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Marcia grew up in South West Victoria. She is one of seven children born into a
musical family. She grew up singing and performing with her brothers and
sister at community events with her mother accompanying the family on piano.
After completing her V.C.E at St Anne’s College, Warrnambool she moved to
Melbourne and graduated with a Diploma of Teaching in 1981 and then a
Research Masters Education Degree, (Holy wells to Waterholes, belonging
through song) at Monash University in 2015.
Marcia has taught secondary school students, V.E.T. Music, and classroom music.
She reads notation and enjoys vocal arranging and is a classically trained pianist
and singer, and plays acoustic guitar. For the past twenty years, she has been a
classroom music and drama teacher, part time from prep to Year 12. In this time
she has also taught music theory and ensemble and song writing classes at
various schools in Victoria. In 2003 Marcia relocated from the Bellarine
Peninsula where she had been a Performing Arts Specialist Teacher at various
primary schools and began teaching music & drama part time, at Emmanuel
College, Warrnambool.
For the past thirty years, Marcia has also sustained a diverse career as a
professional backing singer, musician and singer songwriter in the fields of live
performance, studio recording, music theatre, music publishing and education.
For over thirty years she has experienced firsthand the full breadth of live
performance – as a band member, bandleader and as a solo artist. She is a
commercial entertainer and was a member of the legendary Australian band,
Goanna as a backing singer and keyboard player. As a part of this triple Aria
award- winning band she recorded and toured Australia for many years. She has
enjoyed a successful solo career with her band, performing at Festivals and
Concerts in Australia and overseas. Marcia has worked with some legendary
International Artists including Ireland’s Mary Black, performing and recording
2. her songs in Ireland and joining Mary on her live DVD performance at these
shows and recording songs together. She was invited back to Ireland to record
her song Poison Tree with Mary Black on A Woman’s heart a Decade on, which
also features singers from the diaspora such as Emmy Lou Harris, Dolly
Parton, and Sinead O’Connor. She recorded her second solo album in Ireland
with legendary Irish and American artists and has toured Europe and more
recently America where she recorded her songs with Nashville musicians. Her
third album Pearl was recorded in her home studio. Marcia released her EP,
Nashville Sessions with her band at the 40th Port Fairy Folk Festival where
she was named Maton, Artist of the year, 2016.
She has shared the stage with Carlos Santana, James Taylor, Mary Black, Eric
Clapton, Bob Dylan, Brian Kennedy, Bruce Cockburn, The Chieftains, Sinead
O’Connor. There have been countless performances on TV over the years, including
most recently her performance on Season 5 of the Voice, where she made it
through to the Super battles as a part of Delta Goodrem’s team. She has sung on
countless radio and album recordings of many iconic Australian artist albums and
has developed her skills and understanding of ‘pro tools’ recording and studio vocal
recording.
She recently launched her stage show, Holy wells to Waterholes, belonging
through song with her band at the 2016 National Celtic Festival, which recounts her
musical life and journey through song and includes readings from her book,
projected images, and songs.
Marcia’s experience as a vocal director, classroom music and drama teacher, piano
accompanist, choir director, and musical director of primary, secondary and now
tertiary productions over the past twenty years, has also developed a keen interest
in this field of performance which she shares in her creative vocal, performance,
ensemble and song writing master classes.
Marcia is passionate about sharing her knowledge and understanding of singing and
song writing and regularly holds vocal and songwriting master class sessions at
festivals and concerts, schools and conferences. She is currently recording her fifth
3. solo album and regularly performs live with her band at festivals and concerts. She
is currently teaching part-time, as a lecturer of vocal master class, as a part of the
Music Performance Degree at Collarts, Melbourne Campus, and takes regular
private vocal classes.
Mobile: 0408508593
Website: http://marciahoward.com.au
Email: marciahowardmusic@gmail.com
Address: Northcote South, 3070, Melbourne, Victoria.
Currently registered with the Victorian Institute of Teaching.
“Marcia Howard's performance at our event was memorising. She is a beautiful
musician, with lyrics and stories that match. Marcia was very easy to work with,
engaging with the audience and I would have no hesitation in recommending her”.
PAULA LEISHMAN
Managing Director | PCOA CEM & CEC leishman-associates.com.au
CONFERENCE | EVENT | ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT
"The word mastery comes to mind when listening to Marcia perform. Her songs are
whole and beautifully crafted. She touches the essence of what it is to be open. She can
soothe a troubled soul and remind the listener that no one is alone with his or her
feelings. I know too that she stands as a woman of her ancestral country and a
custodian of the culture and wisdom of the land of her birth. Words are not enough to
describe this soul... I love listening to Marcia sing. Listen and be carried”.
Liam O’Maonlai, Hot House Flowers, Ireland.