Music Director Sample Resume

David Jones
1234 Cabana Drive
Miami, FL 64000
Home: 404-555-5555
Cell: 404-555-5556
Email: David_Jones@frontfocus.com

Objective
Certified Band and Choral Director with over 15 years of dedicated teaching experience in various artistic environments seeking a Music Director position where I can utilize my creative qualities.

Qualifications Summary

Oriented toward excellence in music education.
Vast experience in teaching award winning Marching Bands, Concert Bands, Jazz Bands, Choirs and Winter Guards.
Extensive knowledge and implementation of goals and discipline policies.
Strong knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.
Able to develop constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintain them over time.
Skilled at scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.

Education
Bachelor of Musical Arts from DePauw School of Music

Minor in German, 1994

Miami Dade Community College, Miami, FL

A.A. in Music Education, 1990

Work Experience
Band Director: June 2003 - Dec. 2009, North Miami Community Concert Band, North Miami, FL

Collaborated with music librarians to ensure availability of scores.
Engaged services of composers to write scores.
Met with composers to discuss interpretations of their work.
Performed administrative tasks such as applying for grants, developing budgets, negotiating contracts, and designing and printing programs and other promotional materials.
Transcribed musical compositions and melodic lines to adapt them to a particular group, or to create a particular musical style.
Conferred with clergy to select music for church services.
Other responsibilities included coordinating and organizing tours, hiring touring companies to arrange concert dates, venues, accommodations, and transportation for longer tours; planning and implementing fund-raising and promotional activities.
Activity in auditioning, selecting performers for musical presentations and conducting guest soloists in addition to ensemble members.

Choir Director: May 1998 - May 2003, North Miami Community Concert Band, North Miami, FL

Directed groups at rehearsals and live or recorded performances in order to achieve desired effects such as tonal and harmonic balance dynamics, rhythm, and tempo.
Met with soloists and concert masters to discuss and prepare for performances.
Planned and scheduled rehearsals and performances, and arranged details such as locations, accompanists, and instrumentalists.
Positioned members within groups to obtain balance among instrumental or vocal sections.
Studied scores to learn the music in detail, and to develop interpretations.
Developed strong abilities to use gestures to shape the music being played, communicating desired tempo, phrasing, tone, color, pitch, volume, and other performance aspects.
Activity in assigning and reviewing staff work in such areas as scoring, arranging, and copying music, and vocal coaching.

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