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Kari Vannemaa

Vantaa

Summary

I'm Kari Lasse Vannemaa. A teacher and a musician, composer and arranger. Born in 13th of April in 1957. Still hard working.

Overview

42
42
years of professional experience

Work History

Teacher

Vantaan Kaupunki
08.2018 - Current
  • Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators, and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
  • Communicated frequently with parents, students, and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
  • Designed detailed learning plans for struggling students based on test, homework and assignment records.

Studio Manager

Storytel
06.2017 - 08.2018
  • Coordinated daily studio operations, including scheduling, staff management and customer service.
  • Maintained studio equipment, including cameras, microphones and computers, to limit schedule disruptions.
  • Oversaw audio and video recording and mixing for high-quality studio output.

Teacher

Vantaan Kaupunki
08.2006 - 06.2017
  • Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators, and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
  • Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom.
  • Worked as a teacher of special classes and was responsible for music education and concerts

Teacher of Music Theory and Guitar

Vantaan Kaupunki
08.1981 - 08.2006
  • Incorporated exciting and engaging activities to achieve student participation and hands-on learning.
  • Graded and evaluated student assignments, papers, and course work.
  • Planned and implemented integrated lessons to meet national standards.
  • Prepared quizzes, tests and examinations to gauge how well students were learning.
  • Improved students' analytical skills by introducing state-of-the-art computer program technologies.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Music

Helsingin Yliopisto
Helsinki, Finland

Language Arts Education

Karlovy Univerzita
Prague

Music Theory And Classical Guitar

Sibelius Academy
Helsinki

Greek Music

Private Studies
Athens

Skills

  • Student Engagement
  • Curriculum Implementation
  • Classroom Instruction
  • Group Instruction
  • Performance Assessments
  • Elementary Education
  • Fluent in Finnish, English, Greek Languages
  • Other Languages: Czech, Swedish and Spanish

Additional Information

Artistic CV

Has been working as a musician in number of music group and orchestras. Multi-instrumentalist playing classical and electric guitar, Greek bouzouki, flute, Irish whistles, Arabic and Turkish ouds and several other stringed instruments.


Guitarist in Vantaa Pops Orchestra in 1995-1997 (CD: jealousy 1997).


Arrangements for Turku Symphony Orchestra and many other smaller groups.


Leader of Zorbas Orchestras with Maaria Vannemaa, performing from the mid-eighties mainly Greek music, but also Arabic and classical music. Zorbas bands have been giving concerts in Finland, Sweden, Estonia, Germany, France and Greece. The last time the group gave a concert in Athens was in December 2022.


Released two CD:s. Eis ton afro... in 2001 (Greek songs) and Salaisuus in 2008 (own compositions). Some of own material is released also in Spotify and iTunes in 2023.



Timeline

Teacher

Vantaan Kaupunki
08.2018 - Current

Studio Manager

Storytel
06.2017 - 08.2018

Teacher

Vantaan Kaupunki
08.2006 - 06.2017

Teacher of Music Theory and Guitar

Vantaan Kaupunki
08.1981 - 08.2006

Bachelor of Arts - Music

Helsingin Yliopisto

Language Arts Education

Karlovy Univerzita

Music Theory And Classical Guitar

Sibelius Academy

Greek Music

Private Studies
Kari Vannemaa