TINA BASSETT

When I was four years old, my dad took me a Nordstrom department store around Christmas time. In that store was a beautiful grand piano being played by an accomplished musician. Staring in wonder, I tugged on his arm and said,

"I want to learn to play that!"

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And so began my lifetime love affair with music...

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At the age of five, and after taking piano lessons for six months, I competed in the National Piano Guild Association competition and won high marks. I competed in the Guild every year after that through high school, in addition to various other piano festivals and competitions, and repeatedly won high honors and top three finishes. I was the only high school age private piano student accepted by the acclaimed creator of the Pulse Patterning Technique, Professor Charles Aschbrenner, at Hope College in Holland, MI. Under his tutelage, I auditioned and was accepted to Grand Valley State University on scholarship as an accompanist for the Concert Choir. There, I was also selected to study under Artist-in-Residence, Aviram Reichart, the 1997 Bronze winner of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.

I began teaching piano lessons when I was a sophomore in high school and have continued to teach for most of the last 25 years. As a junior in high school, my choir director asked me to accompany the West Ottawa High Concert Choir for all rehearsals, competitions, and concerts. This became a defining moment as I realized I have a passion for accompanying. I branched out into accompanying solo vocalists and instrumentalists, then over time, added vocal coaching for auditions, competitions, and performances to my services. 

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I worked as an accompanist at Calvary Schools of Holland in Holland, MI for the middle and high school choirs, where I assisted the choir director in selecting repertoire, running sectionals, teaching music theory, and directing middle school plays.

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I have volunteered at my church as the congregational music coordinator, accompanist for choirs and musical numbers, and choir director for most of the past 20 years.
 

In 2022, I established a virtual choir for a LatterUP, a national online homeschool coop. This choir was also a course that taught vocal technique, music appreciation, composer studies, and music history. I am currently teaching a high school Music History & Appreciation course, as well as running the Virtual Choir & Orchestra for the Well-Educated Heart Academy online. I have also organized and directed a regional youth choir for visiting international church leaders, where I arranged the music and recorded rehearsal tracks ahead of rehearsing the choir and performing.

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Finally, I have had some amazing educational opportunities. I completed my Bachelor of General Studies at Southern Utah University in Cedar City, UT in 2024. Then, in 2025, I completed the Advanced Professional Undergraduate Certificate of Music Theory, Harmony, & Ear Training from the esteemed Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. I am currently completing a M.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies, Concentration in Music & Worship Studies and Education at Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA.

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