High School Teacher
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Leo R. Van Asten
Composer, Pianist, Teacher
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Leo R. Van Asten
Composer and Teacher
***********@*****.***
Wiechertstr. 4
Mobile Phone: ***-**-****-8325-9279
Education:
K nstlerische Ausbuildung
Cembalo: Hochschule f r Musik, Freiburg Germany (equivalent to a masters
degree in harpsichord performance).
Graduation pending July 2010 Bachelor
of Arts in Music: University of Wisconsin Stevens Point. Concentration in compositional
studies. Graduated in 2002
Teaching Experience:
2008-Present: Piano Instructor, Musikschule Haas, Freiburg,
Germany
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Piano technique, music theory, composition
2005-2008: Piano Instructor, Bel Canto Studios, Barrington,
Illinois
- Piano technique, music theory,
composition, performance practice, music
history
2005-2006: Elementary Music teacher St. Bartholomew Parish,
Chicago, Illinois
- Note reading, music theory,
music history, music appreciation
- Created lesson plans, learning
materials, quizzes, tests, projects
- Aided in the production of the
school s Passion Play
2004-2005: Dean of Students, St. Lawrence Seminary, Mt.
Calvary, Wisconsin
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Responsible for all disciplinary issues
- Responsible for maintaining student records
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Enforced/assigned consequences on negative behavior
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Rewarded positive behavior
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Further development of the student handbook
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Counseled or found counselors for students
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Regular communication with parents
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Facilitated conflict resolution between students
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Made student work crew assignments
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Chairman of the Discipline Board
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Held regular assemblies of the student body to update them on current issues
regarding areas of behavior
- Led two student mission trips
(weekends)
- As an administrator, worked
with the other administrators in general
development of the school and it s facilities both long and
short term
- Had weekly meetings with the
school s Rector to brief him on present issues
- Assisted in training new
faculty and staff
2003-2005: German Teacher, St. Lawrence Seminary, Mt.
Calvary, Wisconsin
- Created weekly lesson plans,
learning materials, quizzes, tests, and projects
covering grammar, vocabulary, history, as well as culture
past and present
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Had meetings with the Dean of Academics regarding lesson plans and
teaching strategies
- Led a two-week trip of 12
students to Germany
- Member of the foreign language
committee
2002-2004: Piano Instructor, Heid Music, Appleton, Wisconsin
- Piano technique, music theory,
composition, performance practice, music
history
1998-2004: Piano Instructor, University of Wisconsin Stevens
Point
Conservatory for Creative
Expression, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
- Piano technique, music theory,
composition
1998-Present: Freelance Piano, Music Theory and Composition
instructor in Illinois,
Oregon, Wisconsin and Germany
- Piano technique, music theory,
composition, performance practice, music history
I
have had as many as 30 private students at a time of various ages and
abilities.I
have had classes of up to 30 students.
Composing Experience:
Concerto
for Harpsichord, premier pending in
Freiburg, Germany. 2010Guest
composition masterclass teacher at the Clara Schumann Gymnasium (high
school) in Lahr, Germany.
2010Three
Little Pigs (one-act opera)featured during the Chicago Cultural
Center s Day of Opera. Previously, this work had a run of over
20 performances in the Chicago area and in southern Illinois. 2009Barrington
Symphony was commissioned by the
Loudoun County High School string orchestra program for use during their
Music in Education Month.
2007Composer
in Residence at the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point. The residency included a concert
of original music and clinical work with students in the areas of
composition and performance practice. 2006Presenter
at the Composers Workshop at Heid Music, Appleton, WI. 2003Composed
and performed background music for a morale video used by Pella Window
Company. 2001My
senior recital was the first recital in the history of the university to
consist
of music from one student
composer. 2001
Genres of Composition:
Chorus
with orchestraHarpsichord
with orchestraJazz
comboMassesMusical
TheatreOperaPercussion
ensemblePiano
with orchestraSacredSolo
harpsichordSolo
instruments or voice with piano accompanimentSolo
piano and piano duet
Concert Experience:
Pending
2010 Abschlu Konzert (graduate recital), Hochschule f r Musik, Freiburg,
Germany
2008
- 2010 Harpsichord soloist, basso continuo and accompanist, Hochschule
f r Musik, Freiburg, Germany
2007
Piano Recital, St. Bartholomew Church, Chicago, IL
2007
Piano soloist and guest composer, Loudoun County Public School String
Program, Loudoun Valley, VA
2006
Piano Recital as Guest Composer, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point
2005
Piano Recital, St. Bonaventure Monastery, Detroit, MI
2005
Piano Recital, St. Lawrence Seminary, Mt. Calvary, WI
2002 Jazz Combo
Pit Orchestra, Sentry Theatre, Stevens Point, WI
Of Further Interest:
Additional
studies in Germany include: counterpoint, music theory and basso continuoStudied the Ploger
Method of ear training and aural skills Proficient
in FINALE music notation softwareMasterclass
teacher for Bel Canto StudiosExperience
tuning pianos and harpsichords and harpsichord maintenance
Available upon request:
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