Morgan Carothers

Birdsboro, Pennsylvania | morgan.carothers@gmail.com

EDUCATION:
Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA
Bachelor of Science in Music Education May 2024
GPA: 3.784
Honors/Awards:
• Dean’s List Fall 2020 – Fall 2024
STUDENT TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Mountain View Middle School, Mechanicsburg, PA
Student Teacher: Middle School Choir/General January 2024 – March 2024
• Planned, created, and taught lessons and sections for general music classes,
ensembles and sectionals
• Observed and assisted with administrative tasks of host teacher as necessary
South Hanover/Conewago Elementary Schools, Hershey/Elizabethtown, PA
Student Teacher: Elementary Strings/General March 2024 – May 2024
RELATED EXPERIENCES:
Hamburg High School, Hamburg, PA Spring 2023
Student Observer: High School Choir, Beginner Piano and Guitar
Northwest Elementary School, Lebanon, PA
Student Observer: Elementary Choir/General Fall 2022
Jack and Jill Preschool, Lebanon, PA
Student Observer: Pre-K Spring 2022
Kochenderfer Day Care, Lebanon, PA
Student Observer: Kindergarten and Grade 1 – 5 Classroom Fall 2021
WORK EXPERIENCE:
The Dance Effect Performing Arts Center, Spring City, PA
Dance Instructor and Camp Leader Summer 2021 – Present
• Taught dance classes and led summer camps for children ages 2 to 14 to improve
dance skills and help build social, emotional, and non-cognitive skills
 • Communicated with students, parents, and other teachers to ensure students’ physical
and emotional safety and create a positive environment for all
• Adapted lessons and crafts for each students’ needs
Grace United Methodist Church, Harrisburg, PA
Soprano Section Leader, Choir Member September 2022 – Present
• Apply knowledge of melody, harmony, rhythm, vocal production, and language to
perform correctly within voice part and choir
• Performed as a soloist and as a member of the choir
• Sang a variety of music with a broad stylistic range and flexibility
MUSICAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES:
Voice
• Studied privately to improve knowledge and technique
• Performed a half-hour recital with a variety of repertoire for accompanied voice
Lebanon Valley College
Concert Choir, Chamber Choir, College Choir
• College Choir Soprano Section Leader September 2022 – May 2023
Music in the Parks May – June 2022, 2023
• Announced choral ensembles and coordinated logistics for transitions and
performances of multiple ensembles in rapid succession
Christmas at the Valley Assistant Artistic Director October – December 2022, 2023
• Collaborated to create programs, a slideshow, and organize logistics among four
choirs and instrumentalists
Conducting
• LVC’s NAfME Middle School Songfest January 2024
• LVC’s NAfME Middle School Bandfest January 2024
NATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
• National Association for Music Education September 2020 – Present
o LVC NAfME Chapter Vice President January 2023 – December 2023
• Pennsylvania Music Educators Association September 2020 – Present
• Kappa Delta Pi International Education Honor Society April 2023 – Present