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ELEMENTARY GENERAL MUSIC TEACHER
Professional Summary

Enthusiastic Music Educator eager to impart love of music as well as creativity, vocal and instrumental technique, and performance experience to elementary students. Exceptional skill developing performance groups and ensembles to showcase skill growth. Certified to teach kindergarten through grade 12 in Illinois and pre-kindergarten through grade 12 in Pennsylvania.

Skills

Instruction:

  • Curriculum development & lesson planning
  • Individual & group instruction
  • Student-centered learning outcomes
  • Teamwork & collaboration

Classroom Climate:

  • Procedural clarity
  • Classroom management
  • Conflict mediation
  • Relationship-building

Musical Competency:

  • Aural skills & music theory
  • Composition & arrangement
  • Instrumental & vocal proficiency

Administrative Abilities:

  • Analytical skills
  • Critical thinking
  • Planning & logistics
  • Organization

Technology Management:

  • Google Applications, SMART software, Promethean software
  • Online communication: SeeSaw, Twitter, Blogger
  • Web design: Weebly and Google sites
Work History
Elementary General Music Teacher, 08/2014 to Current
Mechanics Grove School & Washington School – Mundelein, IL
  • Taught musical concepts, learning strategies, social competency, and 21st century learning skills
  • Facilitated student creativity: original compositions, arrangements, improvisations, dances
  • Fostered environment of collaboration and respect in which students supported everyone's learning
  • Utilized diverse teaching methods to address curriculum objectives
  • Assessed student comprehension and skill with routine performance tests
  • Directed, planned, created, and led grade-level concerts to showcase student growth
  • Designed scope and sequence of music education curriculum for students in kindergarten and grades 3-5
Choir & Advanced Ensemble Director, 10/2014 to Current
Mechanics Grove School – Mundelein, IL
  • Increased extracurricular musical participation by 110%
  • Selected high quality, age-appropriate repertoire to teach curricular concepts and develop musicianship
  • Prepared students for performances at school assemblies, evening concerts, and other school events
  • Structured lessons to improve technique: unison singing, harmony, balance, blend, part independence
Fifth Grade Band Co-Director, 08/2015 to Current
Mechanics Grove School – Mundelein, IL
  • Managed 95 students during morning rehearsals
  • Provided instrumental instruction: woodwinds, brass, percussion
  • Built students' rhythmic and melodic literacy, analytical skills, and musicianship
  • Collaborated weekly with co-director to prepare for band rehearsals, lessons, and concerts
  • Created scope and sequence for beginning band students based on Traditions of Excellence method books
Summer Band Director, 06/2016 to 01/2018
Carl Sandburg Middle School – Mundelein, IL
  • Established summer band program for District 75 band students
  • Led rehearsals and sectionals for students in grades 6-8
  • Supplied feedback to students on playing technique and style
Professional Preparation

Student Teacher, 03/2014 to 04/2014

G. Stanley Hall Elementary School - Glendale Heights, IL

  • Taught general music for grades 1-5 and choir for grades 3-5
  • Adapted lessons and assessments for learners with special needs
  • Utilized technology to enhance student learning
  • Instructed with cultural relevance and sensitivity
  • Supervised field trip for students in grades 4-5

Student Teacher, 01/2014 to 02/2014

Kennedy Junior High School & Meadow Glens Elementary School - Naperville, IL

  • Rehearsed and conducted concert bands, grades 4-7
  • Improved stylistic and musical maturity of jazz band
  • Mapped long-term rehearsal schedule for each ensemble
  • Organized and coached student ensembles for Solo & Ensemble Festival
  • Managed data quantifying student progression through Essential Elements 2000 method books

Practicum Experience, 01/2012 to 12/2013

Various Locations - IL, NJ

  • Guided students to evaluate individual and ensemble performance
  • Improved performance by detecting musical errors during rehearsals
  • Provided visual and kinesthetic scaffolds to reach various learners
  • Accommodated children with visual impairment, Down Syndrome, autism

Teaching Aiding Practicum, 01/2012 to 04/2012

Sandburg Elementary School - Wheaton, IL

  • Created age-appropriate lessons for elementary music classes and choir
  • Collaborated with teacher to receive feedback and prepare instruction
Education
Master of Music Education (M.M.Ed.): Music Education, 07/2019
VanderCook College of Music - Chicago, IL
  • Graduated with 4.0 GPA
  • Thesis: When Your Principal Joins the Band: A Case Study of Non-Music Educators' Participation in an Elementary Band
  • Coursework in Elementary Music Methods, Choral Methods, and Music History
Bachelor of Music Education (B.M.E.): Music Education, 05/2014
Wheaton College - Wheaton, IL
  • Graduated with 3.94 GPA
  • Graduated summa cum laude
  • Member of Wheaton College Scholastic Honor Society
Honors and Awards
  • Excellence in Character Award, Character Matters in Lake County and the Lake County Regional Office of Education
  • Margaret Chickey Memorial Stipend, Alpha Nu chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma International Society for Key Women Educators
  • Summa Cum Laude, Wheaton College
  • Wheaton College Scholastic Honor Society, Wheaton College
  • Honorable Mention, 2012 Chamber Music Competition, Wheaton College Conservatory of Music
  • Gulbransen Conservatory Scholarship, Wheaton College Conservatory of Music
  • Fadenrecht Memorial Scholarship, Wheaton College Department of Education
  • Conservatory Class Award, Wheaton College Conservatory of Music
Certifications
  • Illinois Professional Educator License (K-12 General, Choral, & Instrumental Music)
  • Pennsylvania Instructional I Certification (PK-12 Music)
  • Orff-Schulwerk Certificate of Completion (Level I, II, III), American Orff-Schulwerk Association
  • Studying Skillful Teaching Certificate, Research for Better Teaching
Performance Experience
  • Clarinet, Hope Church, Grayslake, IL
  • Soprano II, Choir of Lake County, College of Lake County, Grayslake, IL
  • Clarinet, Trio Mignon, Wheaton College Chamber Music Program, Wheaton, IL
  • Bass Clarinet/Clarinet II, Wheaton College Symphony Orchestra, Wheaton, IL
  • Clarinet II, Spirito! Singers of Elmhurst, Elmhurst, IL
  • Principal Clarinet, Wheaton College Opera Orchestra, Wheaton, IL
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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • Mechanics Grove School & Washington School
  • Mechanics Grove School
  • Carl Sandburg Middle School

School Attended

  • VanderCook College of Music
  • Wheaton College

Job Titles Held:

  • Elementary General Music Teacher
  • Choir & Advanced Ensemble Director
  • Fifth Grade Band Co-Director
  • Summer Band Director

Degrees

  • Master of Music Education (M.M.Ed.) : Music Education , 07/2019
    Bachelor of Music Education (B.M.E.) : Music Education , 05/2014

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