EDUCATION

Master of Music, Jazz Piano Performance
East Carolina University, 2004

• Graduate Assistant (Marketing, Communications, Fundraising)

• Loraine Erb Keyboard Scholarship Recipient
  
  

Bachelor of Music, Jazz Piano Performance
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1999

• Dean’s List

• Century Scholarship

North Carolina Professional II Teaching License (Music K-12), East Carolina University (2007)

CERTIFICATIONS

• National Board Certification, Early Childhood Music (2009–Present)

• North Carolina Professional II Teaching License, Music K–12

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

General Music Instructor

Wake County Public School System, Apex, NC | 2008–Present
Pitt County Public Schools, Greenville, NC | 2004–2008
Rainbow Mountain Children’s School, Asheville, NC | 2000–2002

• Design and implement comprehensive music curriculum for K–5 students

• Teach foundational musicianship: rhythm literacy, melodic reading, improvisation, composition, ensemble skills

• Integrate Orff, Kodály-informed strategies, jazz pedagogy, and world music traditions

• Direct school-wide performances and collaborative arts events

• Develop differentiated instruction to support diverse learners

• Mentor colleagues and lead professional learning teams