TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Horizon Science Academy - Middle School, Columbus, OH; August 2021 - present
Director of Music
Vaughan Music Studios, Columbus, OH; July 2018 - July 2021
Class Coordinator; Director of Modern Bands program; Teacher of Voice, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Ukulele, Music Theory, Songwriting, and Music Technology
Educational Service Center of Central Ohio, Columbus, OH; July 2018 - July 2021
Substitute Teacher
Success Academy High School of the Liberal Arts, New York, NY; July 2014 - July 2018
Founding High School Music Teacher, Tri-M Advisor, Theater Music Director
- Design, implement, and teach all music curriculum for the entire district (Concert band, pep band, chorus, guitar, modern band, music technology, music production, audio engineering, music industry, music theory, songwriting/composition, music history)
- Music Director/Pit Conductor/Live Sound Coordinator for annual musical theatre
- Direct performance groups at various adjudicated events, received Superior ratings each time
- Founder/Charter Advisor for Tri-M Chapter 7481
- Founder/Director of annual SAHS Battle of the Bands
- Established/maintain school recording studio
- Liaison to Broadway community for SAHS; accompanying students to professional shows and talkbacks
- Built inventory database for music literature, equipment
- Composed high school fight song
- Collaborate with art and humanities departments to create new and innovative presentations/experiences
- Founded new system for performing arts box office
Entrepreneurship Preparatory School & Village Preparatory School, Cleveland, OH; August 2013 - June 2014
Music Teacher, grades K-8
- Taught music history, theory, and technology courses for 5th- through 8th-grade scholars
- Incorporated Kodaly, Dalcroze, and Orff pedagogy
- Designed and implemented rigorous lessons that correlate to the National Standards for Music Education
Riverside Local Schools, Painesville, OH; August 2012 - June 2013
Choir Director (One-Year Substitute), grades 6-7
- Selected and rehearsed repertoire for six choirs
- Created/implemented assessment for all students
Rocky River City Schools, Rocky River, OH; November 2011-June 2012
Middle School Musical Co-Director, Substitute Teacher, grades K-12
- Taught lessons in elementary, middle, and high schools
- Prepared musical cast and pit musicians for performance
Fairview Park City Schools, Fairview Park, OH; August 2011 - June 2012
Long Term Substitute Elementary Music Teacher, Long Term Substitute Orchestra Director
- Led daily rehearsals for orchestras, grades 5-12
- Created a music class website
- Prepared elementary classes for fall and winter performances
HOPE Academy, West Campus, Cleveland, OH; August 2008 - June 2011
Music Teacher, grades K-8
- Choir Director, Guitar Teacher, Drama Club Advisor
- Chair of Faculty Education Technology Committee
