Educational Work

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List of Hosting Venues for Past
Workshops, Lectures, and Masterclasses:

Yale University - New Heaven, CT
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, School of Music - Lincoln, NE
Ojai Foundation, Ojai - CA
Manhattan Art Center - Manhattan, KS
Manhattan Christian College - Manhattan, KS
Weber State Cultural Affairs - Ogden, UT Skirball Cultural Center - Educational Program for LA School District
The Willow Community School - Culver City, CA
Butler University - Indianapolis, IN
University of Texas - Austin, TX
The Johns Hopkins University - Baltimore, MD
Berklee College of Music - Boston, MA
University of Southern California - Los Angeles, CA
Brandeis University - Boston, MA
University of Pittsburgh- Pittsburgh, PA
Smith College - North Hampton, MA
Boston College - Boston, MA
Cal Tech - Pasadena, CA
Middlebury College - Middlebury, VT
Polytechnic - Pasadena, CA
Occidental College - Los Angeles, CA
Brandeis Bardine Institute - Brandeis, CA
El Camino College - Torrance, CA
University of California, Los Angeles - Los Angeles, CA
Esalen Institute - Big Sur, CA
Loyola Marymount University - Los Angeles, CA
Marshal Valley College - Marshall, MI
Indianapolis Museum of Arts - Indianapolis, IN
MIT - Cambridge, MA
University of California, Santa Cruz - Santa Cruz, CA
University of California, San Diego - San Diego, CA
California State University, Northridge - Northridge, CA
California State University, San Bernardino - San Bernardino, CA
Santa Monica College - Santa Monica, CA
Emerson College - Boston, MA
Boston Arts Center - Boston, MA
St. John College - St. Joseph, MN
Concordia College - Moorhead, MN
University of California, Fresno - Fresno, CA
Mcnally-Smith College - Mn/St Paul, MN
Ilyard Institute - Hollywood, CA
Camera Obscura - Tel Aviv, Israel
Sam Spiegel Jerusalem Film School - Jerusalem, Israel
Children Community School - Van Nuys, CA
Meditation Mount - Ojai, CA
Temple Israeli of Hollywood - Hollywood, CA
Exploring Minds Montessori Pre-School - Valley Glen, CA
Teacher Enrichment Program - Los Angeles, CA
Seeds of Compassion - McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA
Star Immersion Program - Los Angeles, CA
Anza Elementary, Hawthorne, CA
Burnett Elementary - Hawthorne, CA
Kahal Joseph Congregation - Los Angeles, CA
Jackson-Mann - Brighton, MA
Eliot School - Needham, MA
Backet School - Backet, MA
Inside out artists group - Venice, CA
Heath School - Brookline, MA
Ellis Park School - Brookline, MA
J. Briggs School - Ashburnham, MA
Bird St. Youth Center - Boston, MA
The Village - Sherman Oaks, CA
West Hollywood Park & Recreation - West Hollywood, CA
Center for Jewish Creativity - Los Angeles, CA
New England Jewish Educators Assembly's - 1991/1993 conferences
Abode Sufi Center - New Lebanon, NY
Leo Baeck Temple - Los Angeles, CA
Valley Beth Shalom - Encino, CA
Regenesis Center - Santa Monica, CA
Ojai Retreat - Ojai, CA
Peace Abby - Sherbourne, MA
Peace Learning Center - Indianapolis, IN
Sacred Movement Yoga - Venice, CA
Montessori School - Santa Cruz, CA
JCC School - Silverlake, CA
Silk Road House - Berkeley, CA

Teaching Positions
LESLEY COLLEGE – Intensive Residency Option Program.
Adjunct faculty, music supervisor and consultant to Bachelor Degree candidates.
Cambridge, MA. (Sept. 1991 – July 1994).
DEAN JUNIOR COLLEGE – Music Department.
Electronic music production and composition instructor for Bachelor Degree candidates.
Franklin, MA. (January 1994 – July 1994).
PARK SCHOOL – Junior high school, summer program.
Electronic Music Department Head/ Jazz, Rock and classical music performance instructor.
Brookline, MA. (July 1986 – Sept. 1993).
FAYERWEATHER ST. SCHOOL – Elementary School.
School ensemble musical director.
Cambridge, MA. (Sept. 86 – Jan. 87).
Topics taught include:
• Sacred Music of the Middle East
• Cultures, Religions & Politics of the Middle East
• Music of the Bedouins: Nomads of the Middle Eastern Deserts
• Music as a Bridge: Bringing People Together with Music
• Sounds of the Dreams: Creating Musical Soundtracks to Participants’ Dreams
• Sounds of the Myth: Creating Music Based on Creation Myths
• Music & Zen: Buddhism, Sound & Architecture
Guest Lecturer courses include:
• History of Christianity
• Introduction to World Religions
• Christianity, Judaism and Islam
• International Relations and Current Problems in the Middle East
• Introduction to World Music
• History of Minorities in the USA

During residencies in various schools, Yuval provided live musical accompaniment during instruction and performances of Modern Dance classes.