Steve Scher

*** ******* ** *** ** Newark, DE ****1

phone: 516-***-**** email: abpnk2@r.postjobfree.com web: http://www.stevescher.net

E D U C AT I O N

University of Delaware Fall 2005-Winter 2011

-Bachelor of Music in Music Education - Instrumental

-Major GPA: 3.46

-Completion of PRAXIS I (188) and PRAXIS II (186)

Fall 2005-Present

-Member of NAfME Collegiate (formerly CMENC)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Percussion Instructor/Arranger, Unionville High School Fall 2008-Present

-Taught Pit and Battery in outdoor marching band and indoor drumline

-Wrote exercises, show music, cadences, stand music for both front ensemble and battery

-Led the marching band to an invitation to perform at the 2011 BCS Football Championships

Music Director, Unionville High School Fall 2010-Present

-Started the district s rst concert percussion ensemble

-Started the district s rst Indoor Drumline

-Conducted pit orchestra in an all-student production of Sweeney Todd

Percussion Instructor/Arranger, Cab Calloway School for the Arts Fall 2005-Fall 2008

-Taught Pit and Battery in outdoor marching band, winning high percussion awards in 2006-2008

-Wrote exercises, show music, cadences, stand music for both front ensemble and battery

-Started a indoor percussion ensemble which competed in TIA and WGI circuits, winning high

percussion awards in 2006 and 2007

Percussion Instructor/Arranger, Glasgow High School Fall 2007-Winter 2008

-Taught Pit and Battery in outdoor marching band

-Wrote exercises, show music, cadences, stand music for both front ensemble and battery

Private Lesson Instructor, University of Delaware Community Music School Fall 2009-Present

-Provided private lessons to classical percussion and drumset students

-Student ages range from 10 years-18 years old

Student Teaching Placements Fall 2011

-Louis L. Redding Middle School - Middletown, DE

-Unionville High School - Unionville, PA

TECHNOLOGY EXPERIENCE

Senior Technician, University of Delaware IT User Services Fall 2005-Fall 2009

-Performed repairs and technical support for Windows and Apple computers

-Provided pre-purchase consultations for students and faculty

-Responsible for overseeing workstations

-Direct contact with students and faculty from various departments

-Virus/spyware repair, hardware repair, software installations, OS troubleshooting, data backup/recovery

Audio Production Internship, UDel Master Players Concert Series December 2010-Present

-Oversaw recording and live productions of professional guest artist concerts at UD

-Arranged music for performances and perform with the artists

-Performances include Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C. and East China Normal University in

Shanghai

Webmaster/Designer/Admin for UDel Music Department Websites Spring 2008-Present

-Worked with professors and various groups on developing and maintaining their websites

-http://music.udel.edu/percussion

-http://music.udel.edu/cmenc

Telecommunications Systems Engineer, RJM Acquisitions, Inc. May 2008-August 2009

-Administration and management of phone system for multiple call centers

-Worked on telecom switches, PRIs, VoIP

-Programming of Siemens HiPath and HiComm switches

-Wiring of ce infrastructure with data and voice lines for over 200 workstations

A D VA N C E D S O F T WA R E S K I L L S / K N O W L E D G E

Logic Studio/Pro Tools Sibelius Notation Software

VST/AU Audio and Sound Libraries/Fonts Audio Recording Equipment

Final Cut Pro/iMovie/Windows Movie Maker Mac OSX, Windows XP/Vista/7, Linux

Adobe Creative Suite HTML/CSS/C++/FTP

Adobe Dreamweaver Software and Hardware Support/Repair

PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE

-Concerto Soloist, University of Delaware Symphony Orchestra, Newark, DE

-Concerto Soloist, East China Normal University Symphony Orchestra, Shanghai, China

-Featured Performing Artist, Percussion Arts Society International Convention, Indianapolis, Indiana

-UD Drumline Section Leader, 2008 Presidential Inaugural Parade, Washington, D.C.

-First Chair Percussionist, Metropolitan Youth Orchestra (NY MYO), Carnegie Hall, New York City, etc.

-First Chair Percussionist, Long Island Youth Orchestra (LIYO), Carnegie Hall, New York City, etc.

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