OBJECTIVE
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To provide students of all ages an
unparalleled music learning experience from a lifetime musician
and teacher.
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QUALIFICATIONS
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- Pre-K - 8th grade Music Teacher at St Louis Catholic
School, 2010-present
- Classroom teacher at St Austin Catholic School in 2010
- Private lesson teacher and ensemble coach since 1999
- Professional musician since 1997
- Expert in Finale music notation software and other music
production software
- Professional arrangements heard on major albums and
radio
- Took Commercial Music Management courses at Austin Community
College after earning a Bachelor of Music in Music Studies at the University
of Texas
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PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
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Classroom
Music Teacher
St
Louis Catholic School Austin, Texas August 2010 - Present
- Teach General Music Pre-K through 8th grade
- Teach an After-School Music Program including Choir,
Strings, and Rock Band
- Run an all-school (approx 300 students) Christmas Musical
- teaching acting, singing, accompaniment
- Select Liturgically appropriate music for weekly Mass
- Conduct choir (3rd - 8th grade) at school Mass
Dioscesan
Education Enrichment Development Austin, TX June 2011 & 2012
- Teach a rock band class
- Teach a songwriting class
- Teach a comic strip class
- Teach a news blog class
- Lead final-day concert
- Organize the set-up for the camp-wide final day displays
and performances for 35+ classes
- MC the final-day activities
St
Austin Catholic School Austin, Texas March-May 2010
- Teach Beginning
and Advanced Bands and Choirs, grades 1 through 8.
- Conduct Spring
Concert with Beginning Band and Choir
- Maintain records
of attendance, discipline, and educational development
- Integrate
self-arranged popular music as an incentive to practice
- Communicate
with parents on areas of concern
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Private
Teacher/Contract Labor
Mr.
Hoffer's Summer Music Camps Austin, TX June 2011 & 2012
- Teach 2 rock band camps
- Choreograph and accompany a show choir camp
- Lead final-day
concert
Jeff
Ryder Drum Shop Austin, TX 2006-present
- Coach and teach students ages 4 through 40+ with specific
lesson plans and goals designed to maintain an encouraging recurrence
of accomplishment
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Develop voice and piano
curricula
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Adapt to student needs
in teaching from a lesson book or improvising off-book
- Engender positive
personal growth through confidence in performance
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Developed and currently
maintain website
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Design programs and
fliers for guest clinicians
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Floor
Representative
Texas
Box Office Austin, TX 2000-present
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Lead training of new
hires to provide excellence in customer services and system usage. Increase
employee productivity via creation of training aids.
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Train new hires on computer-based
ticketing software for phone sales
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Create training aides
for other floor representatives
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Resolve customer service
issues and conflicts
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Print, organize, and
mail tickets
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Provide online technical
support
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Owner
/ Private Instructor
Mantis
Music Austin, TX 1999-Present
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As owner and proprietor
of my own small business, I perform all functions required to operate
a successful business, including all customer interactions.
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Teach private lessons,
developing curricula in field of voice lessons, instrumental lessons,
songwriting, computer-based recording, and composing
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Perform in multiple
genres of music: rock, pop, jazz, latin, oldies, new wave, classical,
world music, et al.
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Write string and horn
arrangements for many groups including: What Made Milwaukee Famous,
Blues Traveler, Oliver Rajamani, Future Clouds and Radar, Hill Country
Strings, Duck Soup, and many, many more
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Scored industry videos,
short films, an internet TV series, and web commercials
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Record, mix, and master
albums, singles, and demos using Cubase and Reason
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EDUCATION
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Bachelor
of Music, Music Studies
The
University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas 1994-1999
- Took courses in pedagogy for both choir
and band. Quantified teaching success through metric observation of
private lesson and group lesson methodology.
- Performance
Certificate in Trombone
- Longhorn
Band, Section Leader for 3 years
- Golden
Key National Honor Society
- Dean's
List
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Continued
Education - Commercial Music Management
Austin
Community College Austin, Texas 2002-2003
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