Anna Dorothea Hudson's Music CV
Piano • Guitar • Vocals • Mandolin • Composition
Music Tutor • Composer • Performer
Multi-genre Multi-instrumentalist
I have worked as a music tutor (Sam Ash and private practice), paid performing vocalist, guitarist, pianist (among other instruments), as well as in various other teaching roles in many settings. I enjoy being in front of the camera, on stage, and in similar settings, having performed from an early age. Additionally, I have done work for photos, music videos, music recordings, music videos, and more. I have trained in music from 1993 onward.
Styles include: pop, vocals for edm, vocals for beats, rock, folk, indie, americana, blues, gospel, rnb, classical, baroque, romantic, and more.
I have taught children as young as 3, teenagers, and adults ranging from 30s to 60+. I teach beginner to intermediate.
I have performed at large venues such as the Capitol Theatre in Clearwater, Florida, and the Crystal Ballroom in Portland, Oregon.
Music Experience
1993 onward
Piano Performances
Annual DC Federation of Music Clubs performances from 1993 onward; annual Christmas performances
from 1993 onward; DC Baroque Festival (2000, 2001); National Piano Playing Auditions (judged per-
formance) 2001; various judged performances and honors performances for DC Federation of Music
Clubs from 1995 onward
Chamber performances for intimate audiences of 20-30 in Cambridge, England
September 2000 onward
Vocal Performances
Choral performance of Christmas music at the White House in Washington, DC
Choral group tour of central Europe for several months, drawing audiences of up to several hundred
Regular choral performances at the Washington National Cathedral from 2000-2004
2010 onward
Paid Gigging
Regular paid gigging from 2010 onward, as a guitarist, keyboardist, and vocalist, and occasionally on other instruments; venues include large music venues drawing audiences of several hundred, medium-sized restaurants and large private parties drawing audiences of a hundred or more, small outdoor festivals with an audience of a hundred or more, and smaller venues such as cafes in a more intimate setting
Recorded performance of an original composition for a string quartet for an audience of two hundred
2010 onward
Recording Experience
Many recordings, both in and out of professional studios, for both video and audio, both solo and in
groups, of my live performances, and of others performing my compositions
Some experience as a recording engineer
Recordings include both original compositions and covers; playing guitar (acoustic, electric, and 12-
string, bass), piano, vocals including harmonies, mandolin, harmonica, keys, banjo
Education & Studies
College of Charleston
January 2010 - May 2012
B.A. in English; graduated magna cum laude with a 3.813 GPA
Studied under Bret Lott, New York Times best-selling author of Jewel, and former editor of the Southern Review; studied music theory, piano, and composition extensively
Member of Phi Kappa Phi Collegiate Honor Society, oldest all-discipline honor society for students in the top 10% of their class
Cambridge University, UK
Summer 2011
English and philosophy major; magna cum laude American equivalent with a 3.77 GPA
Published in the 2011 Pembroke-King-Program Cambridge Anthology
Performed chamber performances for intimate audiences
New England Conservatory of Music
Summer 2008
Oldest independent school of music in the US; studied theory, composition, piano and music history; studied under world renowned musicians, including Stephen Drury
Washington Conservatory of Music
2006
Studied Piano, Jazz Guitar, Music Theory and Composition
Private Piano Studies
1993 - 2007
Milton Kidd; faculty member, American University; retired 1999; private study 1993-1999 Dr. Dorothea Nahm; formerly Howard University piano instructor; Ph. D., Peabody Conservatory); private study 1999-2007
Repertoire has included Schubert, Handel, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Joplin, Shostakovitch, Rachmaninoff, and more