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About Theresa S.
Experience
Private Studio Instructor
Aug, 1997 - PresentSelf Employed
Successfully maintained a continuous private studio in Dallas since 1997 with student enrollment averaging 2-3 years per student.
Music Director
May, 2017 - Aug, 2017St. Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Church
Retired
Applied Music Professor - Cello
Sep, 2016 - May, 2018Brazosport College
Instruct performance major students in cello performance and performance technique, repertoire and ensemble performance.
Director of Orchestras and Music Director - Emeritus
Aug, 2010 - Mar, 2017Brazosport High School - BISD
Head director of the secondary orchestra program at Brazosport High School and Freeport Intermediate.
Director of Orchestras
Aug, 2008 - Sep, 2009Grand Prairie ISD - Reagan and Truman MS
Head orchestra director of two secondary orchestra programs at Reagan and Truman Middle Schools in GPISD.
Director of Orchestras
Jul, 2005 - Aug, 2008Lancaster ISD - Lancaster High School
Head orchestra director of the secondary orchestra program at Lancaster ISD.
Adjunct Professor
Aug, 2001 - May, 2002Collin College
Music Theory Sound Reinforcement Technology
Instrumental Director
Sep, 1997 - Jul, 2005Dallas ISD
Directed instrumental music programs at Reinhardt, Charles Gill, Bayles Elementaries and Sarah Zumwalt MS
Education
Associate of Science - Music
Sep, 1993 - May, 1996Brookhaven College
Master of Music - Music Composition
Sep, 1997 - May, 1999Southern Methodist University - Dallas, TX
Bachelor of Science - Applied Music in Performance
Sep, 1995 - Aug, 1997Texas Womans University - Denton, TX
Certifications
Texas Educator Certification
Sep, 2000Texas Education Agency TEA State of Texas
Advanced Teaching License
Jun, 2016Hawaiʻi Teacher Standards Board - State of Hawai'i
Personal First Aid / CPR / AED
Jun, 2015Red Cross - AHA
Awards
Meadows Scholar
Sep, 1997SMU and the Meadows Foundation
2016 & 2017 Music Educator Award Nominee
Dec, 2015GRAMMY Foundation
Musica la Schola Cantorum Candidate
Sep, 2000Julliard
Who's Who of Colleges and University Students
Sep, 1997Who's Who
Affiliations
College Music Society, The
Aug, 1994The College Music Society promotes music teaching and learning, musical creativity and expression, research and dialogue, and diversity and interdisciplinary interaction. A consortium of college, conservatory, university, and independent musicians and scholars interested in all disciplines of music, the Society provides leadership and serves as an agent of change by addressing concerns facing music in higher education.
Texas Orchestra Directors Association
Sep, 2005Welcome to the Texas Orchestra Directors Association! TODA was founded in 1962 for the purpose of providing educational opportunities for its members and for all other purposes as recommended by its board of directors. TODA members are eligible to attend the Annual Convention and New Music Reading Clinic in San Antonio, a rich tradition of networking and friendship with a creative group of music professionals.
American String Teachers Association
Aug, 2005The American String Teachers Association, founded more than 60 years ago, is a membership organization for string and orchestra teachers and players, helping them to develop and refine their careers. ASTA's members range from budding student teachers to artist-status performers. The organization provides a vast array of services, including instrument insurance, an award-winning scholarly journal, discounts on publications and resources, annual professional development opportunities, and access to collegial network of colleagues throughout the string profession.
Conductor's Guild
Aug, 2005The Conductors Guild is a non-union organization intended for professional conductors based in the USA. The Guild offers services to enhance the training and development of conductors and promises to represent the views of conductors to the larger community of music professionals.
Texas Music Educators Association
Aug, 1998Begun in 1920 as the Texas Band Teachers Association, the Texas Music Educators Association is an organization of over 10,000 school music educators dedicated to promoting excellence in music education. TMEA is comprised of five divisions: Band, Orchestra, Vocal, Elementary and College. On behalf of its members and Texas schoolchildren, TMEA carefully monitors the actions of all state decision-making bodies on issues affecting fine arts instruction in Texas. In addition to many member benefits, TMEA offers professional development opportunities for its members with Region workshops and especially with its annual Clinic/Convention. TMEA supports the future of music education by offering scholarships to music education majors and by sponsoring the Texas Future Music Educators, an organization through which high school students interested in careers in music education learn more about what to expect in their college education and future careers.
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
Dec, 1997The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) is a membership association of more than 480,000 US composers, songwriters, lyricists and music publishers. The ASCAP is committed to nurturing music makers throughout their careers.
Mu Phi Epsilon
Aug, 1997Mu Phi Epsilon (ΜΦΕ) is a co-ed international professional music fraternity. Today, Mu Phi Epsilon has chapters both nationally and internationally. The fraternity supports achievement in music through the awarding of grants and scholarships, as well as music competitions, concerts, and summer music programs. Much of this work has been supported by the Mu Phi Epsilon Foundation, an organization that has been in existence since 1963, as well as fundraising and donations.
Gamma Beta Phi
Sep, 1996Gamma Beta Phi has chapters all across the United States. It regularly inducts thousands of academically excellent students who share its mission of promoting education and providing community service to their colleges and communities. The Society has made a major impact all across America. In recent years, The Gamma Beta Phi Society has collected thousands of books for St. Jude Children’s Hospital, six thousand pairs of shoes for citizens of Iraq, collected thousands of hats for the Heavenly Hats Foundation, thousands of letters to the service men and woman onboard the USS Kitty Hawk, and bought an Ark for Heifer International. The Society’s list of accomplishments is long and impressive; we would love to have you help us in our endeavors.
Phi Theta Kappa
Sep, 1994The purpose of Phi Theta Kappa shall be to recognize and encourage scholarship among two-year college students. To achieve this purpose, Phi Theta Kappa shall provide opportunity for the development of leadership and service, for an intellectual climate for exchange of ideas and ideals, for lively fellowship for scholars, and for stimulation of interest in continuing academic excellence.
Languages
French
Limited Proficiency
Spanish
Limited Proficiency
Japanese
Native Proficiency
English
Native Proficiency
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