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2013 - 2022

Jakarta International School, Strings Teacher
Jakarta, Indonesia

  • Seven years teaching MS Strings: Preparing and hosting students for both national and international strings festivals such as Association for Music in International Schools (AMIS) and All Jakarta Honour Orchestra (AJHO). 

  • Two years teaching HS Strings: Preparing students for AMIS and Interscholastic Association of Southeast Asia Schools (IASAS). 

  • One year teaching ES strings: Implementing a new strings program with 48 students enrolled in the first year and creating two orchestras in two campuses. 

2009 - 2013

Chadwick International School, Music/Strings Teacher
Incheon, South Korea

  • Three  years teaching PYP and MYP Music from Pre-K to Grade 7.

  • Three years teaching Strings in MS and HS: Preparing and hosting students for national strings festivals such as Korea International Music Educators Association (KIMEA), and Korean American Interscholastics Conferences (KAIAK).

  • Developed a K-12 music curriculum and program, as well as set up music classrooms (wrote lesson plans, units and aligned standards).

  • Instrumental Music Program Director: created a program and hired 16 external music teachers for private lessons in a “pulling out” rotation schedule during the academic time.

2008 - 2009

International School of Busan, Music/Strings Teacher Busan, South Korea

  • Teaching PYP Music from Pre-K to Grade 5

  • Teaching IGCSE Music from Grade 6 to Grade 10

  • Leading the MS-HS symphony orchestra.

  • Leading the MS-HS strings ensemble.

2006 - 2008

Hsinchu International School, Music/Strings Teacher
Hsinchu, Taiwan

  • Whole school music teacher

  • Leading the ES orchestra

  • Leading the MS/HS orchestra

2004 - 2006

Sky-Bird Primary School, Music/Strings Teacher
Hsinchu, Taiwan

  • Teaching music from Pre-K to Grade 2

  • Teaching strings from Grade 3 to Grade 5

  • Leading the ES orchestra

2002 - 2004

Colegio Nuevo Equipo, Secondary Music Teacher
Madrid, Spain

  • One year teaching music from Grade 6 to Grade 10

  • One year teaching assistant (teacher licensure)

Work
Experience

2022-2023

Yangon International School, Music/Strings Teacher, Mandalay, Myanmar

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  • Teaching General Music from EC to G1.

  • Teaching strings from G2 to G10. Implementing and developing a brand new String Orchestra program, writing the curriculum as well as setting up music classrooms (including the purchase of instruments, furniture design, writing lesson plans, units and aligned standards).

  • Leading the YIS MS-HS String Orchestra.

Education

2004

University Autónoma of Madrid, Spain
M.Sc. History and Science of Music 

Amaniel Professional Conservatory of Music, Madrid, Spain
B.Sc. Music, Specialization Violin

2003

University Complutense of Madrid, Spain
Teaching Certificate

2003

1999

University San Pablo CEU, Madrid, Spain
B.Sc. Humanities

Skills
& Expertise

  • Connecting with Students: My extended experience working with international students has helped me to develop my abilities to motivate and connect with a diverse group of students. 

  • Believe in the importance of inclusion, diversity, equity in music education and demonstrated applications in practice.

  • Experience working with children from diverse ethnic and economic backgrounds; experience working in underserved communities.

  • Joy of learning philosophy. A crucial characteristic that must be included, when appropriate, to any learning experience is playfulness. When something has a sense of playfulness it is easier to be engaged and more alluring to learn. 

  • Experienced preparing and hosting students for string festivals.

  • Ability and experience of developing, implementing and running strings programs, as well as large community service projects. 

  • Strong knowledge of orchestra instrument pedagogy, repertoire, and rehearsal techniques. Ability to lead large string orchestras as a conductor.

  • Knowledge of string instrument maintenance. 

  • Effective lesson and rehearsal planning that differentiates for individual student needs.

  • ​Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.

  • Ability to adapt to changing circumstances and be flexible and dynamic in the classroom.

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