Experience

Highline Academy Charter Schools
• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Music Teacher

  • Jul 2021 - Present


Cedar Rapids Community School District

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Choir Director

  • Jul 2016 - Sep 2021

  Harding Middle School, Cedar Rapids, IA, (2017-present) • Director of two competitive show choirs with 70 committed members and 50 committed members and directed 5 person show choir combo. • Received awards for best vocals, 1st runner up, 2nd runner up, and 3rd runner up during the show choir seasons. • Director of 7th and 8th grade co-ed choirs. • Created a curriculum for 7th and 8th grade music tech classes. • Solely responsible for budget and handling show choir finances. • Provided positive reinforcement for behaviors and learning abilities. • Conducted 180-voice choir at the choir concerts. • Applied standards-based grading in my choir classes and music tech classes. Wilson Middle School, Cedar Rapids, IA, (2016-2017) • Director of a competitive show choir with 46 committed members and attended four competitions. • Received awards for best female soloist and fifth runner up during our show choir season. • Created structure in choir rehearsals and music tech classes. • Director of 6th, 7th and 8th grade co-ed choirs. • Created a basic curriculum for 7th and 8th grade music tech classes. • Conducted 100-voice choir at the choir concerts. • Applied standards-based grading in my choir classes.



Prairie High School

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

• Choir Director

  • Jan 2016 - May 2016

  • Created and led warm ups with 10th grade Women’s Choir and Concert Choir that enhance breath support, solfege and sight singing, timbre and vocal resonance. • Assisted and supervised the participation of the 90-voice choir at Dorian Music Festival trip to Luther College. • Solely responsible for rehearsing and conducting Women’s Choir at IHSMA large group contest May 7th. • Have knowledge with 4A financial budget and handling money from students. • Critiqued the show choir auditions for next year and taught private voice lessons. • Evaluated student singers in music theory and solfege singing and concepts. • Learned about standards-based grading and how to apply it to the music classroom.



Iowa City Community School District

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Elementary Music Teacher

  • Jan 2016 - Mar 2016

  • Taught musical concepts to grades K-6 using creative lesson plans and activities. • Created games to play at the end of class that drilled solfege intervals. • Adapted lessons to accommodate students with disabilities. • Participated in parent-teacher conferences and attended professional development workshops. • Aided in the 3rd/4th grade spring concert. • Practiced Orff and Kodaly principled learning. • Taught musical concepts to grades K-6 using creative lesson plans and activities. • Created games to play at the end of class that drilled solfege intervals. • Adapted lessons to accommodate students with disabilities. • Participated in parent-teacher conferences and attended professional development workshops. • Aided in the 3rd/4th grade spring concert. • Practiced Orff and Kodaly principled learning.