! Faculty Recital & Guest Collaborative
Artist, Cristiano Manzoni, works of Handel, Mozart, Tosti, Donaudy,
Duparc, Charpentier, Faur, and Poulenc, UCM Dept. of Music, UCM PEC
committee, UCM Scholarly Activity Fund, and Friends of Music, Hart
Recital Hall.
2012 Oct. 25 The Second Annual Student NATS Recital Selections
from Cycles and Collections Art Song Recital, Sunflowers by Lori
Laitman, UCM SNATS, Hart Recital Hall.
2012 Oct. 19 Guest Voice Recital Kristee Haney, Mezzo-Soprano,
trios Pria di partir from Idomeneo by Mozart and (Not) Getting
married today from Company by Stephen Sondheim with Kristee Haney
and Jacob Sentgeorge, UCM Vocal and Choral Area, Hart Recital
Hall.2012 Sept. 21 Provosts Faculty Showcase, O del mio amato ben
by Stefano Donaudy, UCM Dept. of Music, Hart Recital Hall.
2012 Sept. 16 Guest Voice Recital, works of Carmichael, Debussy,
Faur, Gershwin, Gounod, Porter, Puccini, and Rodgers, Friends of
Music, Traditions, Warrensburg, Missouri. [post-perf. PHOTO]
2012 July 30 Presidents Lawn Concert, La Paloma by S Yradier
with Warrensburg Community Band, UCM Dept. of Music and Warrensburg
High School Band, Union Ballroom, UCM Campus, Warrensburg,
Missouri.
2012 March 15 UCM Student Chapter of MTNA, New York Preview
Recital, Je dis que rien ne mpouvante from Carmen by Bizet, Hart
Recital Hall.
2012 March 14 Faculty Voice Recital with Drs. Gai, Sentgeorge,
and Leuhrman, Shaffer and Check, works by Rossini, Schubert,
Strauss, Leoz, Estrella, Pedro, and Abelardo, UCM Dept. of Music,
Hart Recital Hall.
2012 Feb. 2 National Association of Teachers of Singing Student
Chapter Recital, Malungkot and maya by Jose A. Estrella and Ugoy sa
duyan by Lucio San Pedro, UCM SNATS, Hart Recital Hall.
2011 Sept. 13 Provosts Faculty Showcase, duet Non arrestar il
colpo from Otello by Giuseppe Rossini with David Adams, UCM Dept.
of Music, Hart Recital Hall.
2011 April 17 Soloist, Requiem, Op. 9 by Maurice Durufl, UCM
Choral and Vocal Area, Hart Recital Hall.
2010 Sept. 18 UCM Alumni Chorus and Big Band Dinner and Dance,
Try to Remember from the Fantasticks by Steve Zegree and soprano
soloist for The World of Our Dreams by Jeffrey Ames, UCM Campus,
Union Ballroom, Warrensburg, Missouri.
2010 April 10, Concert II, UCM New Music Festival 2010
Dualities, One Day by Kenneth Benoit, UCM New Music Festival and
UCM Dept. of Music, Hart Recital Hall.
2010 Jan. 13 Faculty Recital, works by Handel, Haydn, Rossini,
Bellini, Marx, and Laitman, UCM Dept. of Music, Hart Recital
Hall.
2009 Sept. 14 Provosts Faculty Showcase, Casta DivaFine al rito
from Norma by Vincenzo Bellini, UCM Dept. of Music, Hart Recital
Hall.
2009 Sept. 9 Faculty Recital Jacob Sentgeorge, duet Pur ti miro
from Lincoronazione di Poppea by Monteverdi and trio Soave sia il
vento from Cos fan tutte by Mozart, UCM Dept. of Music, Hart
Recital Hall.d. Grants and Awards2014 May 30 Faculty Travel Grant
Award, Center for Teaching and Learning $500
2013 May 30 Institutional Improvement Grant, Center for Teaching
and Learning, $1000
2013 May 30 Faculty Travel Grant Award, Center for Teaching and
Learning $500
2013 May 23 Travel Assistance Award, UCM Dept. of Music,
$1000
2013 March 28 Opportunity Grant Program FY14, UCM Foundation,
not awarded
2013 Jan. 30 Opportunity Grant, Friends of Music, Warrensburg,
MO, $5002013 Jan. 18 Scholarly Activity Fund, UCM CAHSS, $2000
2012 Nov. 20 Professional Development Assistance Grant,
Professional Enhancement Committee, $20002012 July 5 Institutional
Improvement Grant, Center for Teaching and Learning, $20002012 June
International Travel, International Center, $7502012 June Scholarly
Activity Fund, UCM CAHSS, $6002012 June Assistance Award, UCM
Modern Languages Dept. $500
e. Current Research and/or Creative Projects in ProgressCentral
in FlorenceHaving established positive relationship with our study
abroad sister school Accademia Europea di Firenze (AEF), its
administrators and faculty through collaborative performance and
teaching since 2011, I am working to design an annual summer
program for UCM students in Italy. Ultimately, the program will be
an ongoing collaboration between AEF and the UCM Dept. of Music.
Progress has already been made, considering two other faculty, Dr.
James Gai and Dr. Jacob Sentgeorge have also performed in Florence,
an aftereffect of my efforts.
Last summer, I lived with five UCM music majors in Florence,
Italy, who studied Italian language, took applied lessons, and
music coaching at AEF. My past three visits to Florence have better
informed me to the challenges and benefits of this kind of
international travel and study. My priority is to create a seamless
enrollment for students along with excellent educational and
musical opportunities while abroad. f. Other Evidence of Quality
Scholarship, Awards and HonorsNationalThe American Prize
2014 May 17 Stella Roden, Semi-Finalist, Friedrich &
Virginia Schorr Memorial Award-Professional art song division
2014 April 7 Stella Roden, Semi-Finalist, Chicago Oratorio
Award
The American Prize is a series of new, non-profit national
competitions in the performing arts providing cash awards,
professional adjudication and regional, national and international
recognition for the best recorded performances by ensembles and
individuals each year in the United States at the professional,
college/university, church, community and secondary school levels.
David Katz, Chief Judge
g. Conventions, Clinics, Institutes53rd National Conference
National Association of Teachers of Singing2014 July 8 Breakout
Session Singing Our History: A Representation of American History
in American Art Song Presenters: Judith E. Carman, Rita Resch, Abra
Bush, Quinn-Patrick Ankrum, Andrew Blosser, David Grogan, and
Stella Roden[Session Program]Singing our History is a small
selection of these songs and the historic aspects they represent
from Colonial times through the present. This is not a history of
American art song, but the history of our country told in art
songs, mostly by twentieth-century composers.- Judith E. Carman
SERVICE
a. Involvement in university, college and/or departmental
government N.A.
b. Membership on university, college and/or departmental
committees
University Committee N.A.
College Committee2014 Spring CAHSS Salary and Fringe Benefits
Committee, Member2013-2014 CAHSS Awards Committee, Member
Department of Music Committee2013-2014Artist-In-Residence Search
Committee, ChairPromotion and Tenure Evaluation Committee,
MemberRecruitment Committee, MemberSocial Committee,
Member2012-2013 Graduate Committee, MemberSocial Committee,
MemberVoice Search Committee, Member2011-2012Graduate Committee,
MemberPiano Search Committee, Member2010-2011Academic Review
Response Committee, MemberFaculty Advisory Council Committee
(Fall), MemberGraduate Committee, Member2010 SummerDirector of
Choral Activities Search Committee, ChairAdjunct Collaborative
Pianist Search Committee, Member2009-2010Chair Search Committee,
MemberGraduate Committee, Member
c. University sponsored programsMcNair Scholars Program2012-2013
Department Mentor to McNair Scholar, Haley SteeleSept. 27, Ms.
Steele was awarded 1st Place in the McNair Scholars Program, summer
research internship for her paper: An Historical Approach to
National Schools of Singing and the Development of National Trends
in Vocal Execution and Pedagogy. I acted as Department Mentor for
Steeles McNair paper and internship.d. Sponsorship of university
societiesSAI- Sigma Alpha Iota, Advisor since 2007Secured locations
for meetings, exams, rehearsals, concerts and other events; played
piano accompaniments for rituals [yearly rituals include: Pledge
ceremony; Initiation Ceremony; Patroness/Friend of Music
Initiation]; oversaw general activities and correspondence of the
group internally and with national headquarters
SNATS- Student National Association of Teachers of Singing,
Advisor since 2009Annual SNATS Art Song Competition, since
2011Attended meetings, worked with members and faculty to reserve
the hall and obtain an external judge for the competition; helped
to design the competition recital programs in coordination with the
music office personnel
Fund Raising2014 Feb. 9 Concessions Stand, KC NATS Student
Auditions, Utt Music Lobby, Warrensburg, MissouriShopped with SNATS
officers for concession items
2014 March 7 Chili Dinner and Recital First Presbyterian Church,
Warrensburg, MissouriI secured the location for the dinner,
advertised the event to the community, made chili, and served with
students during the event. Following the dinner, students gave a
recital in the sanctuary.[email of appreciation from Mary
McCord]
Opera trips to Kaufman Center, Kansas City Lyric Opera2014 March
13 La bohme; 2013 March 2 The Flying Dutchman; 2012 Nov. 7 Il
Trovatore; 2012 Sept. 19 Madama Butterfly; 2011 Nov. 9 Cos fan
tutte
Served as a driver for SNATS members and attended the operas
with studentse. Non-compensated Teaching Overload N.A.
f. Recruitment of StudentsAdjudication 10 Missouri State High
School Activities Association MSHSAA adjudications
2014 March 21 Solo and Ensemble Festival Auditions, Lees Summit
High School, Lees Summit, MO
2013 Sept. 7 West Central District Choir Auditions, Odessa High
School, Odessa, MO
2013 Oct. 5 Kansas City Metro District Choir Auditions, Park
Hill South High School, Kansas City, MO
2013 March 22 Solo and Ensemble Festival Auditions, Lees Summit
West High School, Lees Summit, MO2011 Oct. 11 Central District
All-State Choir Auditions, Smith Cotton High School, Sedalia,
MO2011 Oct. 1 Kansas City Metro District Choir Auditions, Park Hill
High School, Kansas City, MO2010 Oct. 23 Northwest District Choir
Auditions, Independence, MO
2010 Oct. 9 West Central All-State Choir Auditions,Smith Cotton
High School, Sedalia MO
2010 March 5 Solo and Ensemble Festival Auditions,Lees Summit
West High School, Lees Summit, MO
2009 Sept. 12 Central District Choir Auditions, Warrensburg High
School, Warrensburg, MO
Community Music Program (CMP)I have been teaching high school
students through the CMP program since 2006. Many of them become
award-winning vocalists in their high school careers and continue
on to other competitive regional universities. For example, Kendall
Reimer, Jackson Thomas, and Cody Meyer went on to study at
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and Sydney Guthrie to Oklahoma
City University. Former CMP students now enrolled at UCM in music
degree programs: Amber Naugle, Kelsey Sweitzer. Former CMP students
who also transferred to UCM from other colleges to study music:
Kaitlyn Miller, Barbara Solomon.
Master Class / School Visits2014 March 18 Master Class (with
high school students), Sherwood High School, Creighton,
Missouri2013 April 5 Master Class (with middle-school students),
Knob Noster Middle School, Hart Recital Hall, Warrensburg,
Missouri
2013, March 7 and 14, Master Class (with high school students),
Sherwood High School, Creighton, Missouri
2012 Nov. 26 November Masterclass 2012 (with high school
students), The Boone Studio, Schmitt Music Hall, Overland Park,
Kansas
2012, Oct. 8 Master Class (with high school students), Sherwood
High School, Creighton, Missouri
2012, Oct. 3 Master Class (with high school students), Lees
Summit North High School, Lees Summit, Missouri
Prospective Student Meeting or Trial Lesson2014 May 9 Aurora
University undergraduate music major interested in UCM graduate
program traveled to Warrensburg from Iowa to see campus. After
showing her the music facilities, campus, having lunch with voice
faculty, I gave her a voice lesson. We met in Aurora when I gave a
concert and master class at Aurora University.
2013 Jan. 20 Trial lesson with Austin Welhoff, now entering his
sophomore year this fall.Many more prospective student meetings and
trial lessons were given since fall 2009. Though documentation is
absent, an approximate average of 3 prospective student trial
lessons are given each year.
g. Coaching
h. Other university activities2014 April 25-26 Music from the
Old Country, Conductor, UCM Opera Theater and Performing Arts
Series, Hendricks Hall, Warrensburg, MissouriMusical coaching to
opera workshop students and acting as Conductor for dress rehearsal
week and performances
i. Recognitions for Service to Professional Organizations
National
External Reviewer, Tenure & Promotion Committee, Department
of Music, University of South Dakota (USD)2013 June-Oct. Dr. Tim
Farrell, music department chair at USD requested my assistance as
an external reviewer for a candidate applying for promotion. I
reviewed the candidates dossier, CV, supplemental materials, and
submitted a written letter of evaluation and recommendation.
32nd Annual NAACP ACT-SO National competition, Kansas City 2010
July 8-11, Adjudicator for High School Vocal competitionEach year,
the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
holds competitions for high school students called ACT-SO or the
Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics. As
early as February, students compete through local enrichment
programs across the United States, before advancing to this
National level competition held in the summer.
Regional
Adjudication2014 Feb. 9 Kansas City Chapter Student Auditions,
National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS), University of
Central Missouri, Warrensburg, Missouri
2012 Feb. 6 Kansas City Chapter Student Auditions, NATS,
Mid-America Nazarene University, Olathe, Kansas
2011 Nov. 4-5 Central Region NATS Competition, William Jewell
College, Liberty, Missouri
j. Memberships in Academic, Professional and Scholarly
Societies
2005-present, National Association of Teachers of Singing, Full
Member2013 April 14 induction, Phi Kappa Phi, Member2008 Spring
induction, Pi Kappa Lambda, Member2014 Fall Vice President
k. Conventions, Clinics, Institutes, Workshops, Post-Doctoral
Course Work, Internships, Sabbaticals, and Other Programs N.A.
Optional Statement
Preparing the dossier in application for the rank of Full
Professor has been a satisfying and edifying experience. Having
compiled evaluations from chairs, faculty, and students, I am
overwhelmed at the respect I have gained from colleagues and
students alike. For the numerous positive comments that students
have submitted through music department and online course
evaluations, there is substantial evidence that I am inspiring and
positively impacting students' growth as musicians as well as human
beings. While my priority is to guide students toward a fully
sustainable life as a musician, music teacher, or performer, there
is proof that my teaching yields successes beyond that
directive.
The rate at which my students succeed in auditions or
competitions has only increased since I obtained the rank of
Associate Professor. To name a few, my students have placed in
competitions or participated in select groups such as the National
Honor Choir of ACDA (American Choral Directors Association),
Naftzger Young Artist Auditions, Kansas City NATS (National
Association of Teachers of Singing), Missouri State NATS, MMTA
(Missouri Music Teachers Association), MTNA (Music Teachers
National Association), and our own UCM Quistorff Opera Aria Prize
Competition and UCM Concerto Aria Competition. I am extremely proud
to have had a total of five UCM concerto winners from my studio in
the past nine years, and to have had three in the past five, in a
competition open to the entire music student body with external
judges. The same students who achieve in these competitions are
typically the same who continue their studies beyond UCM. In the
fall of 2013, former students Heather Wheeler entered the Doctor of
Musical Arts program in vocal performance at the University of
Kansas with graduate assistantship and Derek Cross entered the
Master of Music program in choral conducting at Florida State
University.
In the area of Scholarly/Creative activity, I completed six
international/national performances since 2012, five of which were
in Florence, Italy. Regional performances include a guest recital
at Aurora University in Illinois and two with the Wichita Grand
Opera in Kansas as a Resident Artist for the 2011 season. Other
national recognition includes my performance at the 53rd National
Conference of NATS in Boston, this past July. The breakout session,
"Singing Our History" was endorsed and attended by the keynote
speaker, world-renowned baritone, Thomas Hampson. Additionally, I
was named semi-finalist in two unique national competitions
sponsored by The American Prize. The first is the Chicago Oratorio
Award, and the second is the Friedrich and Virginia Schorr Memorial
Award, Professional Art Song division.
In the area of service, my close interaction with students in
SAI (Sigma Alpha Iota) and SNATS (Student National Association of
Teachers of Singing) is greatly rewarding but requires substantial
commitment of time and energy. In addition to my regular music
department committee duties, solo performances, attending student
recitals, and teaching preparations, it is not uncommon for me to
spend at least two or three late nights each semester in ritual or
rehearsal with SAI, particularly serving as their piano
accompanist. There are many more hours spent in meetings, dealing
with fraternity business, correspondence, planning, and
reservations for events. The same is true for SNATS. To assist them
in their worthwhile initiatives, one of which is attending the
Kansas City Lyric Opera productions at the Kauffman Center in
Kansas City, I gladly serve as a driver for students who do not
have transportation. I also attend the operas with the students.
Every year, SNATS offers a fall recital with faculty and students
and a spring art song competition for which they contract an
external guest to judge and give a master class. These big events
require advising in grant applications, fundraising, and much more
planning with students and faculty.
I maintain my service to the profession beyond UCM. At the state
and regional levels, I adjudicated regularly with MSHSAA (Missouri
State High School Activities Association), gave master classes at
Missouri high schools, and at the college level, have adjudicated
for state and regional NATS. At the national level, I adjudicated
the high school voice division of the NAACP ACT-SO (National
Association for the Advancement of Colored Peoples Afro-Academic,
Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics) National
Competition in 2010, and I served as a reviewer for the promotion
and tenure committee of the University of South Dakota in 2013.
In conclusion, I very much appreciate the opportunity to expand
upon some of my achievements. I remain humbled by the talent and
work of my colleagues who have completed this process. I believe
the true reward is the process itself. Thank you very much.
Stella Dayrit Roden
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Letters of Support
Dr. Susan Quigley-Duggan, Associate Professor of Voice and
Opera, Central Methodist University, Fayette, Missouri Dr. Lisa
Fredenburgh, Associate Professor of Music, Chair and Director of
Choral Activities, Aurora University, Aurora, Illinois