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MUSIC INSTRUCTOR / BAND DIRECTOR
Summary

EXPERIENCED EDUCATOR dedicated to guiding and preparing students for life while inspiring an insatiable passion for music education


Highlights
  • Music Composition & Arranging
  • Mississippi SATP Test Site Preparer

Active participation in

  • Greenwood Community Concert Band
  • Kappa Kappa Psi National Band Fraternity
  • Mississippi Bandmasters Association
  • Valuable Team Asset
  • Dependable
  • Fast Learner
  • Takes Initiative when needed
Experience
July 2012 to Current
Amanda Elzy High School Greenwood, MS Music Instructor / Band Director
  • Director of Marching Band
  • Director of Concert Band
  • Facilitate six classes consisting of 30 students for grades 6-12
  • Used a variety of teaching methods such as lectures, discussions and demonstrations.
  • Met with parents and guardians to discuss students' progress at least once per semester.
  • Enforced both classroom and administration policies and rules at all times.
  • Established positive relationships with students, parents, colleagues and administrators.
  • Planned and conducted hands-on activities to provide students with opportunities to observe, question and investigate.
July 2009 to May 2012
John F. Kennedy Memorial High School Mound Bayou, MS Music Instructor / Band Director
  • Director of Marching Band
  • Director of Wind Ensemble
  • Secured 10K in funding for new instruments through the MHOF
  • Used gestures to shape the music being played, communicating desired tempo, phrasing, tone, color, pitch, volume, and other performance aspects.
  • Planned and scheduled rehearsals and performances, and arranged details such as locations, accompanists, and instrumentalists.
  • Considered such factors as ensemble size and abilities, availability of scores, and the need for musical variety, in order to select music to be performed.
  • Studied scores to learn the music in detail, and to develop interpretations.
  • Positioned members within groups to obtain balance among instrumental or vocal sections.
  • Transcribed musical compositions and melodic lines to adapt them to a particular group, or to create a particular musical style.
  • Evaluated and graded students' class work, performances, projects, assignments, and papers.
  • Initiated, facilitated, and moderated classroom discussions.
  • Prepared course materials such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  • Maintained student attendance records, grades, and other req.
July 2008 to July 2009
Coldwater High School Coldwater, MS Music Instructor/Band Director & Choral Director
  • Facilitated six classes consisting of 30 students for grades 6-12.
  • Director of Marching Band
  • Director of Middle School Band
  • Assistant Track Coach
  • Developed interesting course plans to meet academic, intellectual and social needs of students.
  • Established and enforced rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among a class of 18 students.
  • Developed, administered and corrected tests and quizzes in a timely manner.
July 2007 to June 2008
Coahoma County Jr./Sr. High School Clarksdale, MS Music Instructor / Band Director
  • Facilitate six classes consisting of 30 students for grades 9-12.
  • Director of Marching Band, Pep Band and Wind Ensemble
  • Used gestures to shape the music being played, communicating desired tempo, phrasing, tone, color, pitch, volume, and other performance aspects.
  • Planned and scheduled rehearsals and performances, and arranged details such as locations, accompanists, and instrumentalists.
  • Considered such factors as ensemble size and abilities, availability of scores, and the need for musical variety, in order to select music to be performed.
  • Studied scores to learn the music in detail, and to develop interpretations.
  • Positioned members within groups to obtain balance among instrumental or vocal sections.
  • Transcribed musical compositions and melodic lines to adapt them to a particular group, or to create a particular musical style.
  • Evaluated and graded students' class work, performances, projects, assignments, and papers.
  • Initiated, facilitated, and moderated classroom discussions.
July 2006 to May 2007
Humphreys County High School Belzoni, MS Music Instructor / Band Director
  • General Music Instructor
  • Director of Marching Band
  • Arranged and Performed Music for Homecoming Performance with Blues Singer Denise LaSalle
  • Established and enforced rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among a class of 18 students.
  • Developed, administered and corrected tests and quizzes in a timely manner.
October 2005 to June 2006
Frayser High School Memphis, TN Music Instructor / Band Director
  • Directed groups at rehearsals and live or recorded performances in order to achieve desired effects such as tonal and harmonic balance dynamics, rhythm, and tempo.
  • Planned and scheduled rehearsals and performances, and arranged details such as locations, accompanists, and instrumentalists.
  • Considered such factors as ensemble size and abilities, availability of scores, and the need for musical variety, in order to select music to be performed.
  • Studied scores to learn the music in detail, and to develop interpretations.
  • Positioned members within groups to obtain balance among instrumental or vocal sections.
  • Transcribed musical compositions and melodic lines to adapt them to a particular group, or to create a particular musical style.
  • Evaluated and graded students' class work, performances, projects, assignments, and papers.
  • Initiated, facilitated, and moderated classroom discussions.
  • Prepared course materials such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  • Maintained student attendance records, gr.
August 2004 to July 2005
Jacob J. McClain High School Lexington, MS Music Instructor / Band Director
  • Used gestures to shape the music being played, communicating desired tempo, phrasing, tone, color, pitch, volume, and other performance aspects.
  • Directed groups at rehearsals and live or recorded performances in order to achieve desired effects such as tonal and harmonic balance dynamics, rhythm, and tempo.
  • Planned and scheduled rehearsals and performances, and arranged details such as locations, accompanists, and instrumentalists.
  • Considered such factors as ensemble size and abilities, availability of scores, and the need for musical variety, in order to select music to be performed.
  • Studied scores to learn the music in detail, and to develop interpretations.
  • Positioned members within groups to obtain balance among instrumental or vocal sections.
  • Transcribed musical compositions and melodic lines to adapt them to a particular group, or to create a particular musical style.
  • Evaluated and graded students' class work, performances, projects, assignments, and papers.
  • Initiated, facilitated, and moderated.
Education
2004
Mississippi Valley State University
Itta Bena, MS Music Performance
B.A

Member of University Band System

  • Marching Band
  • Pep Band
  • Symphonic Wind Ensemble
  • University Jazz Band
  • Percussion Ensemble
  • Honda Campus All Star Team
  • Jacob Aaron Award
  • 3.25 GPA
1998
Greenwood High School
Greenwood, MS
High School Diploma

Member of

  • Marching Band
  • Symphonic Band
  • Brass Choir
  • Percussion Ensemble
  • Gospel Choir
  • Track & Field Team
Additional Information

COMMUNITY SERVICE

  • Upward Bound Project, MS Valley State Univ., Itta Bena, MS Tutor/Counselor 2002 -2004
  • Memphis High School All-Star Marching Band, Memphis, TN Assistant Director/Arranger 2005 -2006
  • Greenwood Community Concert Band, Greenwood, MS Musician 1997-Present
  • Greater Turner Chapel A.M.E. Church, Greenwood, MS Musician 2009-Present
  • New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, Itta Bena, MS Musician 2012-Present
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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • Amanda Elzy High School
  • John F. Kennedy Memorial High School
  • Coldwater High School
  • Coahoma County Jr./Sr. High School
  • Humphreys County High School
  • Frayser High School
  • Jacob J. McClain High School

School Attended

  • Mississippi Valley State University
  • Greenwood High School

Job Titles Held:

  • Music Instructor / Band Director
  • Music Instructor/Band Director & Choral Director

Degrees

  • Music Performance B.A
    High School Diploma

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