Victoria Vela

Victoria A. Vela Mockingbird Virtual Assistant Services |- Summary: Highlights: A diverse background in research, music education, with experience corresponding with clients, marketing, organizing events, collecting, recording and organizing data, transcription, and writing. Well versed in Microsoft Office and Google applications. I have a deep love of learning, and I am always open to diversifying my skill-set and gaining experience in a new field.       Good communicator Detail oriented Well organized Resourceful Self-motivated Excellent time-management skills      Problem Solver Good with research Experience with Public Speaking Types approx. 100 WPM 10+ years of customer service experience Experience: 08/ 2012 – Current Private Piano Instructor Musical Arts Center of San Antonio, Inc.  Contact correspond and interview potential clients.  Create organization system for managing client information and payments.  Research and create PowerPoint presentations on various topics related to music psychology and teaching.  Correspond with clients to keep them informed about upcoming events and student’s progress.  Teach students not only how to play piano, but to organize their work, evaluate their current performance, set goals, and create a plan for how to achieve their goals.  Building studio brand  Creating and designing teaching materials  Create and maintain website and social media accounts for my personal studio.  Manage Events Calendar for 50+ students  Make travel arrangements for student events abroad. 01/2013 – 05/2013 Research Assistant University of Texas San Antonio Psychometrics Laboratory  Assisting with organizing and analyzing data. 07/2011 – 12/2013 Research Assistant University of Texas Health Science Center Research Imaging Institute  Coding papers and entering data for the Human Brain Mapping Database.  Collect research literature on music cognition.  Edit and correct drafts of research papers for review.  Collect data for research experiments. 08/2007 – 07/2013 Private Piano Instructor Victoria Folks’ Private Piano Studio  Advertise services.  Contact correspond and interview potential clients.  Create organization system for managing client information.  Invoice and collect payments from clients.  Keep clients informed about upcoming events and student’s progress. Presentations: March 2016 “Improving Focus Through Music: For Children with ADHD” UTSA College of Liberal and Fine Arts’ Graduate Research Conference February 2015 “Improving Focus Through Music: For Children with ADHD” Texas Music Educators Association Annual Conference, in San Antonio, Texas January 2015 “Improving Focus Through Music: For Children with ADHD” Musical Arts Center of San Antonio Professional Development Seminar, in San Antonio, Texas June 2014 “Benefits of Music Education: Substantiating the Claims” Texas Music Teachers Association Annual Conference, in Houston, Texas February 2014 “Benefits of Music Education – Substantiating the Claims” Texas Music Educators Association Annual Conference, in San Antonio, Texas January 2013 “Benefits of Music Education: Substantiating the Claims” San Antonio Music Teachers Association Meeting, in San Antonio, Texas January 2013 “Benefits of Music Education: Substantiating the Claims” Musical Arts Center of San Antonio Professional Development Seminar, in San Antonio, Texas June 2011 “Fostering Creativity and Musicality in Quiet Students” Texas Music Teachers Association Annual Conference, in Arlington, Texas Education: 2017 Master of Music Piano Performance and Pedagogy University of Texas at San Antonio – San Antonio, Tx Concentration in teaching piano in different settings including, one-on-one and in groups. Additional coursework in Research in Music Education. Completion of Masters’ Thesis: Developing Metacognitive Skills in Private Piano Students Experience with designing research study, recruiting and interviewing participants, transcribing interviews, writing and presenting findings. 4.0 GPA 2014 Bachelor of Arts Psychology University of Texas at San Antonio – San Antonio, Tx Concentration in sensory perception, cognition, experimental design and writing. 3.07 GPA 2012 Bachelor of Music Piano Performance University of Texas at San Antonio – San Antonio, Tx Concentration in performance, and piano pedagogy. 3.0 GPA