Tania Leurquain

• Maintenance and repair of brass instruments for various schools, University and Church orchestras, ensembles.

• Brass specialist: Trumpet, flugelhorn, French Horn, Trombone, Bass Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba; Tuned and untuned percussion. Practical, history of instrument, Ensemble. Administration for maintenance and hiring contract of school instruments.
• Conductor: Concert Band, brass ensemble, Marching Band. Music theory curriculum outline; introducing understanding of cross influence between music-architecture-painting-food-dance. Artistic direction, music selection, arrangements.
• Organizing annual Band Camps: Management, logistics and musical aspects; management of participants and guest artists; responsible for budget and financial aspects related to the camp. PR: working closely together with PR of Pearson High School; website posts, Facebook page; audio-visual recordings.
• Purchasing account advisor for Brass and percussion instruments, Music scores for Jazz and Concert Band

• Student research guidance; Tuba, Trumpet, Trombone, Bass Trombone practical, history of instruments, brass ensemble.
• Conductor Nelson Mandela University Wind Orchestra & Resident conductor 1st semester Symphony Orchestra
• Developing curriculum for instrumental/Orchestral conducting. .
• Presentation: Music and Society
• Presentation: Transposition
• Presentation: Conductors' workshop for primary and high school teachers – how to lead and manage an ensemble

• Account manager: staff training; staff management; optimizing profitability; overseeing and improving process systems; stock control; storage solutions; tools and equipment maintenance; administration.
• Building client service communication; expanding into Central and East Africa.
• Purchase officer: import export, oversees purchasing; quality assessment; logistics wrt import and wholesale customers; shipping: air freight – sea freight. Receiving goods, quality control. Supplier communication – Chinese – French – Dutch – Italian; stock take; administration.
• Workshop manager: implementing goldsmith techniques for instrument repairs; In service staff training; stock control, client communication; lead 2nd hand instrument division;
• regular visit to Frankfurter Messe; Updating new technological developments in Instrument design

• Procurement and Facilities services; office management; implementing company policy; optimizing archiving and filing systems; travel arrangements; communication, translating company policies E/F/NL/G; in house training and administration.
• Management presentations, coordinating corporate events; Overseeing Company catering equipment and quality assessment; Corporate Contract management; Fleet management; Logistics and relevant translations wrt import and export. (Reason for leaving: headhunted by Lovemore Music)

• Lecturer brass instruments;Practical, ensemble, history of instruments examination administration.
• External examiner for UNISA performance licentiate

• Student research guidance; practical, history of instruments, brass ensemble. Guiding young composers. Music as a means for cross cultural communication and social up-lifting.
• UP Symphony Orchestra: Coordinating section rehearsals. Rehearsal schedule, programming, concerts, program notes, artistic responsibility, stage set up, budget, administration. Founder and artistic director of PUCE -Pretoria University Concert Ensemble - Orchestra management.

Education Project management:

• Educational project with Cullinan Diamond Mine corporation: goldsmith training and brass repair techniques.
• Music workshop with Art Ensemble ladies in jazz - promotion of women in RSA jazz scene.
• Medumo music education project; coordinator staff, students, transport, textbooks; Staff management; budget control, organizing exams; press release; reporting to dept of Human Resources; Administration wrt the above. Township Project “how to make your own instrument”; goldsmith techniques applied to brass instruments.

Presentations:

• Body language and music: interpretation in a foreign language for opera singers; The audio vs the visual: How to perform in front of a camera.
• Musical instruments and gems: the art of jewellery and music.
• Bold, Beautiful, and Brass; Workshop offered for C.E. (Continuing Education) at U.P

• South African Military Health Service Band; Group-leader Sgt -Bandmaster In service training -coordination SAMHS-SANDF; ; Orchestra management, administration,coordination; overseeing transport, scores, library, stock take. Direct translator: F-AFR/E-F for the International Military Health Conference; PR during conference; preparing brochures, editing, report analysis E/F

Presentation: “transformation in the SANDF”

• 1998-2001: SANDF: National Ceremonial Guard Band; Assistant director of Music Captain; Coordination NCGB-SANDF; Ceremonial parades: heads of state visiting, change of command, military attaché appointments, State funerals and translations E-F-Afr -G, Orchestra management: travel arrangements, performances, rehearsals, in service training, auditions; Instrument maintenance and repair. Coordinating educational projects. Reporting to National Defense Force Headquarters