Music Education & Training…
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Vocal Music – Mesia Millington (516 – 478 – 6060) – Gloria Eve Performing Arts Foundation – 2003 - 2004
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Piano – Lori Tartaglia - Music & Arts (704 – 341 - 0000) – 2005 - 2006
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Dance Training…
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Step’s N Motion Dance Studio – Male Hip Hop – Brenna Hodge – 2004 - 2005
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Step’s N Motion Dance Studio – Teen Hip Hop – Brenna Hodge – 2005 - 2006
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Step’s N Motion Dance Studio – Advanced Hip Hop – Brenna Hodge – 2006 - 2007
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Step’s N Motion Dance Studio – Hip Hop Production/Competition – Brenna Hodge – 2006 - 2007
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Workshops…
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New Jersey Performing Arts Center: Summer Youth Performance Workshop – Summer 2007
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1.Vocal Performance – Terrance Kennedy
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2.Modern Dance – Laura Marchese
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3.Acting – Liz McConahay

Various Skills…
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Singing Genres- Classical, Musical Theatre, Pop, Soul, Hip Hop, R & B, Alternative, Slow Ballads, Jazz, and Contemporary
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Dance Styles- Hip Hop, Popular Waltz, Austrian Waltz (used in The Sound of Music), Character, Jazz, Modern, Lyrical, Contemporary
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Musical Instruments- Piano & Keyboard
Practiced Sports- Swimming, Diving, Soccer, Hockey
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Foreign Languages- Some Spanish
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Special Skills – Fair at Sight Reading, Good at Ear Harmonies
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Dialects – British, New York dialects, Street Urban Dialects

N.Y Long Island Community Journal - June 26, 2004 – Written by Dr. C. Logan – Performance Review- “Notable too was Kirstin McKenzie who evoked every tone, color, tempo, and wistful mood of the wide ranging Jackson classical ‘ I’ll Be There’.”
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N.C. District Choral Competition - March 22, 2005 – “Superior Rating”
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Into the Woods - November 4 – 5, 2006 – North Carolina Theatre Conference “Excellent Rating”
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Into the Woods - November 5, 2006 – North Carolina Theatre Conference “Honorable Mention Acting Award” to Tyler McKenzie