Thomas Pritchard Email & Phone Number

Fall River, Massachusetts, United States

Give individuals lessons to students for Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass, Mandolin, and/or Ukulele

Perform in bands or other ensembles on violin, viola, mandolin, bass, and other string instruments. Genres performed include country, classical, jazz, bluegrass, rock, theater, and pop.

Park View Middle School, Cranston, Ri

Deerfield, Ma

Group lessons and orchestra for 4 elementary schools, grades 3-6.

Lynn, Ma

•Provide individual and small group instruction; adapting curriculum to the needs of each student.•Provided instruction for violin, viola, cello, and bass students in grades 4th-8th.•Worked collaboratively with 2 other string teachers and 3 band teachers to develop curriculum, organize events, and conduct concerts•Collaborated with teachers and parents to provide specialized instruction for special needs students, including low and high functioning students on the autistic spectrum.•Started two new afterschool ensembles at Pickering Middle School -Quartet -Geek Band•Created and implemented a new during school cooperative concert between Pickering Middle School and Sisson Elementary School•Planned and organized 3rd grade string recruitment demonstrations for 6 schools•Provided free before and afterschool Lessons for students who could not have them during the school day•Conducted and worked collaboratively with music/classroom teachers and administrators at Pickering Middle School, Marshall Middle School, and Six elementary schools for concerts, instrument demonstrations and other community events•Started an All-City Jazz String Ensemble which turned into a World Strings Ensemble.•Organized and conducted All-City Middle School Orchestra•Organized and conducted All-City Elementary School Orchestra•Added upright/electric bass instruction to the middle school curriculum•Composed/arranged- string, string/choral, and string/percussion arrangements in order to incorporate new instrumentation and new music genres and to provide pedagogically appropriate and interesting experiences to students•Collaborated with the Pickering Chorus to perform combined choral and orchestral repertoire•Assisted with the high school orchestra and string ensemble. •Help coordinate rentals between Johnston Strings and students.

North Reading, Ma

Taught private violin and mandolin lessons to students of ages 6-65.

Masters Of Music Education, Music Education

Bachelor'S Degree, Music Education

Activities and Societies: Marching Band, Orchestra, Concert Choir, Standards Jazz Combo