Guitarist ~ Vocalist ~ Performer ~ Educator

                     12 Oak Street ~ St. Augustine, Florida 32084 ~ 904-829-8916 ~ www.elizabethroth.com

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            PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE :  

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        Self employed as a freelance musician, guitarist/vocalist                                                 1988 to present

              ~ Weddings, Private Parties, Corporate functions, and City or Community sponsored concerts

              ~ Private Club, Nightclub, Café and Restaurant work

              ~ Extensive repertoire of over 500 songs, ranging in style from classic rock to acoustic folk, old standards,

                       modern country and contemporary popular music.

              ~ 18 years of performance experience with over 3000 professional appearances; references available

HONORS / AWARDS :   

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             Female Solo Act of the Year, 2004                                                Songwriters Showcases of America

             For SELF-PRODUCED ORIGINAL ALBUM entitled “like the david”, released in April 2003:

                  ~ CD of the Year from a Solo Act, 2003 - Songwriters Showcases of America

                  ~ Best Local CD of 2003 - Jacksonville Folio Weekly Magazine

                 ~ Honorable Mention, Billboard World Song Contest, 2003

                     (for composition entitled “Great Big World”) 

                  ~ Honorable Mention, Billboard World Song Contest, 2003 

                     (for composition entitled “Anniversary Song”)

                  ~ Featured in second edition of “Music Inspired by Art: A Guide to Recordings” (Winner, 2003 

                     ARSC Best Research in General Discography and History of Recorded Sound) by Gary Evans,

                     Professor of Music and Director of Library Media at Ferrum College in Virginia

TEACHING EXPERIENCE : __________________________________________________________________________________

Instructor of Music, Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind                        September 2003 to present

               ~ Assisted in the planning of the repertoire and concerts for the “Outta Sight” program     

               ~ Led classes in popular music and ensemble performance skills with blind high school students

               ~ Conducted private lessons with individual students

               ~ Participated in the rehearsals and performance of students in the 2005 NFL Superbowl pre-game show 

             Instructor of music, Saint Augustine High School                                          December 2005 to present

                ~Private instruction in classical guitar technique with students in the masters track program      

Private Studio Teaching                                                                                  1988 to present  

            EDUCATION :

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Stetson University, Deland, Florida       Bachelor of Arts in Music (classical guitar)     December 2006             _________________________________________________________________________________