Caitlin Halmrast Lucic

**** ****** ****** ****, ***********, MN 55437

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EDUCATION

• 2018-2019: St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN—Teacher: Dr. David Hagedorn MacPhail Center for Music/James E. Ericksen Grant Recipient: (jazz improvisation, drums)

• The Hartt School of Music, West Hartford, CT: M.M. Percussion (2002) Teachers: Benjamin Toth, Glen Velez, David Samuels

• The University of Minnesota-Twin Cities: B.M. Percussion (2000) Teachers: Fernando Meza, Nebojsa J. Zivkovic

• The University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN (2005) K-12 Instrumental/Classroom Music Education Licensure

• The University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN (2011, 2006) Kodály Level 1 and 2; Orff-Schulwerk Level 1

PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE

CURRENT/UPCOMING:

• Phantom of the Opera (silent film w/orchestra, world premiere—drums)

• Light in the Well Chamber Orchestra (drums/percussion)

• Duluth-Superior Symphony Orchestra (Carmina Burana—percussion)

• Twin Cities Bronze Handbell Choir (spring concerts—orchestral percussion/marimba/drums)

• Rochester Symphony Orchestra (holiday concert—percussion)

• Rochester Area Handbells Spring Pops Concerts Series (drums) PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE

• Celtic Woman: The Best of Christmas—timpani/percussion

• The Lorie Line Holiday Tour—drums/percussion (Midwest tour—35 shows)

• Children’s Theatre Co. (Diary of a Wimpy Kid-the Musical; Annie—drums substitute)

• Chanhassen Dinner Theatres (Footloose—percussion substitute; 35+ shows)

• MPR’s “Pipedreams” 40th Anniversary Celebration Concert: orchestral percussion

• Twin Cities Bronze (holiday concerts—orchestral percussion/drums)

• Minnetonka Center for the Arts (Cabaret—drums/percussion)

• The Duluth-Superior Symphony Orchestra “Bridge Sessions” with Bill & Kate Isles: drums

• The Duluth-Superior Symphony Orchestra/Duluth Entertainment Convention Center: Jurassic Park film with live orchestra (percussion)

• Hosanna Church Christmas Concert Orchestra with Courtney Lewis (percussion)

• Artistry Theatre & Visual Arts, Bloomington, MN (Godspell 2012—drums)

• Artistry Theatre & Visual Arts (Pajama Game—drums/percussion)

• Oak Grove Presbyterian Church, Bloomington, MN: Concert with Victor Zupanc

(featuring a world-premiere marimba commission composed for the artist)

• Light in the Well, Landmark Center—fall concert (drums/percussion)

• Journey North Opera Company (2022: Proving Up; 2023: Dark Sisters—percussion) Caitlin Halmrast Lucic

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• Duluth-Superior Symphony Orchestra: percussion substitute

(by audition—8 seasons: 2003-2011; 2022-23 season; 2023-24 season)

• The Oratorio Society of Minnesota-Summer Chorus (Carmina Burana—percussion)

• Macalester College Chorus: (Carmina Burana—Contracted guest percussionist)

• Exultate Chamber Choir and Festival Orchestra: (Requiem—Karl Jenkins; percussion)

• Project Success, Minneapolis, MN (Beauty & the Beast—drums/percussion)

• Lakeshore Players Theatre (The Little Mermaid—drums/percussion substitute)

• Dakota Valley Symphony w/ Victor Zupanc (contracted guest drummer/percussionist)

• Zephyr Theatre, Stillwater, MN (Mamma Mia—drums)

• Lyric Arts (Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Bright Star, Legally Blonde, Evita—drums)

• Youth Performance Company (Ruby the Musical—drums)

• The Phipps Center for the Arts (Singing in the Rain—drums/percussion)

• MacPhail Music for Life Performance Hours: solo marimba, flute/marimba duo

• MacPhail Center for Music—Faculty Recitals: marimba solo/duo, violin/marimba/electronics, percussion ensemble (soloist), flute/marimba duo

• The Minneapolis Institute of Arts 100 Years Celebration: solo marimba

• Mankato Symphony Orchestra: percussion

• Rochester Symphony Orchestra: percussion

• Thursday Musical: solo marimba

• The Twin Cities Women’s Choir: drums

• Minneapolis Community & Technical College Theatre Dept. (various productions: drums)

• Various churches in the Twin Cities area: drums/percussion/marimba—Incarnation Catholic Church (Minneapolis), Central Lutheran Church (Elk River), Westbrook Community Church

(Chaska), The Well (Rosemount), The Grove (Cottage Grove), Church of St. Rita (Cottage Grove); Oak Grove Presbyterian Church (Bloomington) CHILDREN’S PERFORMANCE EVENTS

“Tap, Shake, Scrape—It’s Only Natural!”: Children’s educational performance/workshop highlighting percussion instruments, environmental stewardship, literacy, and world music— created by the performer and presented at Edinborough Park, Edina, MN and various libraries in the Twin Cities’ metro area

The Rosie Posies—Children’s Band: performances at multiple Twin Cities’ metro area and Mankato, MN libraries; West 7th Community Center’s Inaugural Keys Fest (2023); Staring Lake Park; various community festivals and Edinborough Park, Edina, MN ADDITIONAL EDUCATION, ADMINISTRATIVE WORK &

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

2023 Chanhassen Dinner Theatres’ Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council: elected Musicians’ Representative

2014 Teach Like A Champion training, Uncommon Impact, Albany, NY Paideia Summer Institute, Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN 2012 EnVoy Training

2008 Responsive Classroom II

Caitlin Halmrast Lucic

8609 Poplar Bridge Road, Bloomington, MN 55437

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2006 Responsive Classroom 1

PERCUSSION TEACHING EXPERIENCE

1999-2017 Private percussion instruction, percussion section coaching, drum line/front-line/percussion ensemble coaching, grades 5-12:

• MN Junior Winds, Edina, MN

• Valley Crossing Community School, Woodbury, MN

• Hastings High School, Hastings, MN

• Eden Prairie Schools, Eden Prairie, MN

• Edina High School, Edina, MN

• Burnsville High School, Burnsville, MN

• Jan Erickson Music Studios, Eden Prairie, MN

• Minnetonka High School, Minnetonka, MN

• Orono High School, Orono, MN

• The Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies

• The Hartt School Community Division, West Hartford, CT 2000-2002 The Hartt School, Graduate Teaching Assistant Undergraduate percussion instruction to music education majors; administrative duties; instrument repair and maintenance PRE-K-12 TEACHING EXPERIENCE

MacPhail Center for Music—Twin Cities, MN

Sing, Play, Learn! (Early Childhood Music) Instructor Fall 2015-Present:

• Prepare and deliver MacPhail’s integrated arts curriculum to children ages 6 weeks to 5 years old at multiple sites/partnerships including: St. John the Baptist Catholic School, Jordan, MN (preschool), The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community Montessori Preschool; HealthPartners Clinics; PICA HeadStart (various sites); Midtown Global Market; Edinborough Park, Edina, MN; The Gardner School of Minnetonka and Edina; New Horizon Academy; multiple libraries in the Twin Cities metro and surrounding communities; MacPhail-Minneapolis; MacPhail-Chanhassen; MacPhail-White Bear Lake

• Design/implement curriculum for early childhood special events including Holiday Musical Storytime for City of Hopkins’ “Old-Fashioned Holiday” events; preschool percussion camps; birthday parties, sing-alongs and various other children’s events MacPhail Music for Life Instructor

Summer 2021-Spring 2022: Riley Crossing Senior Living and Preschool

• Design and implement intergenerational music classes for preschool children and residents in memory care utilizing percussion instruments, literature, folk music and dramatic play Caitlin Halmrast Lucic

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School Partnerships Department Instructor

Summer 2022: Minneapolis Public Schools Summer Arts Programming (various sites); Harvest Best Academy, Minneapolis, MN

• Design/instruct four percussion camps/classes entitled “Tap, Shake, Scrape—It’s All Natural!” emphasizing the connections between percussion instruments, natural materials, environmental stewardship, and literacy

Winter 2022: Whittier International Community School, Minneapolis, MN

• Provide percussion enrichment classes to students in grades K-5 2021-Present: Green Central Elementary, Minneapolis, MN

• Provide after-school music enrichment classes to students in grades K-1 utilizing percussion instruments, literacy, creative play, drama, art, and movement Summer 2021: Keystone Community Services, Minneapolis, MN

• Design/instruct percussion classes (grades K-4)

Fall 2019-Spring 2020: St. John the Baptist Catholic School, Jordan, MN

• Design/implement a general music program for students in grades PK—8, utilizing the Orff- Schulwerk approach to music education

Summer 2018: Minneapolis Public Schools

• Design/instruct summer camps focused on bucket drumming, ukelele and percussion Fall 2017-Spring 2019: FIT Academy, Apple Valley, MN

• Design/implement a general music program for students in grades K-4

• The curriculum utilizes the Orff-Schulwerk approach to music education, integrating singing, folk dancing, creative movement, improvisation, instrument playing, literature, poetry and drama

2017: Instrumental Music Instructor—New City School, Minneapolis, MN

• Provided instrumental music instruction to students in grades 6-8 utilizing the Kodály Method and Gordon methods of instruction

• Taught bucket drumming classes to students in grades 6-8 2015-2016: General Music Teacher—Parnassus Prep School, Maple Grove, MN

• Designed/implemented classroom music curriculum for children in grades K-1 utilizing Core Knowledge, Teach Like a Champion, Classical Methodologies, Kodály and Orff- Schulwerk instructional methodologies

• Presented classroom “informances” for parents and caregivers Online School Partnerships Instructor

2016-2017: Heartland Christian Academy, Bemidji, MN

• Designed/implemented a multi-age general music/choral music curriculum for students in grades K-8 utilizing The Kodály Method and Orff-Schulwerk teaching practices via Skype

• Prepared and presented a winter concert on site incorporating instruments, secular and sacred choral repertoire

Caitlin Halmrast Lucic

8609 Poplar Bridge Road, Bloomington, MN 55437

612-***-**** ad2f8h@r.postjobfree.com

Spring 2017: Buffalo Preschool, LaPorte Preschool

• Provided weekly 30-minute music classes via Skype to preschool children utilizing MacPhail’s Early Childhood Music curriculum

ADDITIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Spring 2022-2023: Edinborough Park, Edina, MN

• Design/instruct music classes for children ages infant-5 w/caregivers emphasizing singing, percussion instruments, movement, and literacy

Summer 2019: Saint Paul Conservatory of Music, St. Paul, MN

• Teach children’s percussion class at summer camp; present final performance Summer 2019, 2018: The Blake School “Summer at Blake”—Hopkins, MN

• Design curriculum/instruct marimba and percussion camps Grades Pre-K-6 entitled“Mapping the Marimba”; “Tap, Shake, Scrape—It’s Only Natural!”; and “Blocks, Bars & Bongos” Fall 2017-Spring 2019: Pre-K Music Teacher, The Blake School—Hopkins, MN

• Design/implement a preschool music curriculum for use in large and small group settings in a Reggio Emilia inspired classroom

• The music curriculum utilizes children’s folk songs, creative movement, instruments, poetry, and literature

2010-2015: K-5 Instrumental/Classroom Music Teacher, Seven Hills Preparatory Academy, Bloomington, MN

• Designed/implemented classroom music curriculum utilizing Core Knowledge, The Paideia Philosophy, Teach Like a Champion, Kodály and Orff-Schulwerk instructional practices

• Integrated reading, writing, math, history, science and social studies disciplines into music curriculum

• Directed the choir program, grades 4-8

• Directed band and orchestra programs, grades 4-8

• Presented school-wide biannual concerts which incorporated folk dance, Orff instrument performance, solo and ensemble singing, part-singing, improvisation and dramatic arts

• Maintained clear and consistent communication among students, parents and staff via e- mail, telephone, music website and school newsletters

• Co-chair of school’s Classical Methodologies Committee, leading the school-wide implementation of the Paideia Philosophy

2006-2010: K-6 Instrumental/Classroom Music Specialist, Valley Crossing Community School, Woodbury, MN

• Designed/implemented classroom music instruction in a multi-age setting utilizing Kodály and Orff-Schulwerk instructional practices

• Directed the instrumental music program (beginning and intermediate band and orchestra), grades 4-6

• Provided individual and group lessons for band and orchestra students, grades 4-6

• Organized and directed biannual instrumental music concerts

• Organized and directed first annual solo and ensemble recital night Caitlin Halmrast Lucic

8609 Poplar Bridge Road, Bloomington, MN 55437

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• Organized and directed biannual music concerts which incorporated solo and ensemble singing, Orff instrument performance, movement, dramatic arts and improvisation

• Managed a parent booster group that assisted with fundraisers, concerts and field trips

• Maintained clear and consistent communication among students, parents and staff via e-mail, telephone, music website, school and classroom newsletters, and “Valley News Network” announcements

• Elected member of Valley Crossing’s Shared Decisions Site Council 2005-2006: K-1 Classroom Music Teacher, Hastings Public Schools, Hastings, MN

• Designed/implemented classroom music instruction utilizing Kodály and Orff-Schulwerk instructional practices

• Organized and directed several Kindergarten music concerts HONORS

2018 James E. Ericksen Grant Recipient, MacPhail Center for Music 2017 Acceptance into Thursday Musical, invitation to perform (by audition) 2005 Recognition of Outstanding Score on PRAXIS II Exam (K-6 PLT) 2002 Acceptance into Hartt Honors “20/20” Chamber Music Program

(by audition)

2000-02 Hartt Performing Arts Talent Scholarship—The Hartt School 1996-98 Presidential Scholarship—University of Minnesota 1996-97 Jay and Rose Phillips Family Scholarship—University of Minnesota 1996 Acceptance into Golden Key National Honor Society

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