The Walden School Young Musicians Program (2014-present)
Director of Electronic Music (starting in 2024), Director of Composers Forums (since 2020), and Teaching Faculty (since 2018)
Teach musicianship, composition, and special topics to students ages 9-18
Plan bi-weekly concerts featuring primarily student and faculty compositions by assigning performers, scheduling rehearsals, and creating programs
Lead trainings, prepare materials, and maintain support for composition faculty in preparing students for composers forums
Courses taught:
Music Composition:
interdisciplinary arts focus (2021)
found objects and affordances focus (2022)
extramusical inspirations focus (2023)
Computer Musicianship (2021, 2022, 2023)
Beginning and Intermediate Musicianship (2018 and online in 2020)
How to Feed a Piano: original class focused on composition, performance, and analysis of text-based scores (2019 and online in 2020)
MIMA Music (2018-present)
Education Director (since 2023) and Teaching Artist
collaborate with teaching artists to implement effective MIMA programs
co-teach weekly collaborative songwriting workshops for students ages 7-21
host MIMA Ad Lib group improvisation events for adults
collaborate with curriculum development team to create new curricular resources for teaching artists (spring and summer 2020)
organize session at recording studio to record students’ songs
Simon Fraser University School for the Contemporary Arts (2021-present)
Teaching Assistant
Music Fundamentals (Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023)
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Studio (Spring 2022)
First year music+sound composition lab (Fall 2021)
Weekly visiting artist lecture for all music+sound students (Fall 2021)
Research Assistant
Technical Coordination of Irena Haiduk Visiting Artist Workshop (Fall 2022)
Guest Lecturer
Music + Sound Department Undergraduate Seminar: performance of the lightest things float to the top and Q+A
Professional Practices in the Contemporary Arts (Art Skills): Circuit-Bending workshop with sustainability focus
Dogbotic Labs (2020-2022)
Teaching Artist & Curriculum Developer
Multi Sensory Media: A Creative Odyssey in Human Perception (ages 18+)
Teaching Assistant & Small Group Facilitator
Cassette Hacking: A Modern Musician's Guide to Mangling Magnetic Tape (ages 16+)
Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind (2017-2020)
Music and English Language Arts teacher for students with visual impairments, grades 3-12
create and adapt materials into braille, large print, and tactile graphics
organize a bi-annual accessible arts showcase as well as an annual spooky story contest
record, edit, and distribute recordings of student performances
AMASE Northwestern (2013-2017)
Co-Curriculum Coordinator & Guitar Teacher
Lead group musicianship and creative arts activities for students with developmental differeces
Plan and orchestrate an annual sensory-friendly carnival
Establish and foster a collaborative relationship with a multi-sensory theatre group
Park School (2016-2017)
Student Teacher & Volunteer
Provide adapted music lessons for students with developmental differences ages 4-22
Incorporate assitive technology into teaching
Collaborate in the creation of an iPad orchestra accessible to all Park School students
Baker Demonstration School (fall & winter 2016)
Student Teacher
Lead music classes for students in preschool through 8th grade, including beginning and intermediate band, beginning middle school guitar, as well as chorus and general music for grades preK-8
Provide instruction within the progressive teaching model