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About Christopher S.
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Guitar Professor
Sep, 2019 - PresentFlagler College
I am the guitar instructor at Flagler College where I am growing a guitar program within an expanding music program. I give private lessons and run a guitar ensemble. I also assess the students in music juries at the end of every semester. With the guitar ensembles, I try to provide as many performance opportunities as possible where the students can show what they've learned.
Guitar Professor
Aug, 2016 - May, 2019University of South Carolina
I taught two sections of entry-level guitar courses for undergraduate students. Gave private lessons to guitar majors. Ran the guitar ensemble and prepared the students for semester recitals.
Auxiliary Teacher of English
Sep, 2012 - May, 2014Auxiliares de Conversacion
Taught English as a second languages to high school and middle school students in Seville, Spain. Created and organized fun games in English to help them learn. Was teaching to groups of 25 students at a time.
Music Instructor
Sep, 2009 - Jun, 2011Upper Valley Rock School
Taught privately and in small groups from beginners to advanced on guitar. Facilitated and gave lessons on recording equipment. Arranged meeting times with customers for lessons. Taught music summer camps with groups of 8 students at a time on multiple instruments. Gave lessons on guitar, bass, drums, and piano
Guitar Instructor
May, 2008 - Aug, 2008Long Lake Camp For The Arts
Gave 10 - 12 private lessons daily. Organized the camps first ever classical guitar ensemble. Coached camper made bands in how to play as a group and make the music sound good. Coached kids from ages 10 - 18 with a variety of different musical level from beginners to advanced.
Education
B.A. in Music
Sep, 2006 - Jun, 2008Humboldt State University
D.M.A. Guitar Performance
Sep, 2016 - May, 2019University of South Carolina
M.M. Guitar Performance
Sep, 2014 - May, 2016New England Conservatory
Licenciatura Musica
Sep, 2012 - May, 2014Conservatorio Superior de Música Manuel Castillo
Certifications
TEFL Certified
Jul, 2011TEFL Institute
Music K-12 Teacher Certification
Jul, 2020Florida Department of Education
Certified to teach Music at K-12 grade schools in Florida.
Awards
Bass Excellency Award
May, 2006Hofstra University Band
Creativity in Music
Apr, 2017University of South Carolina
Intensive Course On Basso Continuo
Mar, 2014Conservatorio Superior de Música "Manuel Castillo"
Affiliations
National Association for Music Education
Jul, 2014Founded in 1907, NAfME is among the world’s largest arts education organizations. NAfME advocates at the local, state, and national levels; provides resources for teachers, parents, and administrators; hosts professional development events; and offers a variety of opportunities for students and teachers.
Guitar Foundation of America
Sep, 2016Guitar Foundation of America (GFA) is the America's leading classical guitar organization founded in 1973 at the National Guitar Convention sponsored by the American String Teachers Association (ASTA).
Golden Key International Honor Society
Apr, 2015Golden Key is the world's largest collegiate honor society. Membership into the Society is by invitation only and applies to the top 15% of college and university sophomores, juniors and seniors, as well as top-performing graduate students in all fields of study, based solely on their academic achievements. As an international honor society with more than 400 chapters at colleges and universities around the world, Golden Key is committed to a high standard of scholastic achievement, and an ethos of integrity, innovation, respect, collaboration and diversity
Languages
Italian
Professional Proficiency
Spanish
Professional Proficiency
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