Experience

Meriden Public Schools

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Choirs & Orchestra

  • Aug 2023 - Present



Market Square Music Academy

• Newington, Connecticut, United States

• Piano & Violin Instructor

  • Nov 2022 - Sep 2023

  - Teaches weekly piano lessons to students ages 5-11 - Collaborates with students and parents to create individualized learning experiences. - Prepares students for regular recitals and performances through comprehensive technique, artistry and music theory studies. - Teaches weekly piano lessons to students ages 5-11 - Collaborates with students and parents to create individualized learning experiences. - Prepares students for regular recitals and performances through comprehensive technique, artistry and music theory studies.



Maloney High School

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Orchestra Teacher - Internship

  • Sep 2022 - Sep 2023

  Active Areas of Development: Inclusive Music-Making Practices, Autonomy-Supportive Teaching, Rightful Presence of Students, Teacher Leadership, and Advocacy. - Teaches orchestra, music technology, adaptive music, and guitar. - Conducts research on developmental approaches to teaching music to students with learning disabilities. - Conducts research on autonomy-supportive environments for large ensemble instruction. - Develops targeted curricula to increase students’ musical literacy across all technical levels. - Integrates technology into all musical settings in discipline-specific ways. - Prioritizes positive communication and differentiated instruction in all environments. Show less



Music & Arts

• Musicians
• 700 & Above Employee

• Strings and Piano Instructor

  • Jul 2022 - Feb 2023

  - Teaches weekly violin, viola, cello, and piano lessons to students ages 8-18. - Collaborates with students and parents to create individualized learning experiences. - Develops new strategies and curricula for music students with special needs and learning challenges. - Recommends level-appropriate method books and products to support student learning. - Presets and resets string instruments for Music & Arts clients. - Teaches weekly violin, viola, cello, and piano lessons to students ages 8-18. - Collaborates with students and parents to create individualized learning experiences. - Develops new strategies and curricula for music students with special needs and learning challenges. - Recommends level-appropriate method books and products to support student learning. - Presets and resets string instruments for Music & Arts clients.



UConn Chamber Orchestra Club

• Storrs Mansfield, Connecticut, United States

• Resident Conductor

  • Oct 2021 - May 2022

  - Rigorously prepared a 30-member ensemble at weekly meetings in order to present a full-length semesterly concert program. - Composed, arranged, and selected level-appropriate repertoire for string, keyboard, wind, and brass musicians of varying ability. - Coached novice student conductors in gestural vocabulary and ensemble leadership. Active Areas of Development: Long-Term Rehearsal Planning, Level-Appropriate Selections, Composition and Arranging, Autonomy-Supportive Teaching. - Rigorously prepared a 30-member ensemble at weekly meetings in order to present a full-length semesterly concert program. - Composed, arranged, and selected level-appropriate repertoire for string, keyboard, wind, and brass musicians of varying ability. - Coached novice student conductors in gestural vocabulary and ensemble leadership. Active Areas of Development: Long-Term Rehearsal Planning, Level-Appropriate Selections, Composition and Arranging, Autonomy-Supportive Teaching.



Hall High School

• West Hartford, Connecticut, United States

• Orchestra Teacher - Student Teaching

  • Sep 2021 - May 2022

  Active Areas of Development: Orchestral Pedagogy, Development of Classroom Culture, and Awareness of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. - Led a variety of full-length lessons for orchestra students, including warm-ups, preparation exercises, discourse, and repertoire rehearsal. - Arranged works and created classroom supports for intermediate and advanced string orchestra classes. - Designed assessments that informed further instruction through semester-long data analysis. Active Areas of Development: Orchestral Pedagogy, Development of Classroom Culture, and Awareness of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. - Led a variety of full-length lessons for orchestra students, including warm-ups, preparation exercises, discourse, and repertoire rehearsal. - Arranged works and created classroom supports for intermediate and advanced string orchestra classes. - Designed assessments that informed further instruction through semester-long data analysis.



Southington Festival Chorale

• Southington, Connecticut, United States

• Assistant Director

  • Sep 2016 - May 2018

  - Led 50-member choir in rehearsal at weekly meetings in order to present a total of six musical works over the course of four performance seasons. - Critiqued and evaluated ensemble performance and own conducting, both in the form of active rehearsal and written critiques submitted to the conductor. - Analyzed and evaluated rehearsal techniques to find ways to make rehearsal more effective. - Led 50-member choir in rehearsal at weekly meetings in order to present a total of six musical works over the course of four performance seasons. - Critiqued and evaluated ensemble performance and own conducting, both in the form of active rehearsal and written critiques submitted to the conductor. - Analyzed and evaluated rehearsal techniques to find ways to make rehearsal more effective.