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Grand Rapids, Mi, Us

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Supervisor at the historic Amway Grand Plaza Hotel in the heart of downtown Grand Rapids. Responsible for creating EOD reports, ordering and organizing inventory, scheduling, conflict resolution between baristas and customers, training baristas on proper beverage creation and machine maintenance, educating staff on proper cleaning and ingredient storage procedures, and supervising the floor.

United States

Teaches saxophone, flute, clarinet, and piano lessons in person and virtually. Lessons are planned according to students playing levels and needs and include topics of embouchure, air support, tone, hand/body position, articulation, tuning, scales, etudes, and repertoire. Students include beginners learning an instrument, middle and high school band students, college students, and adults learning a new skill or relearning an old one.

Cumming, Georgia, United States

Instructors greeted students and parents upon arrival to the studio. Instructors kept attendance and communicated with parents via TeacherZone. Instructors were in charge of teaching music lessons to students at their assigned lessons times preparing for school concerts, recitals, and competitions.-Taught weekly saxophone, flute, clarinet, and piano lessons to students of all ages and levels.-Prepared students for National Federation of Music Club Solo Competitions.-All students received superior playing ratings.-Prepared students for seasonal recitals through the academy.-Assigned homework and curated lesson plans according to students’ abilities and needs.

Cumming, Georgia, United States

Instructors greeted students and parents upon arrival to th studio and taught music lessons to students at their assigned lesson times. Instructors hosted monthly recitals with students from the entire school. Instructors had levels their students had to pass through that included a jury, recital, music theory test, and music history project.-Taught weekly saxophone, flute, clarinet, and piano lessons to students of all ages and levels.-Prepared students for monthly recitals, juries, music theory tests, and music history projects determined by their playing level.-Total of 12 playing levels passed by students enrolled at Music Authority.

Alpharetta, Georgia, United States

Opening supervisor of the store responsible for cash and inventory management, staff deployment, following food and drink safety protocols, training employees, problem solving for partners and customers, and acting with integrity and honesty to deliver company values.- Coached other shift supervisors on their approach and baristas on customer service skills.- Trained team members in successful strategies to meet operational and sales targets.- Monitored success of partners creating a welcoming environment through an increase in the stores customer satisfaction score.

Atlanta Metropolitan Area

Taught daily after school piano class for groups of K-2 students. Lessons involved learning basic music concepts such as notes and rhythms with boom whackers and playing musical games. We spent time learning 5 songs on piano for a recital at the end of the semester for parents.

Atlanta, Georgia

Taught weekly saxophone lessons to the students of the Atlanta International School. Lessons focused on learning fundamentals, working on band music for school, and learning supplemental repertoire.

Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States

Taught weekly lessons to students on saxophone, flute, clarinet, and piano at different locations throughout Gwinnett County.

Atlanta, Ga

Assignments to the Opera Department, Saxophone Department, and Media Center. Duties included overseeing weekly vocal masterclasses, teaching undergraduate saxophone technique lessons, and supervising the media center.

Mt. Pleasant, Mi

Duties included assisting patrons check out/in course reserve material. Worked closely with professors adding and removing items from their course reserves. Other duties also included shelf reading, putting out new periodicals and newspapers, running the desk, taking phone calls, using the Sierra database to track course reserve materials, and working with Microsoft Office.

Artist Diploma, Saxophone Performance, 3.86

Saxophonist of Performance 20/20 Honors Chamber Ensemble Baritone Saxophonist of Ma'at Saxophone Quartet

Master Of Music, Saxophone Performance, 4.01

Winner of Concerto Competition - Fall 2016 Graduate Assistant to Dr. Jan Berry Baker, Opera Department, and Media Center Baritone.

Bachelor Of Music, Orchestral Instrument Performance, 3.68

Winner of Brumby Concerto Competition - Spring 2015 Soprano Saxophonist of Synergos Saxophone Quartet Soprano/Alto Saxophone 1 of WAILS.