2017

2014

Fall 2007

Performed and held leadership positions within concert, chamber, and PMEA District Choirs, drama club, concert band, and marching band.

2007

Hanover Area Jr/Sr High School

2014-Present

Teach 7th and 8th grade general music classes as well as junior and senior high school students choral pedagogy and performance repertoire in preparation for several performances throughout the year. Direct and produce two theatre productions per year. Arrange and teach field show music to football half-time show band. Manage departmental inventories, budgets, and equipment. Work with parent booster groups to provide additional opportunities to students.

Substitute Teacher

2014-2015

Daniel Malloy, High School Principal

Thomas Duffy, Assistant to the Superintendent

Student Teaching

2013-2014

Carol Fish, Co-operating Teacher

Learned and applied aspects of the Kodály Method within general music classes grades K-5. Built upon Kodály experience from earlier placement. Taught recorder playing to 4th-grade.

Bernard Gardzalla, Co-operating Teacher

Instructed classes of 9-12 grade students in sight-singing using principles of the Kodály Method. Rehearsed choral students with focus on vocal technique, pitch accuracy, and musicianship. Supported students with piano accompaniment and part-playing.

Accepted to Master of Music Education program. Set to begin Summer 2018

Studied choral singing in the Anglican tradition in the King’s College Course with world-renowned directors, composers, and organists. Performed within large, accompanied and smaller, auditioned, a cappella ensembles.

2013-2014

Performed masterworks within large ensembles accompanied by professional, student, and civic orchestras, wind ensembles, and organ as well as a cappella.

2008-2014

Observed prestigious directors’ techniques and rapport with secondary student participants. Duties included gathering student data, organizing and distributing materials, preparing program inserts, designing and producing student achievement certificates, and acting as liaison between students, staff, and directors.

2010-2012

Member of local, prestigious, professional chorus.

2014

Bass/Baritone Solo First Prize; Amateur Solo Runner-up.

2014

Assisted inquiring consumers with product information, availability, and appropriateness as well as provided dissatisfied consumers with quality and professional resolutions to their unique situations. Collected data of integrity, relevant to the situation, and supplied that information to the client's quality assurance team.

2008-2010

Organized shelved dry goods, provided upstanding service to every customer, maintained a clean and hazard-free shopping and work place.

2006-2007

Participation in District 9 Choral Festival as High School Director.

2014-Present

National Association for Music Education and
Pennsylvania Music Educators Association Membership

2008-Present

Researched and created successfully adopted constitution and by-laws tailored for the unique needs of the chapter. Successfully negotiated election and ballot procedures.

2010-2012

Participated in workshops on the Orff method, music technology, diverse learning communities, and NAfME's curriculum framework; communicated with music vendors and publishers, observed unique student ensembles, and publicized my school among teachers and students.

Daniel Malloy
High School Principal

dmalloy@hanoverarea.net

www.hanoverarea.org

William Kane
High School Assistant Principal

wkane@hanoverarea.net

www.hanoverarea.org

Joan McCusker, IHM, Ph.D.
Student Teaching Supervisor
Associate Professor of Music Education

mccusker@maryu.marywood.edu

www.marywood.edu

Carol Fish
Elementary Music Teacher

cfish@berwicksd.org

www.berwicksd.org

Canon Mark Laubach
Organist and Choirmaster

mlaubach@ststephenswb.org

www.ststephenswb.org