Bachelor of Music (Instrumental Music Education) - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (May 2014)
Master of Music Education - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (May 2019)
Orchestra Teacher - Lindbergh Schools
Instructed orchestra classes to students in grades 4-12. Served as the lead instructor for the 6th-8th grade orchestras at Sperreng Middle School in St Louis, MO.
Conductor - Illinois Chamber Academy Chamber Orchestra
Served as conductor/teacher for the chamber academy orchestra preparing and performing works by Elgar, Holst, and Britten on University recitals and at the DOCHA Chamber Music Festival.
Artistic Director - Lindbergh High School Strolling Strings
Instructed and arranged music for a 30+ member eclectic style string ensemble that performed 30-40 concerts annually in and around the St. Louis area and led tours to Louisville, KY, Nashville, TN and Scotland, UK.
Assistant Director - Chelsea House Orchestra
Wrote arrangements and assisted with rehearsals and performances for an extracurricular Celtic fiddle band made up of students grade 9-12.
Instructor - Music 140 - Fall 2017 & Spring 2019
Designed curriculum and instructed the string instrument methods course to university undergraduate music education majors.
Co-Instructor - Music 350 - Fall 2018
Designed and instructed a course on secondary large ensemble music instruction with two university faculty members. Designed and presented lectures and supervised undergraduate teaching experiences for the orchestra portions of the course.
Teaching Assistant - Various Courses - Aug. 2017-Present
Assist university faculty in teaching courses in Elementary Instrumental, Secondary Instrumental, and Elementary General Music, and Music Technology courses.
My Master's thesis was a case study of a high school music program that features an eclectic styles ensemble in addition to curricular high school orchestra ensembles. Mores specifically, I examined the effects of informal music learning techniques on students music learning inside and outside of school. Other research interests include composing in the instrumental classroom, teaching improvisation and other creative music making processes.