About Lucas A.
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Low Brass Instructor/Summer Camp
Jul, 2014 - Jul, 2017University of Arkansas - Fort Smith
• Led low brass sectionals • Taught students their ensemble music • Arranged and instructed a piece to be performed by the brass choir • Further developed student’s performance skills
Private Lesson Instructor
Apr, 2017 - Jun, 2017Englewood Middle School
• Personally taught beginner trombonists playing fundamentals • Taught beginning trombonist jazz fundamentals
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Sep, 2016 - Jun, 2017University of Denver - Lamont School of Music
• Assisted in rehearsals of trombone choir, sectionals, and chamber ensembles • Organized music, coordinated rehearsal times, and assigned parts to ensemble members • Led rehearsals in the absence of Professor Bean • Created a studio website for the Lamont Trombone Studio
3rd Trombone
Sep, 2016 - Aug, 2017Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra
Lead Trombone
Sep, 2016 - Jun, 2017Lamont Jazz Orchestra
Wind Orchestra Director
Aug, 2016 - Jun, 2017The Denver Waldorf School
• Rehearsed the winds of the high school orchestra • Instructed students on the fundamentals of their instrument, basic music theory, and performance practices • Arranged music to be performed by the ensemble • Implemented annual standards for the music program to ensure students were well- equipped for high school
Education
Bachelor's in Music Education
Aug, 2010 - May, 2015University of Arkansas - Fort Smith
MM in Trombone Performance
Sep, 2015 - Jun, 2017University of Denver - Lamont School of Music
Certifications
Instrumental music education teacher
Apr, 2015University of Arkansas - Fort Smith
I went through 4 years of classes to become certified to teach all instruments in band programs.
Awards
Alfonso Trent Jazz Trombone Scholarship
Aug, 2012University of Arkansas - Fort Smith
Lamont Chamber Competition Honorable Mention
Mar, 2016Lamont School of Music
Music Dean’s Scholarship
Sep, 2015University of Denver - Lamont School of Music
Fort Smith Symphony Scholarship
Aug, 2014Fort Smith Symphony
Affiliations
American Federation of Musicians
Aug, 2017A labor union representing professional musicians in the United States and Canada. Founding in 1896 as the successor to the "National League of Musicians," the AFM is the largest organization in the world representing the interests of professional musicians.
Languages
English
Native Proficiency
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