Elvira Berrigan
Address
Zukići 20• 72000 Zenica • Bosnia and Herzegovina email:-phone:-
Personal statement
A conscientious and professional teacher of music with extensive experience in teaching music and
leading choirs and orchestras, translating from or to English, project writing and management,
organising events. A highly organised and efficient individual, whose thorough and precise approach
to projects has yielded excellent results.
Key Skills
Teaching
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Excellent organisational skills through events like concerts and seminars
Leadership skills
Employment History
Professor, School of Music, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
( SEPTEMBER 1999 – Present)
Achievements and responsibilities:
Leading a school choir and orchestra
Head of theoretical musical subjects teachers council
Head of the board for organising concerts
Elected for the Federal competition jury three times so far
Diary management, creating presentations and leading meetings
I have won 7 awards, three with choir and three with orchestra, on State music competitions during my work
experience.
1999 - 1st award
2002 - 1st award
2005 - 2nd award
2009 - 1st award
2012 - 2nd award
2015 - 1st award
2018 - 1st award
2021 - 3rd award on International Online Piano Competition with my student Saanvi Sarkar
Other employment
Teachers Connect
Job role Piano teacher
Dates Since 2021
Roles and additional responsibilities and duties.
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Teaching piano online
Private lessons
Job role Piano teacher
Dates since March 2018
Roles and additional responsibilities and duties.
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Teaching piano online
“ Lotos” Mental help NGO in Zenica
Job role Music therapist
Dates since 2019
Roles and additional responsibilities and duties.
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Doing
music therapy with groups of children and elderly
“ Bosnia Folk” NGO in Zenica
Job role vocal teacher and leader of vocal group “Iskre”
Dates since 2018
Roles and additional responsibilities and duties.
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Vocal training and leading female vocal group
Professional Training - CPD
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QTS in Zenica in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2002 given by Ministry of Education of Zenica-doboj
county
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Peter Hess Academy in Zagreb for sound massage in 2019
Education
Music Academy in Sarajevo
( September 2009 – June 2012)
Diploma of Master of Music - conducting
Music Academy in Sarajevo
( September 1997 – June 2001)
Diploma of Music teacher – conductor - Bachelor of Arts with Honours
School Name
High music school in Zenica
( September 1993 – June 1997)
Soloist pianist and Theoretical course finished https://youtu.be/cN13p1vaTLs
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Hobbies & Interests
I played the piano in the “Diary of Anne Frank” play directed by English director Henrietta Seebohm,
which was made in Sarajevo 1998 with children, some of them were used as a live shield during the
war here. I was involved in a local amateur brass band, where I volunteer as a conductor. I have
been involved with this society for a year and very much enjoyed being part of the team. I was a
conductor of the town's chamber orchestra and mixed choir from-. I was also a president
of the music society “Modus Vivendi Zenica” that dealt with organising concerts in town and region
and worked in enriching cultural life as well as giving the opportunity for young musicians to perform
and get stage experience from-. At present I volunteer in “Lotos” organisation for mental
help where I work with groups of older people and children and teach them to sing and do a bit of
music therapy. I have also finished Peter Hass Academy in Zagreb in 2019 for Sound massage
therapist. Since Covid-19 I have been teaching piano online. I have students of all ages, from 5 to 70
years old. I like to learn and with this opportunity I learn more about different curriculums but also
improved my IT skills a great deal. My hobbies and interests are closely related to art, house plants,
swimming and food.
References
Arnes Bajramovic, principal of the school I'm working in
JU Srednja muzička škola Zenica
Address: Školska 11b, 72000 Zenica, Bosna i Hercegovina
Web : www.smuze.ba
e-mail :-Tel:-
Larisa Begić MSCI Piano professor in Music School of Ilidža Sarajevo and
Founder of Muzicki atelje Piano.ba
Address: Josipa Slavenskog 24, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosna i Hercegovina email:-Tel:-
