Caitlin Hoffert is an experienced music educator and performing vocalist in the Denver area.

In May of 2017, she graduated from West Chester University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelors of Music in music education on voice and minors in jazz studies and music history. Recently, in August of 2020, she graduated from Temple University with a Masters of Music in music education and is in the process of writing a scholarly article on music educator vocal health and self esteem. 

At WCU, Caitlin studied under the internationally renowned classical baritone Randall Scarlata for four years and received much guidance in jazz arranging and improvisation from the well-known classical and jazz bassist, Peter Paulsen. Over her time at WCU, she was a member of five choral ensembles, including Cantari Donne, Mastersingers, Recital Choir, Concert Choir, and the Vocal Jazz Ensemble. Caitlin was also the featured vocalist of the nation's longest running collegiate jazz band, WCU's Criterions Jazz Ensemble, for her entire collegiate career.

Educator

At West Chester University, Caitlin has completed courses in music pedagogy detailing Orff and Kodaly processes, choral and instrumental methodology, and the art of conducting. At Temple University, she has taken courses in informal music learning, Music Learning Theory, and graduate research seminars.

With her knowledge acquired from the world of formal academia, Caitlin has privately taught nearly 100 students in the areas of voice, piano, guitar, and ukulele, ranging in age from four years old to thirty. She has also given weekly group music lessons to toddlers through Tot Rock and Gymboree which are based on a number of early childhood learning theories. 

In addition, from 2017 to 2019, Caitlin worked for the School District of Philadelphia at Overbrook Educational Center, teaching K-8 general music as well as directing choir, directing Drama Club, and coaching cheerleading. For her general music classes, she acquired grants for classroom keyboards, classroom guitars, and 10 ukuleles in her time at OEC, incorporating these instruments into her teaching and curriculum. As for extracurriculars, Caitlin put on two choir concerts per year, two talent shows per year, and directed two full-length junior musicals - Annie Jr. in Spring 2018 and the Wiz Jr. in Spring 2019. From 2019-2020, she worked at Rocky Mountain Prep Southwest, teaching PreK to 5th grade general music.

During the pandemic, she is pursuing teaching private lessons full-time. She is available to hire for in-home music lessons in any of the aforementioned areas.

Vocalist

From jazz singer to church choir section leader, Caitlin is available to hire for performance in many areas of voice. In regards to group singing she has performed in many different settings, including jazz choirs, chamber choirs, women's choirs, SATB choirs, and church choirs. Caitlin has also nearly a decade of musical theater experience under her belt. In regards to solo singing, she has the most experience as a jazz vocalist, performing in big band settings as well as combos. In addition, Caitlin has sung theatre, classical, rock, pop, and indie/folk geared solo repertoire. 

From 2016 to 2018, she was the alto choral scholar in residency at the Immanuel Highlands Episcopal Church of Wilmington, DE, where her duties included singing solos and leading the alto section in sectional rehearsals and the singing of the choral repertoire.

As a featured jazz vocalist, she has performed at the JEN (Jazz Education Network) Conference, the PCMEA (Pennsylvania Collegiate Music Educators Association) Conference, and even Musikfest, held in Bethlehem, PA. Lastly, in the realm of theatre, Caitlin acted as the lead role in Robert Maggio and Matthew Hardy's premiere of the new musical Bonnets & Bling.

In both the commercial and private performance realm, Ms. Hoffert has been employed as a vocalist in a variety of different settings. She has sung at wedding ceremonies and cocktails, accompanying herself on guitar and/or piano. Caitlin has also been employed by Windish Music & Productions on various occasions, singing with an a cappella group called "The Coastal Crooners" who performed on the Seaside Heights Boardwalk during the summers of 2014 and 2015 as well as singing and playing keytar in a rock band called "The Screaming Mummies" at Hersheypark in the Dark in Fall 2014.