Objective
To obtain a position as a Teacher-on-Call with the Surrey School District that would allow me the opportunity to exercise the pedagogical skills I have acquired as a result of my educational and practical experiences.
Teachable Subjects
Training: Instrumental Music, arranging, composition, Guitar
Competence: Spanish, Portuguese, Social Sciences
Related Qualifications
- Critical thinker and creative problem solver
- Multi-faceted professional experiences
- Leadership abilities including conflict resolution and project coordination
- TRB Certification [2015]
- Fluent in English and Spanish
- Fluent with Sybellius and music editing
Education
August 2015: Bachelor of Education – [University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada]
2014: Bachelor of Music – [Capilano College/Open University, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada]
2014: Diploma in Jazz Studies – [Capilano College, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada]
2001: Licensed Music Teacher – [Provincial Ministry of Culture and Education, Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina.
2001: Music Teacher Certification- [Municipal Conservatory of Music, Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina]
1999: Interpretation of Chamber Music – [Municipal Conservatory of Music, Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina]
1999: Chamber Music Performance – [Municipal Conservatory of Music, Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina]
1993: Diploma in Orchestration, Musical Analysis & Composition
Certificate in Introduction to Composition [Superior Institute of Art, La Havana, Cuba]
Teaching Practicum
UBC 10 week Practicum: Gladstone Secondary School – [Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada]
Instrumental Music [Concert and Jazz] 8 – 12, Choral Music [Concert and Jazz] 8 – 12, Guitar – Ukelele Class
- Developed lesson plans on a variety of music topics
- Fostered a team spirit within the music program
UBC 3 week CFE: (TBA)
Related Experience
Guitar Instructor 2008 – 2014 Long & Mcquade Education Centre, Vancouver, BC
Guitar Instructor 2003 – 2008
Allegro Music School Inc, Vancouver, BC
Guitar Instructor 2003 – 2006
Jewish Community Center, Vancouver, BC
Elementary School Music Teacher 2002- 2003
San Martin de Porres Elementary School (Rosario-Argentina)
Music Instructor 1993 – 2003
Martin Nemcovsky Academy, Rosario, Argentina
Musical Experience
Freelance Musician 1993 to Present
Performed with Grammy Award nominee Adrian Iaies during the Passion for Tango Festival in Victoria BC.
Facilitated a Clinic on Tango Arrangements and History in Victoria, BC.
Taught a Chamber Music Workshop at Kwantlen University College.
Guitar and Banjo player 2004
“Crazy for you” – Theatre Under the Stars, Stanley Park
Session Guitarist and Arranger 1995 – 2003
El Graboratorio Recording Studio, Rosario, Argentina
Professional Associations
[BCMEA] British Columbia Music Educators Association MemberReferences
Karen V. Lee, Ph.D.
Faculty Advisor
Faculty of Education
2125 Main Mall
Vancouver, B.C.
V6T 1Z4
kvlee@mail.ubc.ca
Are you Martin Nemcovsky, Jr. formerly of Morgantown, West Virginia? If so, then your father was my grandfather, Jacob Nemcovsky’s first cousin. My grandfather help 2 cousins come over from Slovakia, Martin and Rudy. Latter he found another cousin in Ontario, but he died of hypothermia before we could meet him.
Jerry Wasson Tallmadge Ohio
jerryb778@aol.com