Alice Gruber 650-964-0959 music teacher
alice_gruber@ca-trusts.com *
JOB OBJECTIVE
Position teaching music to children in grades K- 8
EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
Ten years of experience teaching in public schools grades 3-8. Have taught classroom music, instrumental music, chorus and regular classroom subjects. Have taught music basics to children ages 5-7 in private music school.
MUSICAL BACKGROUND
- have played violin since eight years of age in school/community orchestras, chamber groups: currently in Redwood Symphony and Master Sinfonia Chamber Orchestra
- sing in church choir and Cantabile Choral Guild
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Milpitas Unified School District *
Milpitas, CA * August 2007 – present
Teach instrumental music (grades 4-6) beginning and intermediate strings, woodwinds, brass and percussion. Students perform at concerts in band/orchestra 3 times per year. I arrange music for my students’ abilities and interests using Sibelius. I teach collaboration using ensemble playing. I brain storm with students how to solve problems in practicing.
Taught music basics to ages 5-7 years
employing Kodaly method. Do- Re-Mi program
includes ear training, singing, introduction to music notation and overview of
orchestral instruments. Games and movement used to teach concepts.
Music for Minors *
Taught songs, movement, music basics to two 3rd grade classes
Music teacher,
classroom teacher
-As an instrumental music teacher (grades 3 -8) I taught beginning and intermediate strings, woodwinds, brass and percussion students. I selected repertoire that was interesting, challenging and playable. Each group performed at least 2 concerts per school year. I taught music basics using recorders and tonettes to grade 3.
-As a classroom teacher (grades 4, 5 and 6) I taught classroom music plus regular classroom subjects. I prepared choral groups for performance. I developed a program to enhance study of American history through singing of American folk songs.
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Hewlett-Packard *
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