Curriculum vitae

Kaskaskia College, Centralia, IL (August 2023 – Present)

Assistant Professor of Music and Program Coordinator

• Instructed and evaluated undergraduate students in music theory, aural skills, guitar, piano, conducting, and general music topics

• Conducted both the school's instrumental ensemble and concert choir

• Organized and led a small team of adjunct professors to achieve student learning outcomes

• Collaborated with the administration to communicate the needs and goals of the music department

• Submitted purchase orders for necessary instructional equipment and music pieces

• Drove community engagement through connections with local high schools, music performances, and career fairs

• Collaborated with IT, marketing, advising, and facilities departments to ensure the smooth operation of both long-term and day-to-day operations within the music department

• Executed administrative program reviews and budget proposals for the music department

• Served on hiring committees to recruit, evaluate, and appoint new faculty members and student workers

 

Music Freelancer (March 2021 – Present)

Composer, Educator, Producer, and Music Engraver

• Provided music consulting, editing, and engraving services for Oregon-based ensemble Pink Martini

• Instructed Pink Martini members in arranging, composition, and orchestration

• Proposals and compositions selected for multiple New Music Mosaic concerts

• Self-produced two electronic pop albums, Pressure’s Off and [Insert Game to Continue] 

• Completed concert, film, and other media commissions for academic and private parties

 

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL (August 2018 – May 2021)

Music Theory and Musicianship Graduate Teaching Assistant

• Planned and taught undergraduate lectures in music theory (I-III), and aural skills (I-IV)

• Taught harmony, counterpoint, form, 20th-century music, electronic music, and ear training

• Developed lesson plans, completed grading, and performed clerical and evaluating tasks for department professors 

• Consistently featured on the student evaluation-based "List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent"

• Designed and taught a Music Composition and Theory elective class for the ISYMP

 

Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY (August 2015 – May 2017)

Music Theory Teaching Graduate Assistant 

• Planned lessons and taught classes on music theory to undergraduate students

• Assisted in teaching harmony, form, and counterpoint

• Completed grading, clerical, and administrative tasks for department professors

• Served as graduate representative for the Society for New Music
   

Nazareth College, Pittsford, NY (December 2014 – May 2015)

Aural Skills Teaching Assistant 

• Assisted in grading, clerical, and administrative tasks for the department professor

• Taught sight-singing and transcription to students in supervised and unsupervised conditions