Teaching
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH
Long Beach, CA • 2016 - present
Assistant Professor of Vocal/Choral Music Education
Bob Cole Conservatory of Music
College of the Arts
Course Load:
MUS 100/300/500F: University Choir
MUS 440A: Specialized Choral Ensembles
MUS 482A: Secondary Choral Methods and Literature
EDSS 450N: Curriculum and Methods in Teaching Music
EDSS 472A/B/C: Student Teaching (Single Subject: Music)
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
East Lansing, Michigan • 2013 – 2016
Graduate Teaching Assistant
College of Music and College of Education
Courses Assisted:
MUS 336: Ensemble Conducting II: Choral (Spring 2014)
MUS 495: Student Teaching Seminar (Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015)
MUS 125: Men’s Glee Club (Fall 2014, Spring 2015)
Courses Taught:
MUS 277: Principles of Music Education (Spring 2015) [co-taught with Stuart Chapman Hill]
Additional Responsibilities:
Graduate Student Member, Music Education Faculty Search Committee (2014-15)
Supervisor for Music Education Student Teachers
Attend Weekly Seminar for Music Education Student Teachers
Helped coordinate the 2014 New Directions in Music Education Conferences with Dr. John Kratus
NORWOOD SCHOOL
Bethesda, Maryland • 2011-2013
Middle School Choral and Handbells Teacher
Courses taught:
Fifth Grade Choir
Sixth Grade Choir
Seventh/Eighth Grade Women’s Choir
Seventh/Eighth Grade Men’s Choir
Seventh/Eighth Grade Beginning/Intermediate Handbells
Seventh/Eighth Grade Advanced Handbells
Additional Responsibilities:
Pianist for daily chapel and Music Director for the Seventh/Eighth grade musical
Prepared a select choir to perform in the American Ballet Theatre Nutcracker at the Kennedy Center (December 2011)
Seventh Grade Advisor (2011-2012)
NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY
Flagstaff, Arizona • 2009-2011
Graduate Teaching Assistant
School of Music
Courses taught:
Harold M. Harter Memorial Handbell Choir
Men’s Chorale
Additional Responsibilities:
Office Assistant, NAU School of Music Office (2010-2011)
Helped coordinate the annual choral holiday dinner and jazz/madrigal festival
SAN JOSE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
San José, California • 2005-2009
Choral Music Educator, Hoover Middle School (2005-2009)
Choral Music Educator, Lincoln High School (2005-2008)
Courses Taught:
HMS Men’s Choir
HMS Women’s Choir
HMS Concert Choir
HMS Cadet Choir
HMS Sixth Grade Choir
LHS Men’s Choir
LHS Concert Choir
LHS Chamber Chorale
LHS Choral Union (grades 9-12)
LHS Electronic Music (grades 9-12)
Additional Responsibilities:
Faculty Advisor for the Lincoln High School Gay/Straight Alliance (2006-07) Committee Member, HMS Two-Way Bilingual Immersion Program Ad Hock Committee (2008)
Co-teacher for the Trace Elementary School Men’s Choir (2007-2009)
Long Beach, CA • 2016 - present
Assistant Professor of Vocal/Choral Music Education
Bob Cole Conservatory of Music
College of the Arts
Course Load:
MUS 100/300/500F: University Choir
MUS 440A: Specialized Choral Ensembles
MUS 482A: Secondary Choral Methods and Literature
EDSS 450N: Curriculum and Methods in Teaching Music
EDSS 472A/B/C: Student Teaching (Single Subject: Music)
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
East Lansing, Michigan • 2013 – 2016
Graduate Teaching Assistant
College of Music and College of Education
Courses Assisted:
MUS 336: Ensemble Conducting II: Choral (Spring 2014)
MUS 495: Student Teaching Seminar (Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015)
MUS 125: Men’s Glee Club (Fall 2014, Spring 2015)
Courses Taught:
MUS 277: Principles of Music Education (Spring 2015) [co-taught with Stuart Chapman Hill]
Additional Responsibilities:
Graduate Student Member, Music Education Faculty Search Committee (2014-15)
Supervisor for Music Education Student Teachers
Attend Weekly Seminar for Music Education Student Teachers
Helped coordinate the 2014 New Directions in Music Education Conferences with Dr. John Kratus
NORWOOD SCHOOL
Bethesda, Maryland • 2011-2013
Middle School Choral and Handbells Teacher
Courses taught:
Fifth Grade Choir
Sixth Grade Choir
Seventh/Eighth Grade Women’s Choir
Seventh/Eighth Grade Men’s Choir
Seventh/Eighth Grade Beginning/Intermediate Handbells
Seventh/Eighth Grade Advanced Handbells
Additional Responsibilities:
Pianist for daily chapel and Music Director for the Seventh/Eighth grade musical
Prepared a select choir to perform in the American Ballet Theatre Nutcracker at the Kennedy Center (December 2011)
Seventh Grade Advisor (2011-2012)
NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY
Flagstaff, Arizona • 2009-2011
Graduate Teaching Assistant
School of Music
Courses taught:
Harold M. Harter Memorial Handbell Choir
Men’s Chorale
Additional Responsibilities:
Office Assistant, NAU School of Music Office (2010-2011)
Helped coordinate the annual choral holiday dinner and jazz/madrigal festival
SAN JOSE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
San José, California • 2005-2009
Choral Music Educator, Hoover Middle School (2005-2009)
Choral Music Educator, Lincoln High School (2005-2008)
Courses Taught:
HMS Men’s Choir
HMS Women’s Choir
HMS Concert Choir
HMS Cadet Choir
HMS Sixth Grade Choir
LHS Men’s Choir
LHS Concert Choir
LHS Chamber Chorale
LHS Choral Union (grades 9-12)
LHS Electronic Music (grades 9-12)
Additional Responsibilities:
Faculty Advisor for the Lincoln High School Gay/Straight Alliance (2006-07) Committee Member, HMS Two-Way Bilingual Immersion Program Ad Hock Committee (2008)
Co-teacher for the Trace Elementary School Men’s Choir (2007-2009)
Conducting
GUEST CONDUCTING
CONDUCTING POSITIONS
GUEST CHORAL CONDUCTING/TEACHING EXPERIENCE
- Nevada Middle School All-State Choir • April 2016
CONDUCTING POSITIONS
- 2013-present: Presbyterian Church of Okemos • Chancel Choir Director
- 2009-2011: Flagstaff Federated Community Church • Chancel Choir Director
- August 2012, August 2011: Sedona Academy of Chamber Singers • Assistant Conductor
- 2010-2011: Master Chorale of Flagstaff/Arizona Mountain Chorale • Assistant Conductor
- 2007-2009: The Choral Project (San José) • Assistant Conductor
- 2001-2002: San José State University Concert Choir • Assistant Conductor
GUEST CHORAL CONDUCTING/TEACHING EXPERIENCE
- Choral Reading Session presenter, MMEA General Music Fall Workshop, Michigan State University • October 10, 2015
- Choral Faculty (Middle School Chamber Choir & Staff Choir), Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp • August 11-23, 2015
- Choral Staff, San José State University Summer in the City Music Camp • June 21-27, 2015
- Adjudicator, Michigan School Vocal Music Association State Choral Festival • May 11-15, 2015
- Choral Reading Session presenter, Michigan Collegiate NAfME Conference • March 28, 2015; March 29, 2014
- Music Director & Rehearsal Accompanist for The Music Man (Norwood School) • Spring 2013
- Music Director & Rehearsal Accompanist for Seussical (Norwood School) • Spring 2012
- Adjudicator, Virginia Regional & All-State Honor Choir auditions • Winter 2012
- Adjudicator, Arizona Music Educators Association Northwest Honor Choir auditions (sight reading) • 2010 & 2011
- Bass/Section Leader, Sedona Academy of Chamber Singers in Sedona, AZ • August 2010 & August 2011
- Teacher (Vocal, Choral, Music History), NAU Curry Summer Junior High Music Camp in Flagstaff, AZ • July 2010
- Adjudicator/Clinician, Arizona ACDA Junior High School Choral Festival • May 7, 2010
- Adjudicator, Arizona Music Educators Association Northwest Junior High Honor Choir • Spring 2010
- Voice Instructor, Broadway by the Bay Summer Academy • Summer 2006
