High School Director

Nick Jaworski

Music Educator Writer Clinician

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Please visit www.nickjaworski.com for articles, philosophy statements, and videos

Summary

Experienced and energetic in a wide range of areas (band, marching band, general music, technology)

Recognized nationally in publications like USA Today and Teaching Music Magazine for his forward-thinking

work on music in schools

Elected member of Illinois Music Educators Association (IMEA) Board of Directors

Co-Editor of music education magazine Leading Notes, finalist for a 2011 Edublog Award

Education

M aster s of Music Education U niversity of Illinois a t U rbana - Champaign ( Summer 201 2 )

M a ster s of Arts (Communication) U niversity of Illinois a t U rbana - Champaign ( Spring 201 2 )

B achelor s of Music Education U niversity of Illnois a t U rbana - Champaign ( Spring 2009)

Teaching Experience

Music Technology Fall 2010 Spring 2012

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Taught eight sections of a required course Introduction to Music Education Technology to music

education students

Developed new curricular units to increase relevancy for the 21st century music educator

Recognized as an Outstanding Instructor through campus-wide teacher evaluations each semester

Instructed middle and high school students during the Summer 2011 Illinois Summer Youth Music camps

Band (5-12) Fall 2009 Spring 2010

Winnebago School District

Co-taught large intrumental music program (approximately 500 students)

Worked with students from grades five to twelve on a daily basis

Obtained grants to fund new music programs

Developed and recruited a competitive extracurricular wind ensemble

Started a popular extracurricular drumline open to all interested students that performed at football and

basketball games

General Music (9-12) Fall 2009 Spring 2010

Winnebago High School

Taught music theory, rock and roll methods, and music appreciation to high school students

Wrote popular new Rock and Roll Methods curriculum and recruited new students to the music program

Gained approval and funding by the school board for two additional sequential Rock and Roll Methods

courses

Increased enrollment in music offerings

Marching Band Instructor/Private Lesson Teacher Fall 2003 Fall 2010

Various schools

Taught marching band rehearsals and sectionals

Composed percussion parts for marching band shows

High schools include Lincoln-Way East, Marian Catholic, Mahomet-Seymour, Herscher, Urbana, Batavia,

Champaign Central, and Castle (IN)

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Leadership

Vice-President, Secondary General Music January 2012

Illinois Music Educators Association (IMEA) Board of Directors

Oversee issues pertaining to secondary general music as elected representative of Illinois music teachers

Select and invite clinicians to statewide conference

Serve on the technology and new website committees

Vote on behalf of the statewide IMEA membership on issues related to music education

Co-Founder & Co-Editor December 2010

Leading Notes www.leadingnotes.org

Interact with leading thinkers and practicioners in the field of music education

Influence discussions in music education through thorough and engaging articles from a wide variety of

perspectives

Develop themes and content for each issue and work closely with each contributor to create engaging

multimedia content

Contribute original articles to each issue

Host the well-received Leading Notes Podcast with guest James Jordan, author and conductor

Recognized as a finalist for a 2011 Edublog Award for excellence in educational blogging

Writer June 2010

Moving Forward with Music teachingmusic.tumblr.com

Write about current issues in music education for a blog that receives over 1,000 unique views a month

Share unique curricular ideas with music teachers around the world

Referenced in both USA Today and Teaching Music Magazine

Clinician/Lecturer

Illinois Music Education Conference Peoria, IL (January 2011, 2012)

Technology Institute for Music Educators National Conference, Louisville, KY (January 2012)

Illinois State University NAfME Chapter (November 2011)

New Directions in Music Education Conference East Lansing, MI (October 2011)

Champaign-Urbana PechaKucha Night (July 2011)

University of Illinois, CITES Teaching with Technology Brownbag Series, Champaign, IL (October 2010)

Military Service

Staff Sargeant/Percussion Specialist October 2003 October 2009

United States Air Force/Band of the Midwest, Peoria, IL

Perform in Concert Band, Jazz Band, Jazz Combo, Dixie Band & Ceremonial Band

Digitize extensive band library catalog and maintain library data files

Perform for thousands throughout Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota

Serve one weekend each month and two weeks each summer

Musical Theater

Music Director/Orchestra Director Fall 2006 Fall 2007

Illini Union Board, Champaign, IL

Music and Orchestra Director for three campus-wide musical productions: Into the Woods, My Fair Lady,

and Pippin

Audition full pit orchestras and facilitate all scheduling and contractual issues

Coach vocalists on technique and musicality

Work cooperatively with rehearsal and production staff to cast and rehearse shows

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Awards & Recognitions

Leading Notes

o Finalist for 2011 Edublog Award for excellence in educational blogging

University of Illinois (Graduate)

o Oustanding Instructor (Fall 2010 & Spring 2011)

o Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society

o Presser Award nominee for Music Education department

University of Illinois (Undergraduate)

o Dean s List

o Office of Minority Affairs Scholastic Award

o Talented Musician Scholarship, Percussion

Illinois Air National Guard

o Texas Adjutant General s Individual Award

o Outstanding Unit Award

Selected Articles

Matchett, M., Jaworski, N., & Thibeault, M. D. (accepted) Jamming the score: physical and virtual

explorations of concert repertoire . Invited paper on networked jamming to be published in Learning

Music Through Network Jamming (edited by Andrew Brown and Steve Dillon). To be published by

Routledge.

Thibeault, M.D. & Jaworski, N. (in press). [Review of the Software Audacity]. Music Educators Journal.

Jaworski, N. (2011). Equalizing Secondary General Music: Our Primary Concern. Illinois Music Educator

Journal.

Software Skills

Comfortable using a wide variety of software including Sibelius, Finale, GarageBand, Audacity, Fruity Loops,

iMovie, iWeb, and iDVD

Uses a variety of web platforms for sharing information with others including Wordpress, Tumblr, and

Schoology

Related Experiences & Interests

Helping Parkland College develop Music Industry degree as member of advisory panel

Records, produces, and edits audio and video including original compositions, educational audio and video, and

live ensemble performances

Plays percussion, piano, guitar, bass, and ukulele

Writes and performs original musical compositions

Utilized data-based portfolio system to create individualized lesson plans for instrumental music students

Website

Please make sure to visit www.nickjaworski.com for lesson plans, philosophy statements,

audio, and video.

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