Bio

A biographical statement of your best creden7als wri9en in

paragraph form
Publicity; Ge=ng performance work
Awards, scholarships, compe77ons, notable solo, ensemble,
orchestral performances/opera or choral performances

Bio Sample Format

First Paragraph
Who are you? Where are you from/Where were you born
(Interna7onal ar7st)? What do you do?
Good place to insert any quotes/posi7ve cri7que about you

Bio Sample Format

Second Paragraph
What is your most signicant achievements?
Group the achievements into dierent categories (e.g.,
performance, teaching, compe77ons, scholarships, etc.)
Write a topic sentence and then elaborate
Third Paragraph
Anything else that you want your readers to know

Bio how?
Dont just list your experience
Pick the most interes7ng/impressive creden7als; and write a
topic sentence
Link other experience or events into a paragraph
Logically linked; smooth transi7on

Bio

Wri9en in 3rd person (She/He and Ms./Mr.)

Know your audience
Avoid chronological order of events
Generally 250-500 words
Learn from other ar7sts bios

Bio
Sir Simon Ra9le:

h9p://www.warnerclassics.com/sir-simon-ra9le/bio

Jaap van Zweden:

h9p://www.hkphil.org/eng/aboutus/
Music_Director/index.jsp

Brian Lewis:

h9p://www.brianlewisviolin.com/Biography/