As a teaching artist Kamara has built both performances and workshop programs for school groups from pre-K through high-school, as well as special-needs groups. She regularly collaborates with educators to build a program or performance that is best suited to the ages and number of participants.
Kamara is a Creative Arts in Public Schools Fellow through the Durham Arts Council. You can see her CAPS offerings HERE.
Contact Kamara to build a program for your school that works for the specific needs of your group. References are available upon request. Contact: kamarathomasmusic@gmail.com.
Teaching and Guest Artist CV
Teaching Artist
2017— Durham Arts Council. Durham, NC. Private voice lessons, group voice and songwriting instruction, adults. / Creative Arts in Public Schools Fellow — Project-based arts educator in Durham Public School - CONTACT
2021 — Durham Public Schools Ignite Online Academy Arts Expedition Series. Durham, NC. Songwriting, 5th-8th grade.
2021 Durham Public Schools Summer Learning, Durham, NC. Songwriting workshops, 8th grade.
2021 School for Creative Studies, Durham, NC. Songwriting workshop, high school.
2020 Club Boulevard, Durham, NC. Songwriting workshop, 4th grade.
2019 Pearsontown Elementary, Durham, NC. Interactive Performance. 1st and 2nd grades.
2019 Brogden Middle School, Durham, NC. Songwriting workshops for seventh and eighth grades.
2018 Mattamuskeet Elementary School. Swan Quarter, NC. Residency. Choral workshops and public performance, pre-K - 2nd grade.
2018— Lerner School, Durham, NC. Music Teacher for pre-K through 5th grade.
2017 Durham Central Park, Inc. Durham, NC. Songwriting and guitar workshops for teen girls.
2016 - 17 Durham Parks and Recreation, Walltown. Durham, NC. Director of elementary chorus; Music instructor for special-needs teens and adults.
2015 Lincoln Center Education, New York, NY. Residency. Collaborated with arts educators in NYC Public Schools to build middle- and high-school curriculum around the songwriting and performance of original work Tularosa.
2014 - 15 Lincoln Center Education, New York, NY. Summer Forum. Performance of original work Tularosa to arts educators for middle- and high-school curriculum development.
Guest Artist / University Experience
2022 - 24 Princeton Arts Fellow, Princeton University. Princeton, NJ.
2016 Guest Musician, Nasher Museum of Art, Reflections, Alzheimer’s Program. Durham, NC.
2016 Guest Artist, Duke University, Art at the Edge of Tradition. Thompson Writing Program. Durham, NC.
2013 Panelist, Lincoln Center Institute. Blink Your Eyes: Sekou Sendiata Revisited. City-wide, multi-disciplinary retrospective. New York, NY.
2009 Conference Panelist, Indiana University. Reclaiming the Right to Rock: Black Experiences in Rock Music. Conference. Bloomington, IN.
2009 Guest Artist, Princeton University. Black Rock and Cultural Revolt. Undergraduate class. Princeton, NJ.
Training / Professional Development
2018 Responsive Classroom, Special Area Teachers (Music). Certificate of Completion, six hours. Chapel Hill, NC.
Education
1996 College of William and Mary. Williamsburg, VA. Bachelor of Arts, Theatre and Speech.