Experience

Orpheus Academy Of Music

• United States
• Musicians
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Musicianship Instructor and Private Teacher

  • Aug 2016 - Present

  Teach Kodaly based Musicianship courses and private flute lessons. Teach Kodaly based Musicianship courses and private flute lessons.



Private Music Studio

• Austin, Texas

• Music Instructor and Coach

  • Jul 2016 - Present

  Teach private lessons - voice, flute and beginning piano. Coach for auditions. Tutoring for music reading, sight singing, theory, etc. Teach private lessons - voice, flute and beginning piano. Coach for auditions. Tutoring for music reading, sight singing, theory, etc.



McGraw Hill

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Academic Designer

  • Jan 2022 - Jun 2023



PBS

• United States
• Media Production
• 700 & Above Employee

• Curriculum Developer

  • Oct 2020 - Mar 2023

  Collaborated on concept and wrote curriculum for new PBS Learning Media series Austin City LImits: Lessons From the Show Collaborated on concept and wrote curriculum for new PBS Learning Media series Austin City LImits: Lessons From the Show



Austin Opera

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Of Education

  • Oct 2016 - Jan 2022

• Education Coordinator

  • Sep 2016 - Oct 2016

  Manage and supervise opera education programs:K-12 educationAdult and Community Education

• Assistant Stage Manager

  • Sep 2016 - Sep 2016

  performed the duties of Assistant Stage Manager for Austin Opera's production of The Manchurian Candidate



KLRU-TV Austin

• United States
• Telecommunications

• Curriculum Writing

  • Jan 2019 - Apr 2019

  Created curriculum pilot for Austin City Limits video. Created curriculum pilot for Austin City Limits video.



McGraw Hill

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Curriculum Review and Alignment

  • Jan 2015 - Aug 2018

  Documenting and labeling connections between McGraw-Hill's newest online textbooks for K-12 and national/state standards in music education. Documenting and labeling connections between McGraw-Hill's newest online textbooks for K-12 and national/state standards in music education.



Austin Independent School District

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Elementary Music Teacher

  • Aug 1988 - Jun 2016

  National Board Certified Music Specialist for campus of 950+ students, Kinder through 5th Grade Director of Hill Honor Choir - 26 years Hill Teacher of the Year - 1990 and 2010; AISD Teacher of the Year Semi-finalist - 2009 National Board Certified Music Specialist for campus of 950+ students, Kinder through 5th Grade Director of Hill Honor Choir - 26 years Hill Teacher of the Year - 1990 and 2010; AISD Teacher of the Year Semi-finalist - 2009



University United Methodist Church, Austin, Texas

• Director of Children's Music

  • 1995 - Aug 2014

  My responsibilities included: *recruiting children and youth to participate in music programs *choral director of Wesley Children's Choir and UUMC Youth Choir programs *music leader for VBS *music leader for Sunday School program, including Christmas Pageant and Holy Week services *Co-director of Youth Choir Camp in summers *select repertoire, collaborate with church leaders, create and maintain rehearsal and performance schedule, engage parents in volunteer opportunities My responsibilities included: *recruiting children and youth to participate in music programs *choral director of Wesley Children's Choir and UUMC Youth Choir programs *music leader for VBS *music leader for Sunday School program, including Christmas Pageant and Holy Week services *Co-director of Youth Choir Camp in summers *select repertoire, collaborate with church leaders, create and maintain rehearsal and performance schedule, engage parents in volunteer opportunities



Pearson

• United Kingdom
• Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• National board assessment grader

  • Jun 2014 - Jul 2014

  Graded National board assessments for Secondary Music in composition, music history, world music and best practices. Graded National board assessments for Secondary Music in composition, music history, world music and best practices.



Hill Elementary Austin ISD

• Hill Elementary, Austin, Tx.

• Dillo Camp Instructor

  • Jun 2014 - Jun 2014

  Advertise for participants; Develop integrated arts curriculum; instruct multi-age classes (kinder - 6th); purchase materials. Advertise for participants; Develop integrated arts curriculum; instruct multi-age classes (kinder - 6th); purchase materials.



Austin Opera

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Children's Chorus

  • 2000 - 2009

  Auditioned and prepared young singers to perform as the Children's Chorus for the following operas: Dead Man Walking, Tosca, Carmen, Turandot Auditioned and prepared young singers to perform as the Children's Chorus for the following operas: Dead Man Walking, Tosca, Carmen, Turandot