Category Archives: Skills and Knowledge

Other Experiences

Posted on December 7, 2016 | Comments Off on Other Experiences

I have studied voice for 9 years and I have taught private voice lessons. Some of my past teachers include Dr. Jennifer Schuetz (4 years) and Tricia Toledo (3 years). I have privately studied piano (5 years) and have experience in clarinet (5 years).

Additionally, I have taken the following courses outside of the common music major load:

  • Foundations and Principles of Teaching Music
  • Brass Techniques
  • Woodwind Techniques
  • String Techniques
  • Percussion Techniques
  • Voice Techniques
  • Vocal Pedagogy
  • Jazz Theory, Harmony, and Arranging
  • History of Renaissance Music
  • History of Post WWII Music
  • Music & the Exceptional Child
  • Elementary/General Music Methods
  • Instrumental Music Methods
  • Choral Music Methods
  • Orchestration
  • Reading, Writing, and Communicating in the Content Area
  • Piano Class (4 semesters)
  • Music Theory (4 Semesters)

I have also been a part of as well as lead a cappella and vocal jazz groups. I spent my second-semester senior year assistant directing the women’s vocal jazz group at IWU, Friday’s at Noon, as an independent study.

Additionally, I have worked as assistant music director on Irving Berlin’s White Christmas at Normal Community West High School as well as Shrek, Jr. at Bloomington Jr. High School. Through these experiences I collaborated with other directors, parents, and students to create musical theatre.

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Using Technology

Posted on December 7, 2016 | Comments Off on Using Technology

I love utilizing technology in the classroom. Whether this means a Smart Board activity, using Noteflight to build visuals for warm-ups, or finding a YouTube video to either use an audio example of a piece or finding an accompaniment to a piece. I am proficient in the following technologies:

  • Google Suite (Sites, Drive, Drawings, Classroom)
  • Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Publisher)
  • Photoshop
  • WordPress
  • Noteflight and Finale
  • Smart Board Notebook
  • MusicTheory.net and Sight-reading Factory

Additionally, I have helped peers and colleagues learn and understand the technologies as well in order to better incorporate technology in their classroom.

To me, technology is necessary for this century’s classroom and therefore there is no reason not to organically integrate it into each lesson. This can be done through a posted agenda, visuals for warm-ups, and excerpts of music in Smart Notebook to make notes. However, technology doesn’t have to stop at teacher actions.

However, technology doesn’t have to stop at teacher actions. Students can fill out their concert reflection on Google Forms and submit them, as well as other work finished through Google Suite, onto Google Classroom. Google Classroom serves as a virtual dropbox for you students whereas the teacher you can post announcements and assignments, as well as make comments on student work and grade them.

In this year’s classroom, there is absolutely no reason for students’ technology to sit idly by while their hands are itching to use it.

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