Rebecca Gideon

49 Bill Dr. Denver, PA 17517 // (717) 484-1172 // rebecca_g2001@yahoo.com

Education
Bachelor of Music Education Anticipated Spring 2023
Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA
Primary Instrument, Violin
Secondary Instrument, Voice – mezzo soprano
GPA: 3.82

Certifications
Pennsylvania PK-12 Music Certification Anticipated Spring 2023
Praxis Fundamental Subjects (5511) Test Passed Fall 2022
Praxis Music: Content Knowledge (5113) Test Passed Fall 2022

Teaching Experience
Student Teaching • Hershey High and Middle School • Hershey, PA Fall 2022
Joseph Farrell & Brian Buterbaugh, cooperating teachers
• Taught beginning piano classes
• Led & directed a choral ensemble
• Led & directed a string and full orchestra
• Coached small-group & individual string lessons
• Created music theory chapter tests

Practicum Teaching • Shamokin Area High School • Coal Township, PA Spring 2022
Nelson Rodriguez-Parada, Mary Anne Stump, Kevin Styer, cooperating teachers
• Conducted an instrumental ensemble
• Collaborated on guitar in a modern band
• Led warm-ups in the choral and instrumental ensemble

Practicum Teaching • Selinsgrove Area Middle School • Selinsgrove, PA Fall 2021

Julianna Jones, cooperating teacher
• Observed a middle school choral ensemble
• Supervised group projects
• Assisted in preparing middle school marching band for parades
• Led lessons on world drumming

Teaching Externship • Cocalico Middle School • Denver, PA Spring 2021

Amanda Narehood, cooperating teacher
• Taught lessons for general music classes; 6th – 8th grade
• Assistant managed middle school band’s spring concert

Ear Training Teaching Assistant • Susquehanna University Spring 2021

Dr. Jaime Namminga, supervisor
• Provided 1-on-1 zoom meetings for additional assistance
• Organized group “help sessions” for different levels
• Supervised students when doing homework

Private Lesson Instructor • Susquehanna University Prep Program Fall 2020

• Instructed individual violin lessons to students age 5-8
• Adapted to virtual teaching via zoom during the Covid-19 Pandemic
• Provided accompaniment tracks and play-a-long videos
Performance Experience
Susquehanna University Choir • Selinsgrove, PA Fall 2019 - present
• Toured throughout PA and other bordering states, (Spring 2020 & 2022)
• Performed at Boston ACDA Conference, 2022

Susquehanna University Chamber Singers • Selinsgrove, PA Fall 2019 – Spring 2022

• An auditioned choir within the University Choir
• Performed with University Choir in their tours

Susquehanna University Symphonic Orchestra • Selinsgrove, PA Fall 2019 - present

• Concertmaster (Fall 2020 – Spring 2022)

Susquehanna University Stadium Band • Selinsgrove, PA Fall 2019 - 2021

• Performed on flute (2019-2020)
• Performed on tuba (2021)

Junior Recital • Susquehanna University, PA Spring 2022

• Performed works by J.S. Bach, Édouard Lalo, Alessandro Scarlatti, and Johan Svendsen

Senior Recital • Susquehanna University, PA Expected Spring 2023

• Performed works by Grażyna Bacewicz, Mélanie Bonis, Lili Boulanger, William Grant Still, and
Camille Saint-Saëns

Professional Memberships
Sigma Alpha Iota Professional Music Fraternity - Spring 2020 - present
Sigma Omega Chapter
• Service Committee Co-Chair (2020)
• Vice President of Ritual, Sigma Omega Chapter (2021-2022)
• Recital Committee Chair (Fall 2021 & Spring 2023)

National Association for Music Educators (NAfMEc) Fall 2019 - present

Pennsylvania Music Educator’s Association (PMEA) Fall 2019 - present

Skills
Primary & Proficient Instruments
• Violin (15 years experience)
• Voice (12 years experience)
• Flute (8 years experience)
• Tuba (3 years experience)

Awards/Honors Received
Sword of Honor Recipient – Sigma Alpha Iota Fall 2022
• Given to members that have shown leadership and has fulfilled their duties as an officer in an
outstanding manner.

Elizabeth G. Eyster Award in Music Fall 2021

• Presented to an outstanding junior student whose performance and academic accomplishment
gives promise of outstanding musical achievement

Concerto Competition Winner Fall 2021

• Performed Bach’s Violin Concerto in E Major, first movement