Michela Comparey

Michela Comparey
Articles:
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Brass With Bras: Gender Stereotyping In Classical Music
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My debut article with Musical Toronto earned over 5000 hits in the first week it was posted.
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Full list of articles I authored available here:
http://www.musicaltoronto.org/author/michela-comparey/#
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Websites:
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www.eubaquartet.com
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I designed and wrote the content for this website to promote the ensemble.
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www.michelacomparey.com
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I designed and wrote the content for this website with a younger audience in mind to promote myself as a private teacher.
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http://culturalpolicydialogue.ca/
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I contributed much of the content, but not the design, to this website.
Blog Posts:
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I wrote many blog posts while working for The Arts Advocate, here are a few highlights:
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How Will Online Streaming of Content Change the Arts and Culture Policy Landscape?
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Do we care about the value artists add to our lives? A question worth asking
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2015: A good year for arts and culture
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A look ahead to 2016
Contact information: michela.tuba@gmail.com or (647) 515-9629
Driven, organized, and creative professional with demonstrated experience in writing content, event planning, and online communications. Diverse experience in a variety of fields fostered excellent skills in communication, multitasking, budgeting, research, and collaboration.
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Work Experience:
The Arts Advocate Report: 2013-2016
Social Media Manager and Researcher
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Grew followers by over 35% in a year by developing and implementing a social media strategy
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Managed and wrote content, tracked analytics of views and shares to increase engagement
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Planned and executed all the logistics of a symposium attended by 90 people
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Coordinated live-stream of the symposium viewed by over 600 people
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Managed a paid subscriber database and distribution program (Mailchimp and Microsoft Excel)
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Responsible for timely updates of website content (using Wordpress)
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Micheline McKay+ Associates: 2013-2016
Associate Consultant
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Researched statistics and facts and contributed to client reports, improved accuracy of information
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Coordinated focus groups and administered a SurveyMonkey survey as part of an external program review
Freelance Musician, Tuba, Trombone, and Euphonium: 2012-current
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Writing and communications: corresponded with venue management and artistic directors for bookings and programming; created an electronic press kit, website (using wix.com), and social media assets for the Euba Quartet and independent freelance work
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Grant writing: Successfully applied for a Toronto Arts Council grant worth $4500 on behalf of the Euba Quartet
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Management and organization: coordinated rehearsals and personnel, sought and booked performances, maintained constantly changing schedule of freelance work and deadlines
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Financial responsibility and budgeting: set up a business accounting system using Microsoft Excel and ExpressInvoice, projected and updated budgets and financial records
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MusicalToronto.org: 2015-2016
Columnist
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Authored a column for Canada’s biggest classical music blog, Full articles available here: http://www.musicaltoronto.org/author/michela-comparey/
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First post received over 5000 hits in the first week
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Canadian Armed Forces: 2009-current
Tuba Player/Head Librarian
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Interacted with hundreds of people as part of public outreach after concerts and events such as the military display at the Canadian National Exhibition
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Duties as a librarian included distributing and tracking music, creating a system for intake and re-filing of music, and maintaining organization of the music library resulting in smoother day-to-day operations
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Initiated and oversaw a project to create an electronic catalogue of over 20 000 holdings
Canadian Forces Logistics and Training Centre, Music Division: 2014-2016
Tuba Instructor
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Supervised courses of up to 40 students at a time.
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Organized and ran team sports for all students on a regular basis to improve morale
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Created new teaching tools such as practice logs to better prepare students for evaluations, leading to an 100% student success rate
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Trained for and assumed Course Director duties
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Wrote and delivered the ‘How to Practice’ lecture and supporting handouts
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Contributed to a program revision and subsequent restructuring including developing new methods and forms for evaluation, leading to more efficient training
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Memorial University of Newfoundland: 2011-2013
Per-Course Instructor
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Designed the syllabus and delivered content of undergraduate level courses
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Created method for evaluating students and reported grades
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Core Competencies:​
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Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook)
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Website administration: Wordpress, Wix
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Marketing/Social Media Platforms: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Hootsuite, MailChimp, SurveyMonkey, EventBrite, Google Analytics
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Database management: Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets
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Cloud-based information storage: Dropbox and Google Drive
Education:
2016-2017 Master of Science: Occupational Therapy, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
Voluntarily withdrew in good standing, May 2017
2011-2013 Master of Music, Tuba Performance and Pedagogy, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL
Graduated as a Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies
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2007-2011 Bachelor of Music, Mount Allison University, Sackville, NB
Awarded the Mount Allison Graduate Award for Contribution to the Music Program
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