High School Assistant
Resume:
Marina Wright Troxell, BM, MM
*** * ********** **. ****, ID 83634
************@*****.***
Education
• Northwest Nazarene University - ABT Masters in Education, Curriculum and Instruction - 2011-current
• Northwest Nazarene University - K-12 Music Education Certification - Idaho Teaching Endorsement - 2010
• Western Michigan University - Master of Music Performance - 2000-2001
• University of Redlands - Bachelor of Music Vocal Performance - 1996-1998
• Cabrillo College - Music Major - Vocal Performance - 1994-1996
• California High School Proficiency Exam - High School Diploma – 1991
Employment History
• Ten Mile Christian Preschool- Lead Teacher - 2013-current
Instructing eighteen four and five year olds in the preliminary concepts of math, language, singing, Bible, science, and classroom behavior.
• Sunny Ridge Elementary, Nampa School District - 2011-2013
Responsible for the instruction of student body in music fundamentals, choral performance, appreciation and skills.
• Private/Class Contract Teacher, Music, Voice, Piano - Self Employed - 1993-Current
Responsibilities include and are not limited to the instruction of music students in the practice and performance of singing and piano with music fundamentals as a
pertinent secondary concept. Employment is partly sub-contractual in nature. Such sub-contracts examples are through Life Moves Dance Studio in Richmond Hill,
GA, and in Nampa, ID, Little Tykes Preschool; Butterflies and Dragonflies; Kid's Stuff; and Initiative Learning Center, among others.
• Face Painter - Self Employed - Owner and Operator 1987-2003
Duties included hand painting unique, original and character artwork on adults and children at contracted events. These included corporate functions such as small
and large business’ private parties, art and wine festivals, craft fairs, and, most frequently, the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.
• Western Michigan University - Voice Teacher - 1999-2001
Responsibilities included teaching beginning vocal performance technique to two sections of classroom students as well as fifteen private voice students. I taught
correct vocal and breathing techniques for optimum solo performance and to satisfy pedagogical requirements as per the Education Major and often the eventual
Vocal Minor.
• Western Michigan University - Music History Teacher’s Assistant - 1999-2001
Assistant helped the Professor with the Music History course; maintained attendance, graded papers and tests, and helped with the technical aspect of class set-up
and break down.
As of 8/13/13
• Western Michigan University - Collegium Musicum, Teacher’s Assistant - 1999-2001
Responsibilities included leading all singers in the class which entailed directing the vocal aspect of early music. This included all diction and International Phonetic
Alphabet instruction and all language concepts as they apply to vocal improvement in early music as well as instructing the singers in ideal vocal production for
early music. I also assisted in over-all classroom instruction and scheduled, performed in, conducted and arranged for small ensemble rehearsals.
• Stage Performer, Actress, Dancer, Vocalist - Self Employed - 1983-current
Employment included performing in over forty productions of professional, educational, and community theatre in Northern California, Southern California, and
Michigan.
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• Mid-Michigan Public School Junior Academy - Music Teacher - 1999-2000
Job responsibilities were to teach fundamentals and theory to fifteen music classes per week, on a rotating schedule, to sixth-ninth grade students in an inner-city
charter school program run by the Edison Project.
• Mid-Michigan Public School Primary Academy - Substitute Teacher - 1999
Duties included substituting for educators of K-fifth graders, all subjects, as needed.
• Little People’s Repertory Theatre - Stage Director, Choreographer - 1994-1996
Duties included organizing and managing over two hundred students aged six through eighteen years in a children’s summer theatre company.
• Rocking Horse Ranch Preschool - Teacher’s Assistant - 1994
Responsibilities included assisting lead teachers in the caring for and instruction of fifteen to twenty children aged two to five years.
• Mountain Community Theater – Assistant Director of Youth Theater - 1991
Duties were assisting the choreographer and artistic director of the MCT Youth Theater summer program as well as managing the production and overall artistic
continuity.
References
• Mandy Murphy *******@*********.***
• Dr. Ronnie Sprinkle, MD 530-***-****
• Kathie Kratochvill, MA 408-***-**** theatermagic.org
• Dr. Karen Wicklund, DM 847-***-**** singershealth.com
As of 8/13/13
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