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Music Teaching Experience | Dates | Description |
Drum Teacher: private lessons & community drum circles
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2000 - current | Teach Afro-Cuban hand drumming, including in conga, bongo, djembe drumming |
Drum Circle Facilitator | 1999 - current | Facilitate drum circles and group music classes, which include congas, bongos, djembes, doumbeks, ashikos chimes, xylophones, steel pans and more |
Piano Teacher | August 2005 - current | Teaching piano & music theory in elementary classes since 2001; teach private piano lessons to beginner & intermediate players since 2002 |
Elementary Music Teacher & Program Director at Montessori Corner Country Day School, for the Lower and Upper Elementary School
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August 2001 – 2005 |
Responsible for organizing and implementing the school's elementary music
curriculum.
Taught elementary music classes and arrange music performances. 2004 - '05 year wrote a 25 minuet musical play, which included music, script, student-actors, props & artwork; performed in June of 2005. Taught first through sixth grade students percussion, piano, reed and wind instruments. Worked in conjunction with other classes to create interdisciplinary education. |
Rutgers Preparatory School Global Drum Teacher
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August 2001 – August 2003 | Responsible for organizing and implementing a high school global percussion class. Students learned authentic rhythms and styles from around the earth and would perform several times a year for the school and local community. |
Music Therapy for Seniors | 2003 - 2004 | Music and percussion sessions with the residents and seniors in nursing homes and assisted living facilities |
Summer Camp Music Program Director/Teacher -- Summer Blast Camp at Rutgers Preparatory School |
Summer 2002 &
Summer 2003 |
Created music program specially suited for camp. Provided majority of the instruments and created curriculums for four different age groups, four to six, six to eight, nine to eleven and twelve to fourteen year olds. |
After school program instructor and director at Bridgewater Commons Middle School and Orchard Hill Elementary, Montgomery Twp., Education Solutions, Inc.
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Site director at the Orchard Hill elementary; responsible for the well being of twenty elementary aged students. Assisted with homework, organized and oversaw activities. Implemented music and art clubs at Bridgewater Middle School and Orchard Hill elementary. | |
Teacher at Deal Sephardic Network, Oakhurst, NJ | 2008, Fall and Winter Program | Taught hand percussion, facilitated drum circles & drumming activities for K - eighth grade students. |
Playing & Performances Drum circle percussionist in numerous NJ and PA drum circle groups, including Psalmdrummers Percussionist in Sabbath and worship services School Performances Percussionist at Rutgers University “Diversity Week"
Variety night at Le Grande private community club, West Windsor, NJ |
1994 - 2001
2000 - current 2001 - 2005 Spring 2002
Summer 2007
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Afro-Cuban drum circles and global percussion music formats at colleges,
community centers and private settings. Psalmdrummers performs global percussion style music and meet in the New
Hope, PA area.
Hand percussionist & hand drummer in Christian (non-denominational) Sabbath (Saturday) Services High school classes at Rutgers Prep and elementary music classes at Montessori Corner performed several times a year for the school and local community Afro-Cuban drum ensemble on Rutgers University campus in celebration of the University's 2001 Diversity Week Percussionist, playing Calypso and Afro-Cuban rhythms, in calypso-rock trio |
Drum & percussion seminar facilitator at Mt. Eden, Kindred Spirits Festival |
Washington, NJ,
Spring 1998 |
Co-facilitated a drum classes for 7 - 10 year olds at the annual Kindred Spirits Festival at Mt. Eden Retreat Center in Washington, NJ |
After School Program Head Instructor, Washington Twp., NJ | 1997-'98 | Responsible for 34 first & second graders in a After School Program. Responsible for planning & teaching daily music & art activities to students; taught drumming to students in the "Drum Club". |
Education | Year of Graduation/Attendance |
Degree, Training, Certification |
PSU | 1990 to 1995 | B.S., Psychology, minor in Science, Technology, and Society |
Yang Style T’ai Chi at Mercer Kung Fu and T’ai Chi Academy | Dec. 1995 to March 1998 |
Tai Chi Chuan and Kung Fu |
American Heart Association Heartsaver AED Program | Summer 2002 | CPR/AED Certified |
Interests | ||
Musical instruments - drums, percussion, piano, bamboo flute, harmonica; reading; poetry; Bible Study; Yang Style T'ai Chi; watercolor painting & cooking | ||
References | Phone Number | Relationship Reference |
Mrs. Peggy Schade | Call Greg at (609) 448-6430 for Mrs. Schade's phone #. | I worked with Mrs. Schade for five years at Montessori Corner. She is now retired, but was the sole director of Montessori Corner's Country Day School campus for many years. She oversaw all of the classes and staff there; she is a former music teacher and observed my classes on many occasions. |
Ms. Jean Myers | (732) 545-5600 ext. 348 | I worked with Ms. Meyers in the Rutgers Prep music department. She is the former music department director, a music teacher and hired me to implement a global drum class for the Prep upper school (high school). |
Mr. Dave Miller | (908) 705-5635 | I have taught and played with Dave in drum performances and gatherings. He is a world beat drummer, instructor and public relations director of several New Jersey festivals. |