I am a motivated, resilient and dependable specialist music educator and professional musician. I approach all new challenges with enthusiasm and professionalism. As an educator, I recognize that each student is an individual with their own personal learning needs and I take pride in my ability to help my students achieve their personal best. I also highly value being a practicing jazz artist and continuously strive to achieve excellence as a musician.
Wa Department Of Education
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TeacherWa Department Of Education Feb 2018 - Present
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Freelance MusicianSelf-Employed 2008 - PresentPerth, Western Australia, Australia
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FounderSky Machine Perth 2020 - PresentPerth, Western Australia, AustraliaSci-Fi Jazz Fusion IPMarketing strategy and implementation including targeting advertising using Facebook, Instagram and Google Ads.Creative coordination of website build.Arranging of songs using music software technology (Sibelius/Logic Pro X).Composition of materials using music software technology (Sibelius/Logic Pro X).Budgeting and project management. Author of The Prologue Series 2020 -2021.Author of graphic novel, “The Fall of Eridania”. Branding strategy and development.Client management and acquisition.
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TeacherFremantle College Aug 2018 - Dec 2020Perth, Western Australia, AustraliaDesigned and implemented effective lesson plans and courses of study for Specialist Contemporary Music students from years 7 – 12. This included a Year 9 unit on Jazz Improvisation, Functional Harmony and composing melodies over Rhythm Changes.Organised set-up and running of the end of year Extravaganza with my colleagues. This included preparing the school hall with the all of the relevant musical gear.Part of the Year 7/8 Specialist Music Camp, which involved intensive rehearsal sessions and extracurricular team-building exercises.Assisted in running our Autumn Concert, which involved our Jazz Big Band, Flute Choir, Primary School Orchestra, Vocal Choir and various solo acts.Organised multiple musical items for school assembles throughout the year and assisted with the live sound and lighting.Designed, taught and assessed ICT music technology skills using Garageband, Sibelius and Logic Pro X.Successfully implemented behavior management strategies to engage more challenging general music classes. This included a scheme of work that focused on experiential learning modalities and learning relevant musical skills through Kodaly games and teamwork exercises.Delivered units in Certificate III of Music Industry for Year 11.Designed a General Computing Program for Year 7 and 8. The students learned various elements of Computing including: theory, html coding, graphic design, networking principles, games design and cyber safety. In 2020, I also designed a new specialist martial arts program to cater to the business requirements of the school. As Fremantle College is continually growing, the Deputy Principal needed extra classes to fill options in year 9 and 10. I designed a practical and safe martial arts program that is linked to the sport curriculum to meet those needs -
Music TeacherWoodvale Secondary College Apr 2018 - Jul 2018Perth, Western Australia, AustraliaDelivered comprehensive classroom lessons in a Specialist Western Art program for years 7 – 12.Delivered content for Certificate III and IV in Western Art Music.Developed comprehensive lesson plans to achieve efficacious learning outcomes.Incorporated literacy and numeracy into lesson designs to adhere to the national learning progressions.Conducted the senior choir. Conducted the junior and senior wind ensembles, which included many tuition sessions working on the percussive elements in the arrangements.Designed and delivered a drumming/percussion program for a year 11 student who missed out on receiving tuition through IMSS due to other commitments. I took this on as an additional role.Implemented behaviour management strategies that promote fairness and responsibility.Provided formative feedback to students in a timely manner in order to achieve positive learning outcomes.I was a part of their annual lower school music camp, which included duties such as providing pastoral care, supervision, leading team building exercises and delivering camping activities. -
Senior Drum TeacherJoondalup School Of Music 2010 - 2017Perth, Western Australia, AustraliaTeaching all components of percussion including theory, technique, coordination, creativity, song transcriptions, time keeping, sight-reading, chart reading and song awareness.Teaching a wide range of ages from four upwards.Teaching a diverse array of musical styles on the drum kit including jazz, funk, metal, rock, pop, dance, fusion, hip-hop, Brazilian, Latin, contemporary and Western Art percussion.Inspiring and providing scaffolding for effective practice habits and routines.Developing high quality performances for school concert nights.Preparing students for auditions in primary, secondary and tertiary music programs.Giving effective formative feedback to nurture the musical development of students.Liaising with parents to discuss student progress and to encourage positive practice routines at home. Developing programs of study and practice for each of my students to enable successful learning outcomes.
Nathan O'Brien Education Details
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Music (Jazz Performance)
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Nathan O'Brien attended Edith Cowan University, Edith Cowan University.
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