Anna Clair Roberts' Bibliography
Stemming from a musically infused family background and given Anna’s exposure to various instruments, Anna was yet limited to achieve musical development. Due to poverty, her father, a musician, worked 2 to 3 jobs to provide and this resulted in little to no time for musical training or even finance to secure private music lessons. However, at the age of 23 she
started playing her first instrument~ the violin. Within 5 years Anna had completed Grades 1 through 6 in Violin practical with Trinity College London. Along with learning the violin, she acquired voice tutoring and achieved an advanced certificate in singing from Pinnacle of Rubies. She then went on to take up pan lessons with Mr. Boucoup and did Grade 3 Pan Practical with the Department of Creative and Festival Arts. Shortly after, Anna continued her studies in music at the University of the West Indies, where she obtained a BA in Performing Arts- Music (Special) and graduated with Upper Second Class Honors in 2016. She was an assistant, teaching string instruments from 2010 to 2012. This opportunity to teach under Mrs Gunilla Tang Kai at Court Street Chamber Orchestra was the genesis of her becoming a music teacher. The love for music combined with the passion for teaching, reinforced by the belief that anyone is capable of playing an instrument is what propelled the start-up of Seraphic Strings and is still one of the contributing factors that sustain it. Seraphic Strings, the first string music school, was opened in September, 2012 in Central Trinidad. In April 2017, she was appointed as a full-time Music Teacher III at Moruga Secondary School and then transferred to St Georges College in 2019 till present. In both Secondary schools she has actively succeeded in preparing students for Sanfest, Best Village, String Festivals, School concerts and more. She also worked with Claxton Bay Junior Anglican School forming a choir and preparing them for competition in the year 2014, as well as, a band called HFC Musical Gems in Holy Faith Convent in 2016 where a concert was hosted by said band. She prepares Seraphic Strings’ students to perform in various events, concerts, religious affiliations and string festivals. She is driven to continuously practice and gain more knowledge, and in turn divulges what she has obtained. It gives her great pleasure to see her students develop their talents, and to see them use their skills to make themselves and others happy. Her aim is to help individuals recognize their hidden talents and hopefully inspire and make an indelible mark in the lives she is entrusted to care for as a teacher and a mentor. With her years of experience and knowledge, she applies motivational and educational theories to propel her students closer to their desired goal, as they all work together to the advancement of a well-rounded individual creating and playing beautiful music. Thanks to her exceptionally loyal clientele and personal referrals, business at Seraphic Strings have been expanding. To ensure efficient and tailored teaching service to meet your needs, accredited music instructors are hired to form a close-knit “family” to provide a seamless high quality service. Students of Seraphic Strings avail of the opportunity to receive tutelage of musical string instruments which prepares and enables them to do both practical and theory graded exams with a recognized accreditation institution (Trinity College London) and provides rehearsals as an orchestra. Education
BA in Performing Arts- Music (Special) - Honors
MA in Creative Design Entrepreneurship
