About Chantilly W.
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Music Enrichment Teacher
Sep, 2013 - PresentPrivate Schools
• Creating engaging lessons for 8-18 5th grade students. • Finding ways to convey why topics like like harmony, melody, rhythm, and structure are important. • Incorporating the fundamentals of reading music- including notes, keys, and time signatures. • Facilitating music listening and discussion sessions.
Music Teacher and Band Coach
Jun, 2012 - Aug, 2013Appel Farm Arts Camp
• Counselor and mentor for campers aged 6-17 • Writing and implementing curriculum plans. • Guitar teacher topics included chords, tabs, playing smoothly, rhythm, and solo/ improvisation. • Songwriting teacher topics included song analysis, music theory, and critiques • Managing rock bands of up to eight children; guiding song selection choices, and working out arrangements.
Private Music Instructor (Guitar, voice, and beyond)
Jul, 2010 - PresentSelf / Takelessons
• Creating lesson plans for each student, with a focus on songwriting and performance. • Assessing and executing learning styles best suited to students. • Building new skills over time- examples would be new chords, rhythmic patterns for guitar. Breathing, vowel shapes, and intonation exercises for singers. • Preparing songs and repertoire. • Tracking progress and encouraging growth.
Education
Bachelor of Music
Sep, 2003 - Apr, 2006Purchase College
Languages
English
Native Proficiency
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