Choral Director (Grades TK-8th) at Adda Clevenger School (2024-08 – Present)
- Created curriculum with colleagues to suit needs of school
- Entered an international competition and won bronze
- Led various school productions, in a challenging performance rotation
Chorus and General Music Teacher at Willink Middle School (2023-10 – 2024-05)
- Drafted curriculum to expand Secondary General Music
- Fostered a learning community, catering to a diverse learning population
- Conducted the 7th grade Chorus and select chorus groups
Secondary Student Teacher at Burger Junior High School (2023-03 – 2023-05)
- Built strong relationships with secondary students during 7-week placement
- Led choral rehearsals across three grades
- Created lesson plans for General Music curriculum, exploring popular music, DAW workshops
Rhythm Section Instructor at ROCMusic (2022-09 – 2023-01)
- Insisted on student-led exploration to engage older students
- Programmed lessons to provide strong foundation of individual musicianship
- Led class sections of a varied age groups (8-16)
Teaching assistant at Bay Trail Middle School (2022-01 – 2022-04)
- Led eighth grade choral members in warm-ups, rounds/canons, and sight-singing examples
- Created warm-ups for students to lead into their concert repertoire
- Developed lesson plans for students to successfully perform given repertoire
Lower School Music Longterm Substitute at Allendale Columbia (2023-09 – 2023-10)
- Programs lesson plans from ages 3-9
- Collaborates with families for their children to pursue their interests
- Communicates effectively with the entire building
MusicTIMEStwo instructor at Early Childhood Music (2022-09 – Present)
- Programs weekly lesson plans for children (ages 2 to 3) and their families
- Develops music lessons through social learning
- Maps student development through the sessions
Elementary Student Teacher at Indian Landing (2023-01 – 2023-03)
- Built a relationship with 500-plus students and faculty
- Created lessons on curriculum requirements for all grade levels
- Implemented Orff, Dalcroze, World Music Pedagogy, and Gordon methods
Creative Arts Director at Summer at Harley (2022-06 – 2022-08)
- Programmed daily lesson plans to children (ages 3 to 4)
- Developed lessons through sound exploration, large motor movement, and social play
- Adopted methodologies by Gordon, Orff, Dalcroze and Feieraband into music games
President at NAfME E-Board (2022-09 – 2023-05)
- Cultivates a community for educators at the Eastman School of Music
- Generates events for the NAfME community to practice and learn teaching skills
- Delegates jobs to a five-person team to promote and create successful events
- Advocates for the welfare of students in the Music Teaching and Learning department
Secretary at NAfME E-Board (2021-09 – 2021-12)
- Served as the records-keeping member on E-Board
- Authored weekly newsletter to the membership
- Generated a database via GoogleDrive to pool resources for membership
