Nela Trifković

• Deliver individual and group vocal lessons on zoom and in person, provide vocal coaching to the WaH artists to prepare them for recording sessions and public performances
• Work collaboratively with other mentoring staff that includes team members from the areas of Music Performance, Music Production, Social and Mental Health Support Work and Community Cultural Development to design holistic and comprehensive workshops, courses and sessions that support empowered learning for the WaH artists
• Develop and deliver a series of group workshops for integrated voice-body connection and holistic general musicianship training.

• Project planning and repertoire development for the choirs and their future participation in MISF 2023
• Creative engagement in composition and development of performance techniques and models for an original partially devised work, to be vocally devised by the choir in 2023.

Co-directed and devised the first iteration of THE RESONANT HEART presentation, premiered in Melbourne in 2021 and co-produced by the Boîte.

Co-directed and devised the second iteration of THE RESONANT HEART, premiering the work THE HEART WHISPERS and WHIRLS at the Melbourne Recital Centre in 2023

Co-produced and co-devised the touring version of the show THE HEART WHISPERS and WHIRLS for the Australian Festival Circuit touring November 2024-present

Collaborated with they key diverse arts and music organisations including SSI (Settlement Services International) Music in Exile and MAV on the delivery of the National Tour

• Leading sessions specialising in Balkan and Sephardic Jewish vocal traditional music
• Teaching vocal technique, ornamentation and language coaching.

• This a sequel to the first show unHOWsed featuring most of the original cast
• Due to the pandemic years this project is taking more of an installation and screen shape and is in development for 2023-24 completion
• Composition of original music and sound for the project and vocal direction of participants
• Collaboration with the sound-engineer and planning all the recording sessions for different performers and the ensemble
• Coaching the ensemble for their recording sessions.

• Selecting and developing all the repertoire for the performances
• Artistic direction of the overall performance concept for each work
• Developing and implementing rehearsal schedules and developing new models of presentation of music
• Co-participating in the development of a comprehensive local publicity campaign for each concert and liaising with the relevant collaborators and organisation.

• Improved students'' vocal techniques by implementing customized lesson plans and exercises.
• Fostered an inclusive learning environment that accommodated diverse backgrounds and skill levels among students.
• Increased student retention rates by creating engaging and interactive lessons tailored to individual needs.
• Emphasized sight-reading skills development for advanced learners who sought additional opportunities within ensemble settings or solo performances.
• Adapted teaching strategies to accommodate students with unique learning needs or disabilities, ensuring an accessible and inclusive environment for all learners.
• Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities to stay current on latest trends in vocal pedagogy and methodology.
• Incorporated music theory education to strengthen students'' understanding of fundamental concepts in vocal performance.
• Evaluated student performance during lessons regularly, providing specific feedback tailored to their improvement goals while celebrating successes and progress.
• Assisted students in preparing for auditions, competitions, and performances by providing targeted coaching sessions.
• Developed students'' confidence in their singing abilities through constructive feedback and encouragement.
• Promoted a healthy approach to vocal technique by emphasizing proper breath support, posture alignment, and vocal hygiene practices.

• Deliver vocal training for individual and group lessons for middle school through to VCE level students and conduct, lead and assist a number of vocal and mixed ensembles
• Work collaboratively with academic and general administrative and well-being staff and other school services to develop, deliver and evaluate a range of innovative programs and resources supporting students and the music department more broadly
• Ongoing engagement in special and projects, increasing the visibility of the music department in the overall school culture.

• Presented and produced by The Sephardic Association of Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina), SARAY Iluminado, MAV and the Jewish Museum of Australia (AUSTRALIA)
• Co-curating and co-directing the overall project
• Artistic direction of the project's musical component, to be performed by the ensemble SARAY Iluminado
• Overseeing the development of the project timeline, scheduling and leading the virtual meetings between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Australia
• Participating in the development of a comprehensive national and international publicity campaign for this project toward its presentation in April 2023.

• Curating and artistically directing all of the performers representing/from Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Developing and implementing a rehearsal and project plan for all of the involved performance groups ranging from community through to professional performers
• Co-participating in the development of a comprehensive bi-lingual national publicity campaign for this project in collaboration with SBS Radio Bosnian.

• Presented and produced by Tashmadada and TheatreWorks 2019
• Weekly group and individual coaching of the performance ensemble
• Development of the comprehensive vocal program and practise plan for each performer for their personal practice throughout the performance season (November 2019)
• Composition of original music and sound for the project and vocal direction of the devised part of the performance.

• Over the period of 9 years composed, musically directed and vocally coached 20+ productions, including critically acclaimed works An Actor Prepares written and directed by James Adler for its European tour in 2013-14 and the Athenaeum Theatre Season of Charles Dickens Reads A Christmas Carol
• Composing original music for the theatre productions
• Vocal coaching of the ensemble and individual performers
• Particular work with the chorus in the multi-disciplinary productions that featured the large chorus such as 1984 – UP LATE (2006-2009) and MEDA (2015)
• Where relevant vocally preparing the performers towards studio-recording sessions.

• Delivering the weekly tutorials in the first-year undergraduate program Artist In The World
• Developing the course reader for the first-year program in collaboration with other staff
• Participating in the ongoing re-design of the course and in the collaborations with the visiting international artists.

• Participating in weekly seminars and discussion groups across the Five Colleges
• Delivering required presentations including both creative performance and academic research
• Collaborative projects with Professor Wendy Woodson, Amherst College