EDUCATION
Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, August 2007
Master of Music in Ethnomusicology
Thesis: “Musicking in Mérida: Creating and Maintaining History and Culture Through La Escuela Municipal de Folclore Regional”
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, April 2005
Bachelor of Music in Education – Instrumental Emphasis, K-12
Spanish Major
Pre-Intern Teacher, Saint Monica’s Catholic School, Grades 7 – 8, Kalamazoo, MI, Fall 2004
Team taught middle and high school general music
Pre-Intern Teacher, Comstock Middle and High Schools, Spring 2004
Team taught middle and high school band ensembles and sectionals
Coached solo and small group ensembles for state contest
Pre-Intern Teacher, Portage West Middle School, Portage, MI, Fall 2003
Team taught middle and high school band
Coached sectionals
CERTIFICATION
North Carolina Endorsed License, Music K-12, Standard Professional II
Kodály Level III, Summer 2011
Kodály Level II, Summer 2010
Kodály Level I, Summer 2009
Orff Level I, Summer 2009
World Music Drumming, Summer 2008
Roots of Rhythm, Summer 2007
Kindermusik, Winter 2005
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Musik- und Kunstschule Habrom, Essingen, Germany, October 2012 – Present
Music and English co-teacher
Taught guitar lessons
Dubai American Academy, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, August 2011 – 2012
Grade 1-3 general music educator
Taught Recorder Karate ASA (After School Activity)
Prepared holiday/winter concerts
Introduced recorder curriculum to third grade students
JV/Varsity/U-14 Boys and Girls Cross Country coach
Taught extracurricular piano and guitar lessons
Cumberland County Schools, Fayetteville, North CArolina, USA, August 2007 – July 2011
Pauline Jones, Sunnyside, August 2008 – 2011
Stedman Elementary School, August 2009 – 2011
Manchester Elementary and Bill Hefner Elementary, Ausut 2007 – August 2008
K-5 general music teacher, servicing 3 schools a year
Created and directed PTA programs
Curriculum based on Kodály, Orff, recorder, strings, and World Music Drumming influences
Prepared third, fourth, and fifth grade students for country-mandated musical field trips
Assisted in after school tutoring program
Music integration enrichment instructor for annual Saturday Academy at Sunnyside Elementary School
District Elementary Representative of the Cumberland County Arts Leadership Committee
Guitar Instructor, Gray’s Creek Recreation Center, September 2010 – June 2011
Taught beginning, intermediate, and advanced guitar classes for students from age 8 to adult
Music Enrichment Educator, Fayetteville-Cumberland County Parks and Recreation, Spring – Summer 2010
Taught an 8-week music enrichment course at five participating recreation sites
Performed at Kids’ Fest, May 2010
Taught two summer enrichment instrument building courses at fifteen recreation sites
Certified Kindermusik Instructor, Snyder Memorial Baptist Church, 2009
Family Time and OurTime curriculum
Summer Camp Drumming Instructor, Snyder Memorial Baptist Church, 2009
Taught a week-long World Music Drumming enrichment course
Assistant Band Director, Cumberland County School Summer Music Program, 2008
Assistant Band Director for a week-long summer band camp, grades 7 – 12
Discovery Kingdom, Bowling Green, Ohio, February 2006 – July 2007
Licensed Kindermusic Instructor, various curricula
Creative Arts Program, June 2006 – July 2007
Licensed Kindermusik Instructor, various curricula
CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS
Journal Feature, Teaching Music, January 2011. “In Fayetteville, NC, It Took a Village to Create the World’s Largest Concert® Segment”
Teacher as Screener, DonorsChoose.org, September 2010 – June 2011
Chosen to be a volunteer screener for grant proposal submission
Screened an average of 25 teacher grants a week
Champion Music Festival, 2008, 2009
Participated and performed with fifth grade students annually at district music festival
Opening Ceremonies Chorus Participant, Reading Rocks Walk-A-Thon, 2007 – 2010
Students volunteered to participate in the opening ceremonies of the Walk-A-Thon
Performed for over 40,000 people
Music Educator’s National Conference (NAfME) World’s Largest Concert, 2008, 2011
School choir chosen to participate in the making of the yearly “Music in Our Schools Month” DVD
Chosen school (2011) for website feature and article in January issue of “Teaching Music”
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
February 2010, Cumberland County Schools, Roots of Rhythm Instrument Making Session
Instructed elementary music educators how to include instrument making in their classrooms as a supplement to their curriculum
August 2008, 2009, Cumberland County Schools, North Carolina Symphony
Co-presented the yearly materials for the fifth grade North Carolina Symphony field trip
PRACTICA EXPERIENCE
Teaching Assistant, Bowling Green State University, Ohio, August 2005 – August 2006
Instructed two breakout sessions of general music appreciation each semester
Intern Experience, Allegan Middle and High Schools, Grades 6 – 12, Allegan, MI, Spring 2005
Assisted and directed middle and high school band rehearsals
Coached solo and small group ensembles for state contest
WORK EXPERIENCE
Studienkreis, Aalen, Germany, November 2012 – Present
Taught one-on-one and small group English tutoring sessions
Graduate Student Supervisor, Jerome Music Library and Sound Recording Archives, Bowling Green State University, November 2005 – August 2007
Music Reviewer, BG News, Pulse Section, 2006 – 2007
Michigan Youth Arts Festival, Western Michigan University, 2003 – 2006
Counselor, 2002 – 2005
Assistant Director, 2005
Allegan County Intermediate School District, Michigan, April 2005 – June 2005
Substitute Teacher
Private Clarinet Instructor, Parchment Middle School, 2002 – 2005
Counselor/Lifeguard, Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, Twin Lake, MI, Summer 2002 and 2004
Area Manager, Miller Auditorium, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 2002 – 2005
PERFORMANCE ENSEMBLES
Voice of Music, 2012 – Present
Fayetteville Symphonic Band, 2008 – 2011
82nd Airborne Band, Civilian Guest Musician, 2010 Fourth of July Concert
Triangle Taiko, 2008-2009
Bowling Green State University Kusuma Sari Gamelan Ensemble, 2005 – 2007
Bowling Green State University Afro-Caribbean Ensemble, 2005
Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp Staff Band, 2002, 2004
Western Michigan University Symphonic Band, 2000 – 2004
Western Michigan University Bronco Band, 2000 – 2003
Livingston Symphony Orchestra, 2000
Livingston County Community Concert Band, 1999 – 2000
Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp International Symphonic Band, 1998