WESLEY PENTEADO

Music and Drama Teacher

São Paulo, Brasil
wesleypenteado78@gmail.c
om 11 955553618
https://www.linkedin.com/in/wesley-penteado-b51764108/

PROFILE
I am working in the field of music education for more than twenty years. All those years, I
had experience teaching private lessons, K-12 environments, and college students.

My experience also includes working in churches leading the choir, band, orchestra, and
short-time trips to Mozambique and Amazonas to teach music to the kids.

I have a significant commitment to providing students with a learning environment based

on creativity and fun. The music room is a place where kids could feel comfortable and
safe in sharing their creative skills.

WORK EXPERIENCE
MUSIC TEACHER, PAN AMERICAN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, MUSIC TEACHER; SÃO PAULO -
BRAZIL JULY 2017- PRESENT AND FROM 2008-2015
• Overview of music program and curriculum for all grade levels.
• Supervise and help teachers. (Guitar teacher, Flute teacher, Brass Teacher)
• Organize musical events and have students perform in any school event.
• Applied, analyzed, and evaluated the " M’PACT " school program (Music Performance,
Music Appreciation, Music Creation, Music Theory). A program that I created and developed.
• Drama Director
• Music Apps and software like GarageBand, Logic Pro, Ableton Live, etc.
• PreK-12 Music teacher

• Elementary: Teach and prepare choir to perform in school assemblies and events. Create
and produce music for their assemblies. Teach kids to explore creativity using music apps
and software such as Garage Band, Logic Pro X, Ableton Live, etc. Kids also learn
Recorders.

• Middle School: Teach orchestra ensemble (Violin, Viola, Cello, and Flute). Middle School
Elective Choir. Also, Middle School instrument students are encouraged to compose
their music, combine acoustic instruments with technology, and perform their creations.

• High School: Drama and Choir. Worked with drama students helping with composing
background music for the play and musical theater production as well. This semester I
became Drama Director at my school. In High School Choir, students learn different music
styles and genres to perform in their Annual Concert, the High School graduation, and
other school events.
PASCO COUNTY SCHOOLS - DADE CITY, FLORIDA AUGUST, 2016 - JUNE 2017
• PreK-5 Music teacher

• It was a split position in which I worked in two different Elementary Schools (Rodney B.
Cox Elementary School and San Antonio Elementary School). The district provided and
requested us, music teachers, to work with a digital-based curriculum called Quaver Music.
This curriculum includes Vocal and Instrumental Performance, Kodaly and Orff projects,
Recorder, and creation.

ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR, HILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE, BRANDON, FLORIDA.

JANUARY 2017 - JUNE 2017
• I taught Western Music History Introduction to non-music major students. I was
responsible for the lectures, quizzes, assignments, papers, and tests.

TEACHER ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA, TAMPA, FLORIDA JANUARY 2016

- JUNE 2016
• That semester, I worked as a Teacher's Assistant. Dr. Paul Reller taught a subject to
undergraduate students, and I, as a graduate student, helped him in dealing with
students' issues, such as doubts, grades, papers, assignments, and everything related to
his class.
 EDUCATION
• Universidade Anhembi Morumbi – MBA in School Management (to be concluded in 2023)
• Universidade Paulista - Pedagogy – 2022
• University of South Florida, Tampa - Master of Arts in Music Education 2016

• Faculdade Teologica Batista de Sao Paulo - BA. In Church Music 2003

TRAINING
• Broadway Teacher Workshop 2023- New York City, NY, USA
The Workshop consisted of 30 hours of course work and theatre viewing, including
directing, choreography, production skills, story structure, song interpretation, Broadway history,
professional observation, attendance at four Broadway productions and discussions with cast
members, producers, and creative teams.

• Broadway Teacher Workshop 2023 (Directing )- New York City, NY, USA
The “Director Prepares” Workshop consisted of 6 hours of course work
covering topics such as conceptualizing a production, pre-production, design, casting,
scheduling, and staging and working with actors.
• British Kodaly Association 2021 - Listener Training (online)
• II Simpósio Internacional Orff-Schulwerk no Brasil 2019
• Suzuki Violin School 2011 - Ithaca College, NY, USA

REFERENCES
• Marcia Teixeira - Marcia.ingles@uol.com.br - Executive Secretary

• Jennifer Kierstead - jenkierstead73@gmail.com - Former Principal

• Brenda Stockment – Brenda.stockment@paca.com.br – Principal

• Josh Stockment – josh.stockment@paca.com.br – MS/HS Principal