Curriculum vitae
Objective
To pursue a career as a composer, educator, and researcher in higher education to apply my teaching experience and skills in composition, music theory, aural skills, and conducting to enlighten and inspire students and foster their growth as musicians.
Skills
Music Composition, Electronic Music Composition, Music Theory, Aural Skills, Music Education, Music Engraving, Guitar, Music History, Arranging, Music Production, Conducting
Education
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2022
Doctorate of Musical Arts in Music Composition, Music Theory Concentration
Dr. Carlos Carrillo, dissertation advisor
Syracuse University, 2017
Master of Music in Music Composition
Nazareth College of Rochester, 2014
Bachelor of Arts in Music
Work Experience
Kaskaskia College, Centralia, IL (August 2023 – Present)
Assistant Professor of Music and Program Coordinator
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Instructed and evaluated undergraduate students in music theory, aural skills, guitar, piano, conducting, and general music topics
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Conducted both the school's instrumental ensemble and concert choir
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Organized and led a small team of adjunct professors to achieve student learning outcomes
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Collaborated with the administration to communicate the needs and goals of the music department
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Submitted purchase orders for necessary instructional equipment and music pieces
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Drove community engagement through connections with local high schools, music performances, and career fairs
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Collaborated with IT, marketing, advising, and facilities departments to ensure the smooth operation of both long-term and day-to-day operations within the music department
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Executed administrative program reviews and budget proposals for the music department
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Served on hiring committees to recruit, evaluate, and appoint new faculty members and student workers
Music Freelancer (March 2021 – Present)
Composer, Educator, Producer, and Music Engraver
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Provided music consulting, editing, and engraving services for Oregon-based ensemble Pink Martini
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Instructed Pink Martini members in arranging, composition, and orchestration
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Proposals and compositions selected for multiple New Music Mosaic concerts
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Self-produced two electronic pop albums, Pressure’s Off and [Insert Game to Continue]
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Completed concert, film, and other media commissions for academic and private parties
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL (August 2018 – May 2021)
Music Theory and Musicianship Graduate Teaching Assistant
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Planned and taught undergraduate lectures in music theory (I-III), and aural skills (I-IV)
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Taught harmony, counterpoint, form, 20th-century music, electronic music, and ear training
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Developed lesson plans, completed grading, and performed clerical and evaluating tasks for department professors
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Consistently featured on the student evaluation-based "List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent"
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Designed and taught a Music Composition and Theory elective class for the ISYMP
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY (August 2015 – May 2017)
Music Theory Teaching Graduate Assistant
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Planned lessons and taught classes on music theory to undergraduate students
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Assisted in teaching harmony, form, and counterpoint
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Completed grading, clerical, and administrative tasks for department professors
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Served as graduate representative for the Society for New Music
Nazareth College, Pittsford, NY (December 2014 – May 2015)
Aural Skills Teaching Assistant
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Assisted in grading, clerical, and administrative tasks for the department professor
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Taught sight-singing and transcription to students in supervised and unsupervised conditions
Specialized Study
Private Composition Instruction
Heinrich Taube, January 2020 – May 2020
Erik Lund, January 2019 – December 2019
Reynold Tharp, August 2018 – December 2018
Nicolas Scherzinger, August 2016 – May 2017
Andrew Waggoner, January 2016 – May 2016
Stephen Ferre, August 2015 – December 2015
Nancy P. Strelau, August 2014 – December 2014
Jennifer Bellor, August 2011 – April 2014
Private Guitar Instruction
Kenneth Meyer, August 2016 – May 2017
Petar Kodzas, August 2011 – December 2014
Professional Affiliations
ASCAP, SCI, New Music Mosaic
Adjudicating Experience
2019 Martirano Composition Award – Preliminary Judge
2021 Martirano Composition Award – Preliminary Judge
Honors Received
Brian Israel Composition Award – Syracuse University, 2017
Induction to Pi Kappa Lambda, National Music Honor Society – Syracuse University, 2017
Certificate in University Teaching – Syracuse University, 2017
Classes Taught
Kaskaskia College
Concert Choir – MUSC-100
Instrumental Ensemble – MUSC-119
App. Music Class Voice – MUSC-160
App. Music: Private Voice I – MUSC-164
App. Music: Private Voice II – MUSC-166
App. Music Class Strings – MUSC-110
App. Music Private Strings I – MUSC-185
App. Music: Private Strings II – MUSC-186
Class Guitar I – MUSC-180
Class Guitar II – MUSC-181
Class Piano I – MUSC-141
Class Piano II – MUSC-142
Intro to Music in America – MUSC-101
Music Appreciation – MUSC-107
Music Theory I – MUSC-122
Music Theory II – MUSC-123
Music Theory III – MUSC-222
Music Theory IV – MUSC-223
Aural Skills I – MUSC-137
Aural Skills II – MUSC-138
Aural Skills III – MUSC-201
Aural Skills IV – MUSC-202
AFA Portfolio – MUSC-299
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Music Theory and Practice I – MUS-101
Music Theory and Practice II – MUS-102
Music Theory and Practice III – MUS-201
Musicianship I – MUS-107
Musicianship II – MUS-108
Musicianship III – MUS-207
Musicianship IV – MUS-208
Works Conducted
Kaskaskia College Instrumental Ensemble
Blue Ridge Reel – Brian Balmages
The Music of James Bond – arr. Michael Brown
Three Bach Chorales – J.S Bach, arr. William Eller
Byzantine Dances – Carol Brittin Chambers
Sun Dance – Paul Clark
Nimrod from Enigma Variations – Edward Elgar, arr. Jay Bocook
I Got Shoes – arr. Stacey V. Gibbs
“Aase’s Death” from Peer Gynt – Edvard Grieg, arr. Cody Paul
Suite from The Planets – Gustav Holst, arr. Johnnie Vinson
Early Music Set – arr. George T. Kirck
Exhale – Sean O’Loughlin
Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye – Cole Porter, arr. Frank Mantooth
Closin’ Time – Howard Rowe
Waltz No. 2 – Dmitri Shostakovich, arr. Michael Brown
Send in the Clowns – Stephen Sondheim, arr. Dave Barduhn
Kinetic Dances – Randall D. Standridge
Disney Film Favorites – arr. Johnnie Vinson
Kaskaskia College Concert Choir
Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep – Laura Farnell
And So It Goes – Billy Joel, arr. Kirby Shaw
Dirait-on – Morten Lauridsen
Will the Circle Be Unbroken – Traditional, arr. J. David Moore
Now is the Month of Maying – Thomas Morley, arr. Theron Kirk
Rest, Sweet Nymphs – Francis Pilkington
The Night is Young – Colum Sands, arr. Paul Carey
Too Late, Sinnuh – Spiritual, arr. Eugene Thamon Simpson
Shut de Dō – Randy Stonehill, arr. Mark Hayes
Why Fum’th in Fight – Thomas Tallis
Just as the Tide Was Flowing – Ralph Vaughan Williams
Seven Bridges Road – Stephen T. Young, arr. Kirby Shaw
Combined Ensembles
Ave verum corpus – W.A Mozart, arr. Cody Paul
Last Scenes from Dido and Aeneas – Henry Purcell, arr. Cody Paul