Seasoned music teacher with sixteen years' experience in instruction and twenty years' experience as a professional musician. Accomplished in creating curriculum to prepare students for music examinations. Demonstrated ability to leverage expertise to advance organizational goals and guide students towards excellence in musical performance.
Skills
Classroom Management
Apple / Microsoft Devices and OS's
Differentiation and Adaptation
Choral Arranging
Virtual Classroom / Zoom and Microsoft Teams
Instructional Design
Curriculum Development and Lesson Planning
Pedagogy and Music Theory
Special events
Group and individual instruction
Music theory
Sight reading
Experience
08/2016 to Current
Music TeacherBasis.Ed – Chandler, AZ,
Fostered relationships with staff, students and parents to drive departmental and school objectives and philosophies.
Organized special events, school concerts, music competitions and music examinations.
Formulated and implemented effective lesson plans focusing on principles of music, musicianship, music theory and history.
Taught students history, techniques and principles of Vocal Music and Music Theory.
Maintained students' progress by evaluating and adjusting strategies.
Utilized creative approaches to solve performance issues.
03/2017 to Current
Private Music InstructorProgress Church Of God – Colonial Park, PA,
Fostered creative and confident environment for music education and exploration.
Collaborated with parents and guardians to determine desired learning outcomes, lesson schedule and additional practical matters.
Aided students in preparations for auditions for diverse institutions by helping select pieces and assessing necessary practice time, as well as monitoring accuracy and progress.
Taught piano, sheet music reading and music theory to beginning to intermediate students.
Modeled proper techniques and exercises to rehearse between private lessons.
Researched and learned new music to create innovative music programs, performances and presentations.
09/2016 to Current
Church MusicianBasis.Ed – Flagstaff, AZ,
Played variety of music with broad stylistic range and improvisatorial flexibility.
Chose music appropriate to specific performance requirements.
Transcribed musical compositions to adapt for particular ensembles.
Played the piano for variety of religious services.
Sight-read difficult music accurately and at tempo as accompanist during auditions.
Provided accompaniment for church choirs and other musicians participating in worship.
08/2007 to 08/2016
Music TeacherO'Neill Public Schools – City, STATE,
Maintained students' progress by evaluating and adjusting strategies.
Helped students appreciate arts with instructional and immersive techniques.
Taught students history, techniques and principles of vocal music.
Directed vocal music program for middle and high school.
Directed drama program for high school.
Designed and implemented curricula to challenge students and encourage excellence.
Composed and arranged music for department and approved music selections chosen by teachers.
Organized special events, school concerts, music competitions and music examinations.
Education and Training
Expected in 2022
MED: Music Education University Of Nebraska - Kearney, NE, GPA:
Focusing on Vocal Pedagogy, Correcting Vocal Faults, Literature Selection and Analysis, Lesson Design
Completed coursework in vocal pedagogy, literature and composition and form.
3.86 GPA
Expected in 05/2007
MED: Curriculum And Instruction Doane College - Crete, NE GPA:
and Instruction /, Focusing on Instructional Design, Curriculum Development, Reading in the Content Area, Differentiation of Instruction
4.0 Graduate GPA, 3.36 Undergraduate + Graduate
Expected in 05/2001
Bachelor of Arts: Music Education K-12 ClaireDoane College - Crete, NE GPA:
Focusing on Vocal Music, Piano Performance / Accompaniment, Conducting, Curriculum and Lesson Design
Major in Music Education
Minor in Business
Director's Award Recipient
Focus in piano and vocal performance
Accomplishments
Developed and managed three or more yearly student performances.
Engaged everyone in the arts, increasing student interest, and participation.
Facilitated four Young Americans in-school music performance workshops and performances over the course of twelve years resulting in increased student participation and growth.
Served as Omaha All-City Honor Choir accompanist in 2019 and 2020, performing at the Holland Center for Performing Arts.
Organized, fund-raised, and directed nine high school level musicals which included organizing and running all stage rehearsals and music rehearsals, designing and building of sets, designing and teaching lighting and sound design, and promotion and advertising.
Led performing groups to seven All-State Music state medals.
Served as North-Central representative Nebraska Music Educators Association of the for two years.
Accompanist for the Omaha Public Schools Mini-Singers Choir 2018 to present.
Accompanist for the Evangelical United Lutheran Church and substitute organist 1990-2000.
Activities and Honors
Omaha Education Association – 2016-Present
Nebraska Music Education Association / National Association for Music Education – 2005, 2007-Present
American Choral Directors Association / Nebraska Choral Directors Association – 2005-Present
Nebraska State Education Association – 2003-2014, 2016-Present
American Educators Association – 2014-2016
O’Neill Educations Association – 2007-2014
Palmer Education Association – 2005-2007
Nebraska State Bandmasters Association – 2005-2007
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