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Michael K. Mathenge
Music Consultant
Kerugoya,30
Summary
I am a passionate, creative and effective music teacher, sound engineer, with valuable experience in guitar training, band training, audio engineering, concert staging and music production.
Seasoned Teacher with 12 years of experience teaching students various music instruments, including guitar, piano, and band. Innovative and open-minded individual with thirst for adventure and challenges. Proficient in monitoring student performance and achievement, devising unique lesson plans for each grade level and overseeing rehearsals.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Part Time Lecturer
Kenyatta University
09.2020 - Current
- Collaborated with faculty and staff to create meaningful learning experiences.
- Mentored and advised students to explore career pathways based and amplify knowledge, skills and strengths.
- Created and designed quizzes, tests and projects to assess student knowledge.
- Mentored struggling students with individualized approach to enhance learning.
- Evaluated and graded students' class work, performances, projects, assignments and papers.
Guitar Peripatetic Teacher
Mpesa Foundation Academy
01.2020 - Current
- Created custom lesson plans for students, advised on equipment purchases and assigned personalized assignments to maximize learning and enhance lesson plans.
- Developed lesson curriculum based on student skill level.
- Planned personalized lessons accordingly for students by providing songs suitable to each student and focusing on techniques needing improvement.
- Took excerpts from various music texts to provide students with well-rounded knowledge and retained interest.
- Prepared students for live band and solo performances.
C.E.O/Music Producer
Linksyd Entertainment
01.2014 - Current
- Composition, arranging, tracking and recording
- Guiding artist through the process of song creation ensuring they get the best out of themselves
- Creation of jingles for commercial purposes
- Scoring montages and music for local T.V and Films.
- Determined voices, instruments, harmonic structures, rhythms, tempos and tone balances required to achieve effects desired in each musical composition.
Bass Singer
Nairobi Chamber Chorus, NCC
05.2012 - Current
- Performed for Queen Elizabeth II, during her diamond jubilee, at Windsor castle in May 2012.with the Nairobi Chamber Chorus
- May 2013: Held workshops and concerts in Arusha,
- Tanzania with the Nairobi Chamber Chorus
- Summer 2013: Toured the U.S.A with the Nairobi
- Chamber Chorus, holding successful shows in churches across New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan,
- Ohio and Washington D.C
- Feb 18th: Toured the U.S.A with Taifa Mziki (a male a cappella group), holding successful shows in various
- Universities, Colleges, Churches and High Schools in
- Ohio and Indiana
- Summer 2015: Performed at the Jimena Festival in
- Spain, A festival organized by Kijani Kenya Trust and the Soto Grande International School
- Fall 2015: Toured the Southern-eastern states of the
- U.S.A (Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida), and did concerts and workshops with High schools,
- Universities and churches
- Fall 2017: Toured Denmark and did concerts in across the country with the Nairobi Chamber Chorus
- Nov 2017: Performed at an Awards Gala for ACGIS at the Cipriani Hotel, Broadway
- N.Y
- Feb 2019: Performed at the National ACDA
- Conference in Kansas, USA.
Guitar Teacher
Mt. Kenya Academy
09.2012 - 06.2022
- Introducing the students to the guitar and molding them into becoming good guitarists
- Guiding some of them to sit for the ABRSM exams
- Provided guitar instruction to students of varying age and skill levels.
- Developed lesson curriculum based on student skill level.
Voice Mentor/ Audio Engineer
Safaricom PLC / Safaricom Choir
01.2010 - 03.2021
- Conducted rehearsals to keep performers prepared for performances.
- Training choir members in sight-reading, music theory, music compositions and performance techniques.
- Recorded and mixed choir performances
- helped the choir to transition to online rehearsals when Covid-19 hit.
Director
Taifa
01.2014 - 12.2019
- Mziki , Nairobi
- Leading Group activities, running rehearsals, contacting clients.
Teacher Assistant
Kenyatta University
08.2016 - 04.2019
- I have been in-charge of Music Technology taking the students through Composition, Keyboard skills,
- Recording and Sequencing, Audio Engineering,
- Concert Staging, Mixing and Mastering, Studio Set- up.
Guitar Tutor
St. Christopher's Academy
01.2015 - 01.2012
- Introducing students to the guitar and helping them stage performances in and out of the school.
Guitar & Band Coach
UNICEF And P.P.M.C
01.2011 - 12.2011
- Worked with the National Talent Youth Academy (N.Y.T.A) to guide talented youth from across the country on a 2 week intensive training workshop to help horn their skills
- I was in-charge of the guitarists as well as the pop band.
Education
Associated Board of Royal Schools of Music
NairobiMasters of Music Composition - Music Composition
Kenyatta University
Nairobi07.2016
Bachelor of Music -
Kenyatta University
Nairobi07.2015
Diploma - Music
Kenyatta University
Nairobi07.2010
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education -
Kerugoya Boys High School
Kerugoya11.2005
Kenya Certificate of Primary Education -
Kerugoya Good Shepherds Academy
Kerugoya11.2001
Skills
- Composition
- Excellent
- Recording & Sequencing
- Guitar Skills
- Keyboard Skills
- Computer Skills
- Performance
- Teaching
- Teacher relations
- Parent-teacher relations
- Teacher collaboration
- Teacher Support
Software
PRO TOOLS
MAKEMUSIC FINALE
MUSESCORE
ABLETON
CANVA
DAVINCI RESOLVE
ADOBE PREMIERE PRO
CAPTURE ONE
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Swahili
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Certification
Bachelor of Music
Timeline
Part Time Lecturer
Kenyatta University
09.2020 - Current
Guitar Peripatetic Teacher
Mpesa Foundation Academy
01.2020 - Current
Teacher Assistant
Kenyatta University
08.2016 - 04.2019
Guitar Tutor
St. Christopher's Academy
01.2015 - 01.2012
C.E.O/Music Producer
Linksyd Entertainment
01.2014 - Current
Director
Taifa
01.2014 - 12.2019
Guitar Teacher
Mt. Kenya Academy
09.2012 - 06.2022
Bass Singer
Nairobi Chamber Chorus, NCC
05.2012 - Current
Guitar & Band Coach
UNICEF And P.P.M.C
01.2011 - 12.2011
Voice Mentor/ Audio Engineer
Safaricom PLC / Safaricom Choir
01.2010 - 03.2021
Associated Board of Royal Schools of Music
Masters of Music Composition - Music Composition
Kenyatta University
Bachelor of Music -
Kenyatta University
Diploma - Music
Kenyatta University
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education -
Kerugoya Boys High School
Kenya Certificate of Primary Education -
Kerugoya Good Shepherds Academy
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