About Gordon Jack
Transferable Skills ......
..... it's about using my vocal training and experience to bring texts to life
So, for voice over work, I'm using my classically trained singing voice, and my performing experience to bring texts into the aural domain. Also, my musically trained and very acute hearing allows me to edit audio to a high quality. But how did I get here?
Well, I am a singing teacher, music educator, singer and conductor with over 25 years experience in the business. I studied at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow in the late 1980s, gaining a BA in Music Performance and two Postgraduate Certificates of Education (PGCE) certificates in trumpet and singing.
My varied singing career as a freelancer has spanned solo, vocal ensemble, choral and operatic work throughout the UK. Also, I was a full time chorister a English National Opera for four years.
Directing choirs has been a major part of my musical landscape throughout my career. I have conducted many children’s, youth and adult choirs, in Iceland, England and Scotland. I was the first Director of the National Youth Choir of Scotland Training Choir and director of the NYCoS Aberdeen Area Choir.
As a music educator, I have taught in over 60 Aberdeenshire primary schools as part of Aberdeenshire Council's Kodály Musicianship and Singing Programme, and trained early years practitioners and lower primary staff to use the Kodály-inspired musicianship programme, ‘Sing-a-Ring’. Taught singing and musicianship on National Boys Choir (one of the National Youth Choirs of Scotland) courses and conducted the Changed Voice Section in concert.
My current singing teaching posts are at Robert Gordon’s College and the University of Aberdeen; and I am Director of Music of Inverurie Choral Society.
..... it's about using my vocal training and experience to bring texts to life
So, for voice over work, I'm using my classically trained singing voice, and my performing experience to bring texts into the aural domain. Also, my musically trained and very acute hearing allows me to edit audio to a high quality. But how did I get here?
Well, I am a singing teacher, music educator, singer and conductor with over 25 years experience in the business. I studied at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow in the late 1980s, gaining a BA in Music Performance and two Postgraduate Certificates of Education (PGCE) certificates in trumpet and singing.
My varied singing career as a freelancer has spanned solo, vocal ensemble, choral and operatic work throughout the UK. Also, I was a full time chorister a English National Opera for four years.
Directing choirs has been a major part of my musical landscape throughout my career. I have conducted many children’s, youth and adult choirs, in Iceland, England and Scotland. I was the first Director of the National Youth Choir of Scotland Training Choir and director of the NYCoS Aberdeen Area Choir.
As a music educator, I have taught in over 60 Aberdeenshire primary schools as part of Aberdeenshire Council's Kodály Musicianship and Singing Programme, and trained early years practitioners and lower primary staff to use the Kodály-inspired musicianship programme, ‘Sing-a-Ring’. Taught singing and musicianship on National Boys Choir (one of the National Youth Choirs of Scotland) courses and conducted the Changed Voice Section in concert.
My current singing teaching posts are at Robert Gordon’s College and the University of Aberdeen; and I am Director of Music of Inverurie Choral Society.
EducationQUALIFICATIONS
PGCE (Singing), RSAMD* PGCE (Trumpet), RSAMD BA (Music Performance), RSAMD *Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Glasgow, UK, now the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT Gary Terzza Masterclass - Voice Over Training Programme North East of Scotland Child Protection Committee – Child Protection Training Level 1 (2012) British Kodaly Academy Summer Course (2005) National Youth Choir of Scotland Kodaly Musicianship Courses (2004 and 2006) Church of Scotland First Aid Course (2004) Deaf Awareness Seminar, Centre for Deaf People, London (2003) |
CareerVOICE OVER ARTIST 2019 Completed second audiobook, 'Tuesday's Socks' by Alison Ragsdale 2018 Completed first audiobook, 'Sir Gibbie' by George MacDonald 2012 - present Completed various business, narration, business and telephony voice over jobs SINGING TEACHER University of Aberdeen (2013- ) Robert Gordon’s College, Aberdeen (2007-2010) and (2011- ) Chalmers Mackay Music School (2017-2019) The International School Aberdeen (2015-2019) Albyn School, Aberdeen (2010-2015) National Boys Choir of Scotland (2006-2011) PERFORMER Freelance Singer (1990- ) Soloist, opera chorister, vocal ensembles and professional choirs English National Opera (1999-2003) Member of the Chorus MUSIC EDUCATOR Youth Music Initiative Sing-a-Ring Trainer (2008) and (2014) National Boys' Choir of Scotland (2006-2011) Musicianship classes Deeside Suzuki Piano Festival (2006-2011) Musicianship sessions Kodaly Instructor, Aberdeenshire Council (2004-2009) Musicianship classes for primary age children Jack and the Music Box Pre-school Music Club (2004) Songs, puppets and percussion for the under 5s CONDUCTOR Inverurie Choral Society (2019- ) National Youth Choir of Scotland Aberdeen Area Choir (2010-2014) Aberdeen Bach Choir (2006-2010) Rehearsal Director, Edinburgh Festival Chorus, Aberdeen Section (2003-2009) National Youth Choir of Scotland Training Choir (1998-1999) Rowantree Choir, London (1997-1999) Greenock Philharmonic Choir (1996-1997) Variations Choir, Largs (1995-1996) Akureyri College of Education Choir, Iceland (1992-1993) Mánakórin (The Moon Choir), Iceland (1992-1993) ARTS MANAGER Project Administrator (Fiddle Competition), Kincardine and Deeside Arts Forum (2010-2011) Manager of Aberdeenshire Kodaly Musicianship Programme - Pilot Phase (2004-2005) Orchestra Manager, City of Glasgow Philharmonic Orchestra (1994-1996) ADJUDICATOR St Margaret’s School for Girls, Lamont and Murray Prizes (2010) University of Aberdeen, The Ogston Prize (2010) Aberdeen and North East of Scotland Music Festival, Choral Classes (2008) TRUMPETER Freelance Trumpet Player and Brass Teacher (1989-1993) |