Rider University Career Guide

MUSIC EDUCATION RESUME

LILLY JONES Princeton, New Jersey 08540 (609) 555-1234

lillyjones@rider.edu

123 Walnut Street

SAMPLE

Westminster College of the Arts of Rider University, Princeton, NJ Bachelor of Music in Music Education December 2016 GPA: 3.8 Dean’s List

EDUCATION

CERTIFICATION

NJ State K-12 Music Teacher Certificate of Eligibility with Advanced Standing

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE 2015-Present

Hopewell Valley Regional High School, Hopewell, NJ Music Teacher, Grades 9-12 • Conduct three mixed choirs and prepare for two school concerts • Develop choral warm - ups and lesson plans designed to address choral and vocal issues in the repertoire, while encouraging good vocal technique and strong choral habits • Assist with individual instruction and prepare students for college auditions • Teach two sections of basic Music Theory Millstone River School, West Windsor, NJ Music Student Teacher, Grades K-5 • Taught music to 20 children in a supervised experience • Introduced new strategies to develop creativity and musical literacy skills • Created lessons designed to engage children in active listening • Correlated lesson content to meet National Standards for Music Education • Utilized differentiated instruction to meet individual student learning styles Westminster College of the Arts, Lawrenceville and Princeton, New Jersey Musical Theater Ensemble: ‘ A Light in the Piazza’ and ‘Striking 12’ Westminster Symphonic Choir Westminster Kantorei Westminster Handbell Choir

Fall 2014

PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE 2015

2013 - 2015 2012 - 2015 2012 - 2015 2012 - 2013

Rider University Choir MEMBERSHIPS American Choral Directors Association

2015 - Present 2015 - Present 2015 - Present

National Association of Teachers of Singing National Association for Music Education

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT “ SmartBoard and Music Education,” Rider University

2015 2014 2013

“The Business of Singing,” Westminster College of the Arts National Association of Music Education Conference

Computer: Microsoft Word, PowerPoint & Excel, SmartBoard, Garage Band and Wikispaces Language: Fluent in French

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