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Profile:Junior,MusicEducationmajorwithapassionforallthingsmusic.Confidentindevelopingprograms,
activitiesandlessonsforchildren.Providesanenthusiasmthatengagesstudentstobeinvolved.
Education
StateUniversityofNewYorkatFredonia
expectedgraduation2017
BachelorofMusic;MusicEducation,ChoralandGeneralMusicConcentration
GPA:3.5,DeansList,Honors
TeachingExperience
FredoniaUniversityChoir,FredoniaNY,
AssistantConductor/TeachingAssistant
Spring
2016
TaughtandconductedapiecefortheSpringConcert,ransectionalsandrehearsals
WheelockPreschool,FredoniaNY,GeneralMusicTeacher(FieldTeaching)
Spring2016
Teamtaughttwopreschoolgeneralmusicclasses;plannedlessonsfollowingprogramoutlineeach
week,developedinteractiveactivitiestoofferdifferentwaysforstudentstobeinvolved
St.JosephsElementarySchool,Belize,ServiceLearningProject,GeneralMusicTeacher
Winter
2016
GainedvaluableexperienceteachinginBelizefortwoweekswithadiversegroupofstudents
Usedactionactivities,movement,voice,andinstrumentstoteachgeneralmusicclassestogradesK2
inBelizefor2weeks;independentlyplannedalllessons,donatedinstrumentsandschoolsupplies
FredoniaElementarySchool,FredoniaNY,ChoralMusicTeacher(FieldTeaching)
Fall2015
Leadachoiroffortystudentsinvocalwarmups,taughtandaccompaniedchoir,assistedmusicteacher
WorkExperience
WestfieldPresbyterianChurch,WestfieldNY,SopranoSectionLeader
2015present
NorthShoreBoysandGirlClubSummerEnrichmentCamp,GlenCoveNY,TheaterTeacher 2013present
PlannedanddirectedshortplaysandskitsforstudentsgradesK6,leadstudentsinactingexercises
andtheatergames
VolunteerExperience
AHRC,BCCSAutismProgram;PeerMentor/VolunteeratSaturdaySocialSkillsProgram
20112013
Modeledappropriatesocialinteractionsforstudents,participatedingroupactivitiesandprovidedhelp
whenneeded,pairedwithastudentasamentor
FredoniaCampusLeadership
PremiumBlendCoEdAcapella,President;Organizerehearsalsandperformances,promotegroupthrough
socialmedia
StudentOperaTheatreAssociation,Secretary;Handlecommunicationwithinthegroup,recordnotesin
meetings,andcreaterecitalprograms
AmericanChoralDirectorsAssociation,EventsCoordinator;Oversee,plan,andpromoteevents
OrganizationsandActivities:
NationalAssociationforMusicEducation(NAFME)
TheRiveters,AllFemaleAcapellaGroup
FredoniaChamberChoirandMasterworksChoir
TheHilmanOperaCompany