Aaron Barksdale-Burns Linguist, Lecturer, Vocalist & Vocal Coach
I'm an accomplished scholar and musician, linguist and educator in the fields of Vocal Music, Romance and Germanic languages, offering custom consulting and instruction services to corporate clients, community organizations and individuals.
My experience with various languages and cultures offers great insights into another way of thinking and the chance to express yourself on an entirely new level. I've got an extensive business background in various aspects of music, marketing, content design, education, language acquisition, stage performance and hospitality. I offer communication and translation services as well as virtual language and voice lessons to clients around the world as a private coach and consultant in universities, opera houses and homes. Contact me regarding your upcoming project or for a private session, available in sessions of 30 minutes or more. I offer translation, transcription and other services in languages such as English, German, French, Italian and Spanish. Please visit my portfolio to view samples of my creative work. Credentials Master of Arts, Romance Languages - UMKC - Award for outstanding academic achievement in work on indigenous languages & narratives of incarcerated people Universiteit van Amsterdam (Netherlands) - Certificate for B2 vantage level Dutch - CEFR Alpen-Adria Universität Klagenfurt (Austria) - Certificate for C2 mastery level German - CEFR Deutsche Philologie, Italienisch, Portugiesisch, Translation Master of Music UMKC Conservatory of Music & Dance Vocal Music Performance & Pedagogy - with Honors - Eddie Jacobson Memorial Scholarship: International Studies Bachelor of Music DePaul University School of Music Chicago, Illinois - with Honors Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln (Germany) Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn Gesang, Germanistik, Geschichte, Französisch Micro-credentials Certificate: Online Teaching, University of Missouri Online Certificate: Teach Writing Intensive Courses, Park University Certificate: Web Design, Johnson County Community College Certificate: Excel, Johnson County Community College Certificate: Adobe Photoshop, JCCC |
Current Experiences:
Full-Time Spanish Teacher at St. Teresa's Academy, KCMO Private Linguist, Musician and Voice Teacher, V/Blogger Adjunct Faculty Spanish - University of Missouri-Kansas City Adjunct Faculty Spanish & Linguistics - Park University Adjunct Faculty of Spanish - Rockhurst University Professional Credits: French Diction Coach: ROMÉO ET JULIETTE at Lyric Opera KC Administrative Assistant - UMKC School of Humanities English Language Coach - Daily's Premium Meats Head of School, Instructor - Alliance Française de Kansas City French Diction Coach - CARMEN at Lyric Opera Kansas City Language Consulting - Four Flies Records (of Rome, Italy) German Linguist, Voice - CABARET at Music Theater Heritage Vocals: DIE SCHÖNE MÜLLERIN - Westport Center for the Arts Blog Contributor - KCMolière Festival 400 in 2022 Consulting - Kirke Mecham's TARTUFFE, Landlocked Opera German language coach - Goethe-Institut - Goethe Pop Up Program Coordinator Goethe-Institut - Goethe Pop Up KC German Instructor, Music, ESL, Spanish - Park Hill Schools Vocalist: DOWLAND AYRES - Westport Center for the Arts Director of Sales and Marketing - Californos Westport Vocalist: IRISH CONCERTS - at Californos Westport Board member, Performer - Civic Opera Theater Kansas City Co-Founder and Host - Kansas City Wedding Connection Co-Founder and Compère - Opera Supper of Kansas City English-German Interpreter - Kärntner Gesundheitskongress Student Life Associate & Student Mentor - DePaul University Guest Services, Admissions, Ride operator - Cedar Fair, LLP Soda jerk, busboy, line cook - Hardware Café Associate - Reading Reptile Books for Young Mammals Associations and/or Conferences Rocky Mountain Seminar - Where There Be Dragons Midwest Modern Language Association: Paper on second-hand narrative works by W.G. Sebald & Junot Díaz Foreign Language Association of Missouri American Association for Italian Studies Modern Language Association American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese Social Media Youtube - Aaron Barksdale-Burns Youtube - Californos1988 SoundCloud - Aaron Barksdale-Burns |